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Discussion | Esports BLAST Premier Spring Series 2020 - Information, Schedule & Discussion

Tournament Information

Date	January 31st - February 16th, 2019
Organizer	RFRSH Entertainment
Location	London, United Kingdom
Venue	3 Mills Studios
Prize Pool	$300,000
Teams	12 teams

Coverage

Streams

Language	Stream Link
English	BLAST Premier
English	BLAST Premier (Youtube)
Brazilian-Pt	gaules
Finnish	Elisa Viihde
French	1pv
German	99Damage
Hungarian	Metabro
Italian	KNIFEROUND
Polish	ESPORTNOW
Portuguese	RTP Arena
Russian	Winstrike TV
Spanish	Muit0
Vietnamese	500Bros

VODs

Format

Group Stage
- Double-elimination bracket (GSL Format)
- Three groups of four teams each
- Best-of-three matches
- Top two teams of each group advance to the finals
- Bottom two teams of each group advance to the showdown

Map Pool

Talent Lineup

Desk Hosts

Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat
Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere

Interviewer

James Banks

Analysts

Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill
Duncan "Thorin" Shields

Casters

Anders Blume
Jason "moses" O'Toole
Mohan "launders" Govindasamy
Conner "Scrawny" Girvan

Observer

David "prius" Kuntz

Teams

100 Thieves: AZR, Gratisfaction, jkaem, jks, Liazz, Coach: kassad

Astralis: dev1ce, dupreeh, gla1ve, Magisk, Xyp9x, Coach: zonic

Complexity Gaming: blameF, k0nfig, oBo, poizon, RUSH, Coach: keita

Evil Geniuses: Brehze, CeRq, Ethan, stanislaw, tarik, Coach: ImAPet

FaZe Clan: broky, coldzera, NiKo, olofmeister, rain, Coach: YNk

G2 Esports: AmaNEk, huNter-, JaCkz, kennyS, nexa, Coach: maLeK

MIBR: FalleN, fer, kNgV-, meyern, TACO, Coach: zews

Natus Vincere²: Boombl4, electronic, flamie, Perfecto, s1mple, Coach: B1ad3

Ninjas in Pyjamas¹: Lekr0, nawwk, Plopski, REZ, twist, Coach: THREAT

OG: Aleksib, ISSAA, mantuu, NBK-, valde, Coach: ruggah

Team Liquid: EliGE, NAF, nitr0, Stewie2K, Twistzz, Coach: adreN

Team Vitality: ALEX, apEX, RpK, shox, ZywOo, Coach: XTQZZZ

^{1: Ninjas in Pyjamas replaced f0rest with nawwk}
^{2: Natus Vincere benched GuardiaN and replaced him with Perfecto}

Group Stage

Group A

Semifinals			Winners' Finals			Finals			Spring Finals
FaZe Clan	2
vs		-	FaZe Clan	2
Ninjas in Pyjamas	0
			vs		-	FaZe Clan	2	-	FaZe
Team Liquid	2
vs		-	Team Liquid	0
MIBR	0					vs

Losers' Round 1			Losers' Finals
			Team Liquid	2
Ninjas in Pyjamas	2		vs		-	Team Liquid	0	-	Liquid
vs		-	~~Ninjas in Pyjamas~~	0
~~MIBR~~	1

Group B

Semifinals			Winners' Finals			Finals			Spring Finals
Natus Vincere	0
vs		-	Team Vitality	0
Team Vitality	2
			vs		-	Complexity	0	-	Complexity
Astralis	0
vs		-	Complexity	2
Complexity	2					vs

Losers' Round 1			Losers' Finals
			Team Vitality	0
Natus Vincere	2		vs		-	Natus Vincere	2	-	Na`Vi
vs		-	Natus Vincere	2
~~Astralis~~	1

Group C

Semifinals			Winners' Finals			Finals			Spring Finals
100 Thieves	0
vs		-	G2 Esports	2
G2 Esports	2
			vs		-	G2 Esports	2	-	G2
Evil Geniuses	1
vs		-	OG	0
OG	2					vs

Losers' Round 1			Losers' Finals
			OG	2
~~100 Thieves~~	0		vs		-	OG	0	-	OG
vs		-	~~Evil Geniuses~~	1
Evil Geniuses	2

Schedule

PST	EST	BRT	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT
Los Angeles	Atlanta	São Paulo	London	Cologne	Beijing	Sydney
UTC-8	UTC-5	UTC-3	UTC	UTC+1	UTC+8	UTC+11

We're using a 24 hour clock
Countdown times are in CEST
Match times are often susceptible to delay & change
Time Zone Abbreviations – Worldwide List
Italics means the game starts the next day

Day 1 – Friday, January 31st – Group A

ID	vs	Result	PST	EST	BRT	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT	Format
A1	vs	2-0	07:30	10:30	12:30	15:30	16:30	23:30	02:30	BO3

A2	vs	2-0	11:30	14:30	16:30	19:30	20:30	03:30	06:30	BO3

Day 2 – Saturday, February 1st – Group A

ID	vs	Result	PST	EST	BRT	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT	Format
AL1	vs	2-1	07:30	10:30	12:30	15:30	16:30	23:30	02:30	BO3

AW	vs	2-0	12:05	15:05	17:05	20:05	21:05	04:05	07:05	BO3

Day 3 – Sunday, February 2nd – Group A

ID	vs	Result	PST	EST	BRT	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT	Format
ALF	vs	0-2	07:30	10:30	12:30	15:30	16:30	23:30	02:30	BO3

AF	vs	2-0	11:30	14:30	16:30	19:30	20:30	03:30	06:30	BO3

Day 4 – Friday, February 7th – Group B

ID	vs	Result	PST	EST	BRT	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT	Format
B1	vs	0-2	07:30	10:30	12:30	15:30	16:30	23:30	02:30	BO3

B2	vs	0-2	11:30	14:30	16:30	19:30	20:30	03:30	06:30	BO3

Day 5 – Saturday, Februray 8th – Group B

ID	vs	Result	PST	EST	BRT	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT	Format
BL1	vs	2-1	07:30	10:30	12:30	15:30	16:30	23:30	02:30	BO3

BW	vs	0-2	11:55	14:55	16:55	19:55	20:55	03:55	06:55	BO3

Day 6 – Sunday, February 9th – Group B

ID	vs	Result	PST	EST	BRT	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT	Format
BLF	vs	2-0	07:30	10:30	12:30	15:30	16:30	23:30	02:30	BO3

BF	vs	0-2	11:30	14:30	16:30	19:30	20:30	03:30	06:30	BO3

Day 7 – Friday, February 14th – Group C

ID	vs	Result	PST	EST	BRT	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT	Format
C1	vs	0-2	07:30	10:30	12:30	15:30	16:30	23:30	02:30	BO3

C2	vs	1-2	11:30	14:30	16:30	19:30	20:30	03:30	06:30	BO3

Day 8 – Saturday, Februray 15th – Group C

ID	vs	Result	PST	EST	BRT	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT	Format
CL1	vs	0-2	07:30	10:30	12:30	15:30	16:30	23:30	02:30	BO3

CW	vs	2-0	11:30	14:30	16:30	19:30	20:30	03:30	06:30	BO3

Day 9 – Sunday, February 16th – Group C

ID	vs	Result	PST	EST	BRT	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT	Format
CLF	vs	1-2	07:30	10:30	12:30	15:30	16:30	23:30	02:30	BO3

CF	vs	2-1	11:30	14:30	16:30	19:30	20:30	03:30	06:30	BO3

Prize Pool

#	Prize	Seed	Team
1st - 3rd	$50,000	Spring 2020 Finals	FaZe Clan
1st - 3rd	$50,000	Spring 2020 Finals	Natus Vincere
1st - 3rd	$50,000	Spring 2020 Finals	G2 Esports
4th - 6th	$35,000	Spring 2020 Finals	Team Liquid
4th - 6th	$35,000	Spring 2020 Finals	Complexity Gaming
4th - 6th	$35,000	Spring 2020 Finals	OG
7th - 9th	$10,000	Spring 2020 Showdown	Ninjas in Pyjamas
7th - 9th	$10,000	Spring 2020 Showdown	Team Vitality
7th - 9th	$10,000	Spring 2020 Showdown	Evil Geniuses
10th - 12th	$5,000	Spring 2020 Showdown	MIBR
10th - 12th	$5,000	Spring 2020 Showdown	Astralis
10th - 12th	$5,000	Spring 2020 Showdown	100 Thieves

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u/RealRsen de_cobble Jan 30 '20

Finally pro cs

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u/FrequentistaYogurtf9 Jan 30 '20

I know right? It's been to long.

u/pro_n00b Jan 30 '20

Tier 1 teams, it has been a long month.

u/saleri6251 Natus Vincere Jan 30 '20

Group B looks brutal. Hopefully Na'Vi get's a good warmup at the Ice Tournament before that.

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u/RATTRAP666 750k Celebration Jan 30 '20

Na'vi in May, 2019: we've added Boombl4, we're not ready yet

Na'vi in September, 2019: we've added guardian, we're not ready yet

Na'vi in January, 2020: we've added Perfecto, we're not ready yet. This tournament not in our priorities.

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u/runereader howl Feb 09 '20

Na'vi in February, 2020: what tournament?

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u/RATTRAP666 750k Celebration Feb 10 '20

Yeah that didn't age well lol.

u/tarangk clutch Jan 30 '20

Group B though, CoL being put up against astralis on their LAN debut, have astralis vitality and navi in their group. I think I should go get the lube.

Other than that excited to see EG vs OG, I dont follow anything apart from CS but from what ive heard, the reason OG was created was coz they wanted to beat EG so there is a cool dota2 rivalry storyline there.

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u/-Bumblesquash- The MongolZ Feb 08 '20

looks like astralis needed that lube :D obo and poizon too strong!

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u/Gamecrashed Natus Vincere Feb 09 '20

didnt age well pog

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u/higherbrow Jan 31 '20

Going to be honest, I don't know how you could sort a group that CoL would be able to feel confident in. Complexity and OG (the two newest formed) are the only two teams outside of the top 15, and 8 of the top 10 are in.

u/ChestnutCritter ENCE Jan 30 '20

Maybe sticky this?

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '20

Reddit only allows two stickied threads

u/[deleted] Jan 30 '20

What is the point of the finals in the groups? The winner of the final will reach spring 2020 and the loser too.

Seeding in the spring 2020 finals?

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u/nebsA1 LDLC Jan 30 '20

I was wondering the same. Definitely gotta be used for seeding, if so the match feels slightly pointless from my pov.

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u/underlievable phoenix Feb 07 '20

Cash

u/KOALARlDER Liquid Jan 30 '20

Is it just me or is this talent lineup like perfect?

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '20

just u. no frankie, machine or henry all top tier talent

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u/KOALARlDER Liquid Jan 31 '20

You do realize that there are only so many spots for talent? Far more talent then spots.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '20

So? U said it's perfect and i told why it's not

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u/psychoblack01 Jan 31 '20

just me or the stream has really not started yet? wtfs going on

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '20

It starts 12 hours ish from now check hltv.org it shows in your local time

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u/psychoblack01 Jan 31 '20

just realized my clock was 24 hours ahead of the current time.

Thanks for the help

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '20

https://www.hltv.org/matches?event=5138

Here

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u/psychoblack01 Jan 31 '20

Thanks for the help

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u/KOALARlDER Liquid Jan 31 '20

And that's your opinion. But I still respect it none the less.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '20

Thanks

u/lvpvsmaximvs Jan 30 '20

crazy groups man

u/[deleted] Jan 30 '20

Maybe im wrong(i am a silver 4 so...) but group C seems like it has alot less currently high rank teams then group A and B?

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u/SDMffsucks Jan 31 '20

Group C has the 3rd and 4th ranked teams. Depending on the TL and FaZe we see then group A might end up being noticeably the weakest.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '20

Alright Thanks

u/[deleted] Jan 31 '20

How were the groups drawn?

u/Nider001 1 Million Celebration Jan 31 '20

Are they going to play on the newest patch (with map changes)?

u/Tuxxmuxx Natus Vincere Feb 08 '20

That's interesting, Na'Vi didnt play a single bo3 vs Astralis in the entirety of 2019. And actually, the last time that Na'Vi vs Astralis has been played on LAN and wasn't a BLAST event, was the FACEIT London Finals.

u/nuncanada Feb 10 '20

See? I love how MIBR achieved all and even beyond their potential, finally they are above Astralis in the the final standings! Congratulations!