BLAST Premier 2022 Overview
The winner of BLAST Premier 2021 is NaVi.
BLAST Premier 2022 Overview
BLAST Premier is back in 2022 with an updated schedule and a new take on the qualifying events.
As in its first iteration, this year’s event will be the longest of the CS:GO competitive year – starting in January and ending in December.
As a result of the new schedule, the 2022 season could see up to 286 matches take place across the calendar year.
BLAST Premier 2022 will have combined prize money of $2,475,000 with the World Final having $1,000,000 US dollars prize pool.
BLAST Premier 2022 Schedule and Prize Pool
The championship will be split into two halves – the Spring and Fall Seasons, each with three major tournaments each. The tournament will conclude in December with the Global Final.
Here’s the complete tournament schedule:
| Event | Date | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Groups | 28th Jan- 6th Feb | $177,498 |
| Spring Showdown | 20th-24th Apr | $135,000 |
| Spring Finals | 16th -19th Jun | $425,000 |
| Fall Groups | 19th – 28th Aug | $177,498 |
| Fall Showdown | 19th-23th Oct | $135,000 |
| Fall Finals | 22th -27th Nov | $425,000 |
| World Final | 14th – 18th Dec | $1,000,000 |
Format
Here’s what we know so far about the BLAST Premier 2022 format:
All matches will Best of 3 and that for the spring Groups, the event will be following a three double-elimination (GSL) format.
12 BLAST Premier Teams will automatically earn a place in the Fall and Spring Groups before progressing to the Showdown and Finals depending on performance and progression.
Each group has 4 teams with the top two teams from each group advance to the Spring Finals and the bottom two teams from each group advance to the Spring Showdown.
The format for the Showdown and Finals is not yet public.
Who’s participating this year?
In 2022 BLAST Premier will be open to any CS:GO teams around the world, not only to the Partner Teams.
For those of you who don’t remember, the BLAST Premier Member Teams are Astralis, NiP, G2 Esports, OG, Vitality, NAVI, FaZe Clan, Complexity, MiBR, Evil Geniuses and Team Liquid.
Teams to keep an eye on
If you’re looking to place some bets on the upcoming BLAST Premier Matches here’s a quick overview of some of the teams that won previous events
Team Vitality – they finished first in the 2020 Fall Final, defeating Astralis 2 to 1. The French team finished the Group stage in the 2nd place.
MiBR – the Brazilians are one of the best CS:GO teams of the moment and even though they didn’t managed to qualify for the 2020 Global final they still had a strong year, winning their Group Stage and finishing 2nd in the American Finals.
Astralis – the Danish team is on a roll after a fantastic run in the Intel Extreme Masters XV – Global Challenge 2020.
Watch all Blast Premier 2022 matches live on their Twitch channel.
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