• Date: January 23, 2024
• Tournament: BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2024
• Format: Best-of-three (BO3)
• Stage: Upper Bracket Final in Group A
• Opponent: Vitality (European roster)
• Result: A 2-1 win (13-10 on Mirage, 6-13 on Vertigo and 13-4 on Overpass)

With a remarkable performance in the Upper Bracket Final in Group A, the main team defeated Vitality in an intense 2-1 series. Finally, the European super-roster's nine-match winning streak was broken—thanks to a powerful effort from Benjamin 'blameF' Bremer and his squad.

Despite falling behind with a 6-2 deficit on the T side of Mirage, blameF and his teammates mounted a remarkable comeback on the CT side in the 2nd half, securing a 13-10 victory.

Martin 'stavn' Lund seemed unstoppable throughout the match, especially on Mirage. The 21-year-old rifler indeed started as a true game-changer. As an in-game leader, blameF stood out significantly, making the right calls and demonstrating his worth in the stats. He topped the charts with the most kills (20), the most damage dealt (121.0), and the best Rating (1.75). On Overpass, the decider map, his leadership was noticeable as the Danish roster won dominantly with a score of 13-4.

Let's take a look at the impressive statistics, shall we?

A high-level performance from stavn

After the victory, stavn stated in an interview that the lineup's in-game dynamics and team energy were awesome.

The experienced rifler proved his worth, topping the leaderboard against Vitality with the best Rating, the most kills, and the highest K/D difference.

• Kills (headshots): 51 (21)
• Ration (2.0): 1.26
• Assists (flash assists): 14 (3)
• KAST: 74.6
• Kills deaths difference: +14 
• ADR: 78.3
• First kills difference: +1 
• Deaths: 37
• DPR (Deaths Per Round): 0.66
• KPR (Kills Per Round): 0.86

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stavn killed William 'mezii' Merriman 11 times, while the British rifler only managed to get the best of this Danish opponent once. 

The intense 1v1 duels against ZywOo, one of the best in the game, saw both players kill each other eight times.

So, what's next?

• The Danish roster plays the Group A Final on Saturday, January 27, at 12:00 CET for a spot in the BLAST Spring Finals 2024.
• The Group A Final will be against the group's Consolidation Final winner—a matchup between Vitality and Falcons.
• Catch all the action live from the official BLAST Premier stream on Astralis.gg/watch. 
• Join us for live interviews with the players and sports director Kasper Straube on Astralis Watch after a hopefully captivating Final.