BLAST Premier Fall Finals 2022 viewer’s guide
The CS:GO esports action continues following Outsiders’ win at the IEM Rio Major 2022. This week, the BLAST Premier Fall Finals 2022 will be the last big S-Tier tournament leading up to the BLAST Premier World Finals 2022. Here’s what you need to know with our viewer’s guide.
BLAST Premier Fall Finals details
The BLAST Premier Fall Finals take place from 23 to 27 November 2022. This is a LAN event featuring eight of the best CS:GO teams in the world, competing at the Royal Arena in Denmark, Copenhagen. Teams will compete for their share of the $425,000 prize pool. At the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, that’s roughly R7.3 million. The winning team also gets a spot at the BLAST Premier World Final.
A total of eight teams are competing. It all 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:
- FaZe Clan
- Heroic
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- OG
Group B teams:
- Fluxo
- Na’Vi
- G2 Esports
- Team Liquid
Following the group stage of BLAST Premier Fall Finals, six teams will move on to the playoffs. This is a single-elimination bracket affair, with all matches being best-of-three.
You can catch all the action via the official BLASTPremier Twitch channel. Group stage matches start at 11:00 SAST each day. If you are just interested in the grand final, you should know it is scheduled to start on Sunday, 27 November, at 18:30 SAST.
Header image via BLAST.
