BLAST Premier Fall Final teams, format, schedule, prizes, talent

19-11-2023 15:14

BLAST Premier Fall Final kicks off on Wednesday, bringing Counter-Strike action back to Copenhagen. Here's everything you need to know.

The Royal Arena has played host to many elite events down the years

The BLAST Premier circuit returns to the Royal Arena once again for BLAST Premier Fall Final next week. Eight of the world's best will come together to fight for the Fall Final trophy, as well as for a place at the season-ending World Final in Abu Dhabi.

Participating teams and format

Eight teams have qualified for the BLAST Premier Fall Final either via their performance in Fall Groups, or by winning one of the two Fall Showdown events.

These teams have been split into two groups of four, which will play out in a double elimination, best-of-three format.

Group A

Group B

Winners of the opening games qualify for the playoffs and head to the group stage upper bracket. The winner of the upper bracket earns a direct semi-final berth, whilst the loser instead starts their playoff run in the quarter-finals.

Losers of the opening games head to the lower bracket, where they will play for their tournaments lives. The lower bracket winner heads to the quarter-finals, whilst the loser is eliminated.

The playoffs will use a best-of-three, single elimination format.

Schedule, opening matchups

BLAST Premier Fall Finall will run from November 22-26, with the first two days dedicated to the group stage and the final three hosting the playoffs.

Games kick off at 10:00 on the group stage days, 15:30 on the quarter-final and semi-final days, and 17:00 for Sunday's grand final.

The full schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, November 22

Date	Matches
BLAST Premier Fall Final 2023
22/11/2023	FaZe 10:00 Ninjas in Pyjamas	Match
22/11/2023	Cloud9 12:10 Natus Vincere	Match
22/11/2023	Vitality 15:35 Heroic	Match
22/11/2023	Complexity 17:45 Astralis	Match

Thursday, November 23

Date	Matches
BLAST Premier Fall Final 2023
23/11/2023	Ninjas in Pyjamas 10:00 Natus Vincere	Match
23/11/2023	FaZe 12:30 Cloud9	Match
23/11/2023	Heroic 16:15 Astralis	Match
23/11/2023	Vitality 18:50 Complexity	Match

Friday, November 24

Date	Matches
BLAST Premier Fall Final 2023
24/11/2023	Cloud9 15:30 Heroic	Match
24/11/2023	Natus Vincere 18:10 Complexity	Match

Saturday, November 25

Date	Matches
BLAST Premier Fall Final 2023
25/11/2023	Vitality 15:30 Cloud9	Match
25/11/2023	FaZe 19:55 Complexity	Match

Sunday, November 26

Date	Matches
BLAST Premier Fall Final 2023
26/11/2023	Vitality 17:00 FaZe	Match

Prizes

A total of $425,000 is on offer at the BLAST Fall Final, as well as a spot at BLAST Premier World Final.

1. $200,000 + World Final spot
2. $85,000
3-4. $40,000
5-6. $20,000
7-8. $10,000

Talent lineup

The following 10-person on-air team will bring the action to life on the English broadcast:

Host

Freya "⁠Freya⁠" Spiers

Analysts

Mathieu "⁠Maniac⁠" Quiquerez
Jacob "⁠Pimp⁠" Winneche
Alex "⁠Mauisnake⁠" Ellenberg

Commentators

Anders "⁠Anders⁠" Blume
Henry "⁠HenryG⁠" Greer
Mohan "⁠launders⁠" Govindasamy
Conner "⁠Scrawny⁠" Girvan

Interviewer & stage host

James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks

Show host

Mike "⁠DarfMike⁠" Winnick

HLTV Coverage

HLTV will have photographer Josip "brcho" Brtan and editor-in-chief Milan "Striker" Švejda at BLAST Fall Final to provide on location coverage of the event in the form of photos, videos, interviews and more.

From our team of writers back home, HLTV will offer daily live updated posts with highlights from the broadcast and around the tournament, match reports and stories, as well as player comments and other tidbits from Copenhagen.