The teams for the 2023 BLAST Premier Spring Showdown have been finalized after the conclusion of the online qualifiers.
The BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 concluded with six teams moving on to the Spring Finals, and six others dropping to the Showdown, which has been divided further into two regions—Europe and America. Each of the two tournaments, which will last from March 29 to April 2, will award one spot to the BLAST Premier Spring Final, which will take place on LAN in Washington, D.C.
Earlier this month, BLAST revealed the four teams that have received invites to the Spring Showdown. Three Brazilian teams—FURIA, MIBR, and paiN—received direct invites to the Americas Showdown whereas Fnatic is the only team to receive an invitation to the European Showdown.
We welcome four teams to the Spring Showdown!#BLASTPremier pic.twitter.com/yQvse9gZPy
— BLAST Premier 💥 (@BLASTPremier) March 2, 2023
Also competing in the spring showdown are the six Blast-partnered teams that failed to advance to Spring Finals and the six teams who earned a spot through online qualifiers. Here are all the CS:GO teams that will be fighting through the BLAST Premier Spring European/ American Showdown 2023.
All teams taking part in the BLAST Premier Spring American Showdown:
- Liquid
- FURIA
- Evil Geniuses
- Imperial
- Complexity
- MIBR
- paiN
- Nouns
The first team to enter the American Showdown via closed qualifiers was Imperial Esports. The Brazillan players put on a convincing performance in the TG Masters: Spring 2023, defeating RED Canids, O PLANO, Fluxo, and 9z to take first place and qualify for Showdown. Meanwhile, Nouns beat Strife 2-0 in the Ace North America Masters championship match to advance as the second team.
All teams taking part in the BLAST Premier Spring European Showdown:
- OG
- Cloud9
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Rare Atom
- fnatic
- BIG
- 9INE
- TBD (Nordic Masters Spring)
The Chinease team Rare Atom defeated Lynn Vision Gaming in the 5E Arena Asia Cup 2023 championship match to earn a spot at the European Showdown 2023. 9INE, on the other hand, earned a spot in the competition by taking first place in the RES Western European Masters Spring 2023, defeating GamerLegion 2-1 in the championship match. Meanwhile, Cloud9 made it to the Showdown after winning RES Eastern European Masters Spring over VOYVODA.
RES WEM: Spring 2023 is over and the champion is @9INEGG! 🥳
Congratulations to them and best of luck at the #BLASTPremier Showdown. 🫡#RESCSGO | @RelogMedia pic.twitter.com/04deOoNtME
— RES CSGO (@RESCSGO) March 5, 2023
Cloud9 defeated the Bulgarian team in a two-map series, winning on Inferno and Overpass to secure a place in the Spring Showdown. The upcoming Pelaajat Nordic Masters Spring will serve as the last closed qualifier, where popular teams like Copenhagen Flames, Sprout, and Apeks will go against each other to secure the last spot in the Showdown.
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