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BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023: Teams, Schedule, How to Watch and More

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BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023: Teams, Schedule, How to Watch and More

After the much-needed summer break, we are back to top-tier Counter-Strike competition with the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023

Three groups, twelve teams – the 2023 Fall Groups will give us six qualified rosters for the Fall Finals 2023, taking place in November. The 11-day-long offline tournament will be held in Copenhagen, and a prize pool of $177,498 is set to be distributed among the twelve participating teams. With the matches starting on July 13, get ready to witness another highly anticipated S-tier competition of CSGO this year, and here is your viewer’s guide –

BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023 Stream – How to Watch

The Fall Groups 2023 matches will start every day at 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET / 15:00 CEST or 03:00 PT / 06:00 ET / 12:00 CEST. You can tune in to the games in these streams –

BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023 – List of Teams 

A total of 12 teams are divided into three groups for the Group Stage matches. All of the rosters at this event are partnered teams.

Group A

  • Team Vitality
  • Evil Geniuses
  • Ninjas in Pyjamas
  • Complexity Gaming

Group B

  • Heroic
  • BIG
  • Natus Vincere
  • Astralis

Group C

  • FaZe Clan
  • OG
  • G2 Esports
  • Team Liquid

BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023 – Prize 

Prize pool – $177,498

  • 1st – $27,500
  • 2nd – $27,500
  • 3rd – $27,500
  • 4th – $17,500
  • 5th – $17,500
  • 6th – $17,500
  • 7th – $8,500
  • 8th – $8,500
  • 9th – $8,500
  • 10th – $5,666
  • 11th – $5,666
  • 12th – $5,666

BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023 – Format

The event will start with a Group Stage where four teams in each group will battle in a double-elimination GSL format. The winner of each group will qualify for the Fall Final, and the remaining teams will have to compete in the Play-In Stage.

The Play-In Stage will have three single-elimination gauntlets, where the winner of each gauntlet will advance to the Fall Final. Second seed holders from each group will have a head start in Round 2 of the Play-In Stage, while the 3rd and 4th squads must battle in Round 1 of gauntlets.

Teams who fail to qualify for the Fall Final will advance to the EU or AM Fall Showdowns. 

All matches at this event will follow a Best of 3 format.

BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023 – Schedule

The first day of Fall Groups 2023 matches will start at 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET / 15:00 CEST on Thursday, July 13, and the next two days’ matches will begin earlier at 03:00 PT / 06:00 ET / 12:00 CEST. 

Beyond the Group Stage, the Play-In matches will begin at 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET / 15:00 CEST every day.

Group Stage

Day 1, Thursday, July 13

  • Vitality 2 – 0 Evil Geniuses – 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET / 15:00 CEST
  • Ninjas in Pyjamas 1 – 2 Complexity – 09:30 PT / 12:30 ET / 18:30 CEST

Day 2, Friday, July 14

  • Heroic 2 – 0 BIG – 03:00 PT / 06:00 ET / 12:00 CEST
  • Natus Vincere 2 – 1 Astralis – 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET / 15:00 CEST
  • FaZe 2 – 0 OG – 09:30 PT / 12:30 ET / 18:30 CEST

Day 3, Saturday, July 15

  • G2 1 – 2 Liquid – 03:00 PT / 06:00 ET / 12:00 CEST
  • Vitality 2 – 0 Complexity – 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET / 15:00 CEST
  • Evil Geniuses 0 – 2 Ninjas in Pyjamas – 09:30 PT / 12:30 ET / 18:30 CEST

Day 4, Sunday, July 16

  • Heroic 2 – 0 Natus Vincere – 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET / 15:00 CEST
  • BIG 2 – 1 Astralis – 09:30 PT / 12:30 ET / 18:30 CEST

Day 5, Monday, July 17

  • FaZe 1 – 2 Liquid – 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET / 15:00 CEST
  • OG 0 – 2 G2 – 09:30 PT / 12:30 ET / 18:30 CEST

Day 6, Tuesday, July 18

  • Complexity 1 – 2 Ninjas in Pyjamas – 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET / 15:00 CEST
  • Natus Vincere 2 – 0 BIG – 09:30 PT / 12:30 ET / 18:30 CEST

Day 7, Wednesday, July 19

  • FaZe 2 – 0 G2 – 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET / 15:00 CEST
  • Vitality 0 – 2 Ninjas in Pyjamas – 09:30 PT / 12:30 ET / 18:30 CEST

Day 8, Thursday, July 20

  • Heroic 2 – 1 Natus Vincere – 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET / 15:00 CEST
  • Liquid 0 – 2 FaZe – 09:30 PT / 12:30 ET / 18:30 CEST

Play-In Stage

Day 9, Friday, July 21

  • Astralis 2 – 0 Complexity – 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET / 15:00 CEST
  • OG 1 – 2 BIG – 09:30 PT / 12:30 ET / 18:30 CEST

Day 10, Saturday, July 22

  • Evil Geniuses 1 – 2 G2 – 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET / 15:00 CEST
  • Liquid 0 – 2 Astralis – 09:30 PT / 12:30 ET / 18:30 CEST

Day 11, Sunday, July 23

  • Vitality 2 – 0 BIG – 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET / 15:00 CEST
  • Natus Vincere 2 – 0 G2 – 09:30 PT / 12:30 ET / 18:30 CEST

Keep an eye on ESTNN for previews on every match of BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023  and future Counter-Strike tournaments!

BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023: Teams, Schedule, How to Watch and More
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