Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young
BLAST has revealed that they will implement some “tweaks” to their 2025 tournament circuit in order to comply with the latest regulations set forth by Valve. While the Danish tournament organizer’s initial plans, which were unveiled in June during the Spring Final, remain mostly intact, these adjustments are aimed at ensuring seamless alignment with the updated guidelines. Modifications have been implemented to align with Valve’s updated regulations regarding wildcard invites. This includes ensuring that there is representation from various regions at the highly competitive eight-team Rivals event. This upcoming year promises to be bustling for BLAST as they gear up…
Match Overview The Grand Final of BLAST World Final 2024 will see European team G2 face off against Spirit. It is two prodigies from Russia against each other, ‘m0NESY’ against ‘donk’. These two teams had already met at the Group Stage a few days before, and G2 won with a 2-0 score. However, both maps had close scores, and one of the maps ended up in overtime, so watching these two top-level teams play is something every Counter-Strike fan should witness. Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics G2 Path to the Grand Final G2 made it straight to the…
Match Overview The second semi-final match of BLAST World Final 2024 will be the Danish team Astralis, which will face off against the CIS-based team Spirit. Astralis seem to be going hot at this tournament, while Spirit are trying their best to prove that they can beat anyone. These two teams met before at BLAST Premier Fall Final 2024, and even though Spirit lost the first map in the series, they could make a comeback and win with a 2-1 score. The question is if Astralis are prepared enough to take down Spirit this time and get their revenge. Last…
Match Overview The first semi-final of BLAST World Final 2024 will be G2 to face off against Vitality. These two teams met each other many times before, and it is interesting to mention that most of the time, these two played a best-of-three series, and it went all three maps. Last time they met at BLAST Premier Fall Final 2024, G2 won with a 2-1 score. Here at BLAST, Vitality is playing with a stand-in, but will it make a difference? We will have to see. Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics Current Team and Players Form G2 G2…
Match Overview The second quarter-final of BLAST World Final 2024 will be the European team FaZe, which will face off against CIS-based Team Spirit. These two teams should know each other pretty well since they met a lot of times this year. The last time these two met each other, Team Spirit won with a score of 2-0. Now, it is FaZe’s chance to turn this around, and they should be extra motivated because they want to prove to everyone that they can be back at the top level. Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics Current Team and Players…
Match Overview The first quarter-final of BLAST World Final 2024 will pit MOUZ against Vitality. These two teams have met a few times this year, the last one being earlier this month at IEM Rio 2024, where MOUZ won with a 2-1 score. This one might be even harder for Vitality since they’re playing with a stand-in instead of their main player. Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics Current Team and Players Form MOUZ MOUZ had been in shaky form before the IEM Rio 2024, and then they showed everyone that they were back at the top by reaching…
Natus Vincere, who made it to almost every Grand Final lately and won a few of them, didn’t make it far this time here at BLAST World Final 2024, and now they’re out of the tournament after losing two matches in a row from the start. Let’s take a look deeper into it. Natus Vincere vs. Astralis (Opening Match) Natus Vincere lost their opening match against Astralis with a score of 0-2, and it did not look like the team we know from recent tournaments. They seemed lost in the game. What’s most important and rare to see is that…
SAW has officially announced the appointment of Maikil ‘Golden’ Selim as the new head coach for the team, a role he will fulfill until the conclusion of the current season. This decision comes in response to the recent departure of Danny ‘BERRY’ Krüger, who left the organization earlier this month. Selim’s expertise and leadership are expected to steer the team during this pivotal time, as they look to build on their performance and address the challenges ahead. Golden Statement In October, ‘Golden’ officially announced his retirement from professional play following his departure from EYEBALLERS. Not wasting any time, he quickly…
Nathan ‘NBK-‘ Schmitt has publicly stated that he is actively seeking new opportunities. He is open to roles as a stand-in, participating in trials, or contributing to the development of a new project. His extensive experience and dedication make him a valuable asset in any competitive environment. NBK Statement The accomplished two-time Major champion, who had recently assumed the role of in-game leader, will no longer be starting for the Indian esports organization Revenant. Since June, he had been a central figure in the team’s strategy, but now the roster has shrunk to just three remaining players: Kamil ‘reiko’ Cegiełko,…
UNiTY has officially announced that Adam ‘NEOFRAG’ Zouhar will be joining their roster for the remainder of the season. The talented 23-year-old player has already made a notable impact, participating in seven matches with the team and achieving an impressive average rating of 1.04. This addition is expected to bolster the squad’s performance as they move forward in the season. ‘NEOFRAG’ will unfortunately miss out on participating in the Regional Major Ranking event. This is due to the fact that he was not included on the team’s substitute roster, which means he cannot take part in the competition this time…