BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 Play-In Stage
The BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 Group Stage is coming to an end! The Grand Final for each group will play out tomorrow! From there we will have the first three teams who have qualified for the one of the biggest CS:GO tournaments, the Fall Finals.
The 11-day-long offline tournament will be in Copenhagen, and a prize pool of $177,498 will be distributed among the twelve participating teams. With the matches starting on July 13, get ready to witness another highly anticipated top-tier competition of CS:GO.
As expected, the big six in the Counter Strike ranks, Vitality, NAVI, FaZe, Team Liquid, Heroic, and NIP are in their respective Grand Finals. Everyone else from the Group Stage has dropped to the Play-In Stage, which starts in a couple days. Three of the nine teams have the chance to qualify for the Fall Finals.
Here is everything you need to know about the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 Play-In Stage!
Participating Teams
At the time of writing, we have the first six teams competing in the Play-In Stage out of the nine. We will know the final three after the Group Stage Grand Finals. The six teams are OG, BIG, G2 Esports, Evil Geniuses, Complexity, and Astralis.
Here are the esports betting odds to qualify for the Fall Finals from the Play-In Stage:
| TEAM | Odds *Last Updated: 7/19/2023 |
|---|---|
| G2 Esports | +600 |
| Evil Geniuses | +700 |
| OG | +900 |
| Complexity | +1300 |
| BIG | +2000 |
| Astralis | +2500 |
Tournament Format
There are two stages in the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023. The first stage, the Group stage, features two groups of four teams each. The winner from each group advances to the Fall Finals while the remaining teams move to the Play-In stage. All the matches in this stage are best-of-three series.
The Play-In stage has three single-elimination matches. The winners advance to the Fall Finals, while the remaining teams move to the EU or the NA showdown series. All games in this stage are also best-of-three series.
Play-In Stage Schedule
Round 1
- BIG (+) vs. OG (+)
- G2 Esports (+) vs. Evil Geniuses (+)
- Complexity (+) vs. Astralis (+)
Round 2
- Group A 2nd place vs. BIG/OG
- Group B 2nd place vs. G2/EG
- Group C 2nd place vs. Complexity/Astralis
Top Teams to Watch
Going into the Play-In Stage, every team has the ability to beat one another and can make a run for qualification. However, for CS:GO fans and esports bettors, there are two teams to watch as we await the Play-In stage. Those two teams are Complexity, and Evil Geniuses.
Complexity
While Complexity are considered a middle of the pack type of team, they are the only team in the Play-In Stage to get a win during the Group Stage. Their squad is one of the most cohesive teams in the entire tournament. Complexity have never been the team to dominate their way through games, but they always find ways to grind out wins where they can.
Evil Geniuses
Seeing EG down in the Play-In has everyone in the CS:GO world shocked. They started their campaign off to a rough start and will look to prove to everyone why they are one of the best teams in the world. They play against G2 esports, another top team, but they have G2’s number so they should get through to the second round of the Play-In.
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