BLAST Premier World Final 2023 viewer’s guide

The last big S-Tier Counter-Strike 2 event gets underway this week, and it is an absolutely massive one no fan should miss out on. We are, of course, talking about the BLAST Premier World Final 2023. Here’s what you need to know!

BLAST Premier World Final Details

Eight of the best Counter-Strike 2 teams in the world (who qualified via various means) are competing for their share of the $1 million prize pool. At the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, that’s roughly R19.1 million! These top teams are competing live in front of a massive crowd in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) at the Etihad Arena, just like last year, when G2 came out on top.

The BLAST Premier World Final runs this week, from 13 to 17 December 2023. It starts with a group stage featuring a double-elimination GSL-style format. All matches are best-of-three in the group stage. Winners of each group advance to the semifinals, while runners-up advance to the quarterfinals as the High Seeds. Teams who place third in their groups advance to the quarterfinals as the Low Seeds and the bottom team in each group is eliminated.

Group A teams:

• Team Vitality
• Cloud9
• ENCE
• Na’Vi

Group B teams:

• Mouz
• G2 Esports
• FaZe Clan
• Heroic

Following the group stage, we will see the four remaining teams compete in a single-elimination bracket, where one mistake means elimination. All matches, including the grand final, is best-of-three. It will be interesting to see if G2 Esports has any chance of becoming a two-time BLAST Premier World Final champion or if FaZe Clan or Team Vitality can continue to dominate…

You can catch all the action via the official BLASTPremier Twitch channel. Enjoy!

Header image via BLAST.