Today, on August 19, BLAST Premier Fall Groups starts.

Twelve teams have gathered in Copenhagen to compete for a combined prize pool of $177,500 and a spot at the Blast Premier Fall Finals in Royal Arena, Copenhagen.

The opening match is Vitality vs. OG starting at 13:00 CEST, with our game against NIP starting immediately after at 14:00 CEST.  

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The format is split into three stages: Group Stage, Knockout Stage, and Last Chance Stage. Three groups with four teams in each fight in a series of BO1 through a double-elimination system. If we win against NIP, we will play against the winner of Vitality vs. OG in the Upper Bracket Upper Final at 15:30 CEST. If we win that, we will go straight to the Group Final, starting at 19:30.

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If we lose, we have a second chance in the Lower Bracket in the Group Stage. The Group Stage results then decide our starting point in the Knockout Stage on Thursday, August 25.

The Knockout Stage will find three winners, who will all qualify for the BLAST Premier Fall Finals in Royal Arena. Runner-ups will receive a final shot at the prestigious spot in the Last Chance Stage, where the winners of each Tiebreaker will also qualify, totaling six teams for the Royal Arena.

Tune in on the BLAST Twitch channel and watch our matches.