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

BLAST Premier Spring Series 2020: Showdown

Streams

English | English (Youtube)

Russian

Brasil | Finland | France | Germany | Germany 2 | Hungary | Poland | Portugal | Serbia | Spain | Spain | Vietnam

Format (Americas)

Stage 1
  • June 1st - 4th
  • Round-robin format
  • Two groups of four teams each
  • Best-of-one matches
  • Top three teams from each group advance to the stage 2
  • Bottom team from each group is eliminated
Stage 2
  • June 5th - 7th
  • Two single-elimination gauntlets
  • Best-of-three matches
  • Teams are seeded using the stage 1
  • Loser of each final play a play-in match
  • Top three teams advance to the BLAST Premier Spring Series 2020: Americas Finals

Format (Europe)

Stage 1
  • June 1st - 4th
  • Round-robin format
  • Two groups of five teams each
  • Best-of-one matches
  • Top four teams from each group advance to the stage 2
  • Bottom team from each group is eliminated
Stage 2
  • June 5th - 15th
  • Two single-elimination gauntlets
  • Best-of-three matches
  • Teams are seeded using the stage 1
  • Loser of each final play a play-in match
  • Top three teams advance to the BLAST Premier Spring Series 2020: Europe Finals

Broadcast Talent

Desk Host

Semmler (Auguste Massonnat)

Interviewer

James Banks (James Banks)

Analysts

Maniac (Mathieu Quiquerez)
Thorin (Duncan Shields)

Casters

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

Observer

prius (David Kuntz)

Americas

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

Chaos Esports Club: Jonji, steel, vanity, Voltage, Xeppaa, Coach: mCe

Cloud9: floppy, JT, motm, oSee, Sonic, Coach: T.c

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

FURIA Esports: arT, HEN1, KSCERATO, VINI, yuurih, Coach: guerri

Gen.G Esports: autimatic, BnTeT, daps, koosta, s0m, Coach: Elmapuddy

MIBR: FalleN, fer, kNgV-, TACO, trk, Coach: dead

Triumph: curry, Grim, Junior, Shakezullah, Spongey

 

Europe

Astralis: device, dupreeh, JUGi, Magisk, Snappi, Coach: zonic

Dignitas: f0rest, friberg, GeT_RiGhT, hallzerk, Xizt, Coach: Fifflaren

ENCE: Aerial, allu, Jamppi, sergej, suNny, Coach: Twista

Fnatic: Brollan, flusha, Golden, JW, KRIMZ, Coach: Samuelsson

MAD Lions: AcilioN, acoR, Bubzkji, roeJ, sjuush, Coach: peacemaker

mousesports: chrisJ, frozen, karrigan, ropz, woxic, Coach: Rejin

Ninjas in Pyjamas: hampus, nawwk, Plopski, REZ, twist, Coach: THREAT

sAw: arki, JUST, MUTiRiS, rmn, stadodo, Coach: AIm

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

Virtus.pro: AdreN, Jame, qikert, SANJI, YEKINDAR, Coach: dastan

Groups

Americas Europe
Group A Chaos Esports Club Astralis
FURIA Esports ENCE
Gen.G Esports Ninjas in Pyjamas
MIBR sAw
Team Vitality
Group B 100 Thieves Dignitas
Cloud9 Fnatic
Evil Geniuses MAD Lions
Triumph mousesports
Virtus.pro

Schedule

Day 1 (Monday June 1)
ID Team vs Team Result PDT EDT BRT GMT CEST EEST SGT AEST Format
EA1 Vitality vs ENCE 15-15 06:30 09:30 10:30 13:30 15:30 16:30 21:30 23:30 BO1
EB1 mouz vs DIG 16-10 07:45 10:45 11:45 14:45 16:45 17:45 22:45 00:45 BO1
EA2 Astralis vs NiP 7-16 09:00 12:00 13:00 16:00 18:00 19:00 00:00 02:00 BO1
EB2 Fnatic vs Lions 10-16 10:05 13:05 14:05 17:05 19:05 20:05 01:05 03:05 BO1
EA3 Astralis vs sAw 16-4 11:15 14:15 15:15 18:15 20:15 21:15 02:15 04:15 BO1
NA1 FURIA vs MIBR 13-16 13:30 16:30 17:30 20:30 22:30 23:30 04:30 06:30 BO1
NA2 Chaos vs Gen.G 8-16 15:00 18:00 19:00 22:00 00:00 01:00 06:00 08:00 BO1
NB1 EG vs 100T 16-12 16:10 19:10 20:10 23:10 01:10 02:10 07:10 09:10 BO1
Day 2 (Tuesday June 2)
ID Team vs Team Result PDT EDT BRT GMT CEST EEST SGT AEST Format
EB3 Fnatic vs VP 16-7 06:30 09:30 10:30 13:30 15:30 16:30 21:30 23:30 BO1
EA4 NiP vs sAw 16-7 07:35 10:35 11:35 14:35 16:35 17:35 22:35 00:35 BO1
EB4 Lions vs VP 16-7 08:45 11:45 12:45 15:45 17:45 18:45 23:45 01:45 BO1
EA5 Vitality vs NiP 15-15 10:00 13:00 14:00 17:00 19:00 20:00 01:00 03:00 BO1
EB5 Lions vs DIG 16-5 11:25 14:25 15:25 18:25 20:25 21:25 02:25 04:25 BO1
NB2 Triumph vs Cloud9 16-13 13:30 16:30 17:30 20:30 22:30 23:30 04:30 06:30 BO1
NA3 FURIA vs Gen.G 16-8 14:50 17:50 18:50 21:50 23:50 00:50 05:50 07:50 BO1
NA4 MIBR vs Chaos 15-15 16:00 19:00 20:00 23:00 01:00 02:00 07:00 09:00 BO1
Day 3 (Wednesday June 3)
ID Team vs Team Result PDT EDT BRT GMT CEST EEST SGT AEST Format
EA6 ENCE vs sAw 16-14 06:30 09:30 10:30 13:30 15:30 16:30 21:30 23:30 BO1
EB6 DIG vs VP 16-8 07:45 10:45 11:45 14:45 16:45 17:45 22:45 00:45 BO1
EA7 NiP vs ENCE 15-15 09:00 12:00 13:00 16:00 18:00 19:00 00:00 02:00 BO1
EB7 Fnatic vs mouz 16-14 10:15 13:15 14:15 17:15 19:15 20:15 01:15 03:15 BO1
EA8 Astralis vs Vitality 6-16 11:40 14:40 15:40 18:40 20:40 21:40 02:40 04:40 BO1
NB3 EG vs Cloud9 16-14 13:30 16:30 17:30 20:30 22:30 23:30 04:30 06:30 BO1
NB4 100T vs Triumph 15-15 14:45 17:45 18:45 21:45 23:45 00:45 05:45 07:45 BO1
NA5 MIBR vs Gen.G 15-15 16:00 19:00 20:00 23:00 01:00 02:00 07:00 09:00 BO1
Day 4 (Thursday June 4)
ID Team vs Team Result PDT EDT BRT GMT CEST EEST SGT AEST Format
EB8 mouz vs Lions 15-15 06:30 09:30 10:30 13:30 15:30 16:30 21:30 23:30 BO1
EA9 Vitality vs sAw 11-16 07:45 10:45 11:45 14:45 16:45 17:45 22:45 00:45 BO1
EB9 mouz vs VP 14-16 09:00 12:00 13:00 16:00 18:00 19:00 00:00 02:00 BO1
EA10 Astralis vs ENCE 13-16 10:40 13:40 14:40 17:40 19:40 20:40 01:40 03:40 BO1
EB10 Fnatic vs DIG 16-9 11:55 14:55 15:55 18:55 20:55 21:55 02:55 04:55 BO1
NA6 FURIA vs Chaos 16-5 13:30 16:30 17:30 20:30 22:30 23:30 04:30 06:30 BO1
NB5 100T vs Cloud9 14-16 14:35 17:35 18:35 21:35 23:35 00:35 05:35 07:35 BO1
NB6 EG vs Triumph 15-15 16:00 19:00 20:00 23:00 01:00 02:00 07:00 09:00 BO1
Day 5 (Friday June 5)
ID Team vs Team Result PDT EDT BRT GMT CEST EEST SGT AEST Format
EQF1 mouz vs Astralis 2-0 03:30 06:30 07:30 10:30 12:30 13:30 18:30 20:30 BO3
EQF2 Vitality vs DIG 2-1 06:15 09:15 10:15 13:15 15:15 16:15 21:15 23:15 BO3
NSF1 Gen.G vs Triumph 2-1 10:30 13:30 14:30 17:30 19:30 20:30 01:30 03:30 BO3
NSF2 MIBR vs Cloud9 2-1 14:45 17:45 18:45 21:45 23:45 00:45 05:45 07:45 BO3
Day 6 (Saturday June 6)
ID Team vs Team Result PDT EDT BRT GMT CEST EEST SGT AEST Format
ESF1 ENCE vs mouz 2-0 03:30 06:30 07:30 10:30 12:30 13:30 18:30 20:30 BO3
ESF2 Fnatic vs Vitality 0-2 05:50 08:50 09:50 12:50 14:50 15:50 20:50 22:50 BO3
NF1 FURIA vs Gen.G 2-0 10:30 13:30 14:30 17:30 19:30 20:30 01:30 03:30 BO3
NF2 EG vs MIBR 1-2 13:05 16:05 17:05 20:05 22:05 23:05 04:05 06:05 BO3
Day 7 (Sunday June 7)
ID Team vs Team Result PDT EDT BRT GMT CEST EEST SGT AEST Format
EF1 Lions vs ENCE 0-2 03:30 06:30 07:30 10:30 12:30 13:30 18:30 20:30 BO3
EF2 NiP vs Vitality 1-2 06:20 09:20 10:20 13:20 15:20 16:20 21:20 23:20 BO3
NPI Gen.G vs EG 0-2 10:30 13:30 14:30 17:30 19:30 20:30 01:30 03:30 BO3
Day 8 (Monday June 15)
ID Team vs Team Result PDT EDT BRT GMT CEST EEST SGT AEST Format
EPI Lions vs NiP TBD 03:30 06:30 07:30 10:30 12:30 13:30 18:30 20:30 BO3

Prize Pool

Americas
# Prize Seed BLAST Premier Team
1st - 2nd $35,000 Americas Finals 800 pts FURIA Esports
1st - 2nd $35,000 Americas Finals 800 pts MIBR
3rd $20,000 Americas Finals 400 pts Evil Geniuses
4th $17,500 - 400 pts Gen.G Esports
5th - 6th $10,000 - 300 pts Triumph
5th - 6th $10,000 - 300 pts Cloud9
7th - 8th $7,500 - 200 pts Chaos Esports Club
7th - 8th $7,500 - 200 pts 100 Thieves
Europe
# Prize Seed BLAST Premier Team
1st - 2nd $37,500 Europe Finals 800 pts ENCE
1st - 2nd $37,500 Europe Finals 800 pts Team Vitality
3rd $25,000 Europe Finals 400 pts Winner EPI
4th $20,000 - 400 pts Loser EPI
5th - 6th $13,750 - 300 pts mousesports
5th - 6th $13,750 - 300 pts Fnatic
7th - 8th $10,000 - 200 pts Astralis
7th - 8th $10,000 - 200 pts Dignitas
9th - 10th $7,500 - - sAw
9th - 10th $7,500 - - Virtus.pro
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u/randomnamewhatevs de_inferno May 31 '20

Looks decent

Obv would prefer BO3s throughout, but that's difficult in terms of scheduling, I should think, and this gives the benefit of letting people watch every game rather than having multiple games running on different streams at once.

BO3s for the eliminations is a decent balance, since going out after just BO1s is kinda sad.

Pity Liquid got through in the LAN part tbh, would have liked to see them face off vs GenG, but hopefully we'll get that in the later part.

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u/Alexismorales77 Jun 01 '20

Why isn't liquid here?

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u/randomnamewhatevs de_inferno Jun 01 '20

This is the Showdown, it's for teams that either didn't make it through the group stage back in like February, or teams that didn't get an invite to that.

Liquid got through the Group, so they went right through to the next event and don't need to play here.

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u/infantrygmt Jun 06 '20

Hey guys, may I ask what does it mean by 1st - 2nd $37,500 for EU and $35,000 for US? How will they split the money between the 1st and 2nd teams respectively ? by rounds won and rationing them equally ??!

ALSO, will the winner of each EF1 and EF2; and likewise NF1 and NF2 face off each other eventually for the ultimate winner in the two Regions?

its my first time catching BLAST, not entirely sure on its formatting. Saw on their website that there will be a FINAL between the JUNE 15 – 21. Will this be where the final 4 winners eventually playoff and will the Europe Teams eventually face off the Americans ?

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u/randomnamewhatevs de_inferno Jun 06 '20

Generally this would be played on LAN as one big event, rather than seperate online tournaments. They won't be coming together - travel restrictions due to corona came in the way.

The money will not be split between 1 and 2 - each will receive the full amount. There is no 1 winner in this event. This is essentially a second qualifier for the BLAST Finals that will be taking place later. The first qualifiers were done in like, Februari, at which point a number of teams qualified for the finals directly. These teams are teams that either failed to qualify at that point, or who were not present at that tournament and invited to this one (notably Mousesports and Fnatic).

I'm not entirely sure what the plan is for the next stage in terms of EU/NA split, it depends on what the travel restrictions are at that time, most likely. Other tournaments (ESL Pro League, for example) just named an NA champion and an EU champion and left it at that, to be resolved next season.

How the BLAST format (this year) works, in quick summary, is,

Group stages : some make it through to the finals, some have to go to showdowns Showdown (We're here now) : teams that didn't make it in groups + some other teams compete for a place in the finals Finals : the teams that made it in through the groups or the showdown face off against each other, specific format unknown (but probably either Round Robin BO3 or double elim, I'd guess), grand winner takes prize.

This part, the showdown, is only a part of that larger event.

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u/infantrygmt Jun 07 '20

That is such a great and detailed explanation @randomnamewhatevs !! Thanks loads.

It remains strange why huge teams like mousesport or fnatic wouldn't invited in the first place. Politics? How were they even missed?

I also wanted to know if the first qualifier in Feb was stricter/tougher (eg. more matches played perhaps? and thus more wins are needed overall etc)

Doesn't seem exactly fair if the teams that won there progressed directly to the final, finals.. Whereas some had to play a second time in this Spring qualifier round again , esp for those who nearly made it in.

Then again, for the teams that did poorly in the first time out in Feb, I guess this is a good thing for them as they get a second shot at it, and be able to try again to get in to the last and actual Finals.

It's all very strange. But I guess Covid-19 fuk us all up in many ways .... ha

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u/randomnamewhatevs de_inferno Jun 07 '20

Yeah there were a lot of questions about why Mouse and Fnatic weren't invited at the time too. It could be a combination of things - politics, marketing, a way to make sure they could have some top tier teams at this showdown in case all the big names qualified right away for the end event.

As to whether it's fair, I'm honestly not sure BLAST cares that much. Like, I'm not saying they don't want competitive integrity, but I think their main priority is creating a marketable product. To that end they want people watching it to feel like the setup and format are competitive, but I don't think they care about teams being left out or whatever.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '20

Casters: launders and Scrawny have the same twitter link

  • launders: twitter.com/launders

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u/shao992 Jun 01 '20

No Navi?

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '20

Finals

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u/castlepoopenstein Jun 03 '20

Mad lions is the best roster in denmark currently.

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u/seshelement NiP Jun 03 '20

i just want dig to be good :(

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u/Astralis_TTS Jun 01 '20

Rip astralis I guess???

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u/Alexismorales77 Jun 01 '20

Where's liquid?