Eight prestigious CS2 teams from across the globe will compete in the first BLAST Premier World Finals in 2023. These elite competitors will compete over five days, from December 13, 2023, to December 17, 2023, in order to win a grand prize pool and have their names engraved on the sought-after trophy.
The 2023 BLAST Premier World Finals will begin with a Group Stage that is double-elimination. There will be two groups of four teams each from the eight competing teams.
A double-elimination format will be used, with the top teams from each group going straight to the semifinal. The winners of third place will go to the quarterfinals as the low seeds, while the runners-up will do so as the high seeds.
The Counter Strike-2 2023 BLAST Premier series champion will be chosen via a single-elimination bracket including the six teams who made it to the playoffs. Bo3 (best-of-three) matchups will be used for all tournament matches, ranging from the Group Stage to the Playoffs.
CS2 BLAST Premier World Finals 2023 Teams
Group A
- Team Vitality
- Cloud9
- Natus Vincere
- ENCE
Group B
- FaZe Clan
- MOUZ
- Heroic
- G2 Esports
Heroic qualified for the tournament by winning the BLAST Premier Spring Final, while Vitality qualified by winning both the Fall Final of the series and the 2023 Paris Major. There were eight teams in all.
Additionally, two ESL Pro League champions were invited: MOUZ, who won in Season 18, and FaZe Clan, who won in Season 17. Depending on where they were on the Global Leaderboard, the last four teams were invited.
CS2 BLAST Premier World Finals 2023 Venue
Dubai, United Arab Emirates will host the BLAST Premier World Finals in 2023.
While the last two days of the competition—the semifinals, grand finals, and showmatch—will take place in front of a live audience at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the Group Stage and quarterfinals will be conducted as LAN.
Prize pool
The following is the prize pool distribution for the tournament:
- 1st – $500,000
- 2nd – $250,000
- 3rd-4th – $85,000
- 5th-6th – $25,000
- 7th-8th – $15,000
How to watch CS2 BLAST Premier World Finals 2023 live
The 2023 BLAST Premier World Finals may be viewed by fans of Counter-Strike worldwide via BLASTPremier’s official YouTube and Twitch channels.
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