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The BLAST Premier circuit returns to Denmark with the Fall Final event, live from Copenhagen. Follow all the action here, with our coverage hub. Heroic beat G2 to secure Royal Arena spot NAVI knocked out by NIP in close series FaZe and Team Liquid already through to the semi-finals With the IEM Rio Major in the rearview mirror, the CS:GO community now turns its attention to the final two big events of the year, both of which will be hosted by BLAST. The Fall season of the BLAST Premier circuit will culminate in a five-day tournament in Copenhagen, with the playoff matches being held in front of a live crowd at the Royal Arena. A week has passed since the Brazilian Major, which saw Outsiders defeat Heroic in a one-sided final. The Danish team returns to action at the BLAST Premier Fall Final as the hometown favorites in the absence of Astralis, who could not qualify for the event. Michal Konkol/BLASTNAVI won the BLAST Premier Fall Final in 2021. Can they do it again? Several teams travel to Copenhagen with a point to prove, including G2 Esports, who are still reeling from the shocking failure to qualify for the Major. FaZe and NIP gave a poor account of themselves in Rio and will also be seeking redemption at the BLAST event, with the latter still not qualified for the World Final, next month. Catch up with all the pre-event info here, including the complete schedule, the qualified teams and the prize money distribution. Contents StreamSchedule & resultsAll qualified teams BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022: Stream The BLAST Premier Fall Final will be broadcast live on the company’s Twitch and YouTube channels. If you’ve missed a match, you can catch up on the action with BLAST’s VOD section. On November 17, BLAST launched its own live viewing platform, called BLAST.tv, aimed at improving the viewers’ experience with a range of “innovative features”, including live stats, interactive timelines, and polls. BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022: Schedule & results The BLAST Premier Fall Final will see the eight participating teams split into two double-elimination groups, with the group winners progressing to the semi-finals, while the runners-up and the third-placed sides will move on to the quarter-finals. The bottom-placed teams will be eliminated from the tournament. The playoffs will feature a single-elimination, best-of-three format, with the semi-finals and the grand final being held in front of a crowd at the Royal Arena. Adela Sznajder/ESL Gaming via ESPATWill FaZe Clan bounce back after hitting a slump? As well as collecting a $200,000 cheque, the winner of the event will secure a spot at the BLAST Premier World Final, which will be held next month, in Abu Dhabi. Group Stage (November 23-24) Day 1: November 23 Stage Match PT ET GMT Group A FaZe 2-0 OG 1 AM 4 AM 9 AM Group A Heroic 2-1 NIP 4 AM 7 AM 12 PM Group B NAVI 2-0 Fluxo 7 AM 10 AM 3 PM Group B G2 0-2 Liquid 10 AM 1 PM 6 PM Day 2: November 24 Stage Match PT ET GMT Group A OG 0-2 NIP 1 AM 4 AM 9 AM Group A FaZe 2-0 Heroic 4 AM 7 AM 12 PM Group B Fluxo 0-2 G2 7 AM 10 AM 3 PM Group B NAVI 1-2 Liquid 10 AM 1 PM 6 PM Playoffs (November 25-27) Day 1: November 25 Stage Match PT ET GMT Quarter-finals Heroic 2-1 G2 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 2:30 PM Quarter-finals NAVI 1-2 NIP 10 AM 1 PM 6 PM Day 2: November 26 Stage Match PT ET GMT Semi-finals Liquid vs Heroic 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 2:30 PM Semi-finals FaZe vs NIP 10 AM 1 PM 6 PM Day 3: November 27 Stage Match PT ET GMT Grand final TBD vs TBD 8:30 AM 11:30 AM 4:30 PM BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022: All qualified teams Six of the eight participating teams at the BLAST Premier Fall Final came from the group stage event, featuring the 12 partner sides. The tournament was held in Copenhagen in August. The final two teams, Heroic and Fluxo, came from the BLAST Premier Showdown tournaments held in Europe and the Americas, respectively. Fluxo’s team, which beat Evil Geniuses, 00 Nation and MIBR en route to Copenhagen, was put together in the summer by the renowned Brazilian organization as it was looking to enter the game before the IEM Rio Major. (The team ended up not qualifying for the event.) Team Region Players NAVI Europe s1mple, sdy, b1t, electroNic, Perfecto NIP Europe Aleksib, hampus, Brollan, REZ, es3tag FaZe Europe karrigan, ropz, Twistzz, rain, broky Team Liquid Americas EliGE, NAF, oSee, nitr0, YEKINDAR Heroic Europe cadiaN, sjuush, TeSes, stavn, jabbi OG Europe Snappi, dycha, hades, Spinx, Maden G2 Esports Europe NiKo, m0NESY, huNter-, jks, HooXi Fluxo Americas felps, vsm, Lucaozy, WOOD7, lux BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022: Prize money distribution Placement Team Prize Money (USD) 1 TBD $200,000 * 2 TBD $85,000 3-4 TBD $40,000 TBD 5-6 NAVI $20,000 G2 7-8 OG $10,000 Fluxo Note: * The winner also secures a spot at the BLAST Premier World Final, next month, in Abu Dhabi.

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