BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023: Schedule & Format

Last updated: July 24

The next event on the BLAST circuit calendar is coming up, this time in Copenhagen! The 2023 BLAST Premier Fall Groups are set to begin on July 13 for ten days of action-packed professional CS:GO matches, concluding on July 23.

There's everything to play for, with the lion's share of the $177,498 prize pool up for grabs and invitations to the Fall Finals for the top six teams! Any teams that don't make it will automatically qualify for their respective regions' Fall Showdown in October. Keep reading to find the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023 format, schedule, and all twelve teams competing!

BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023: Format

Group Stage

• Twelve partner teams compete
• Three double-elimination format groups (4 teams each), A-C.
• All matches are best-of-three
• Winner from each group advances to the Fall Finals
• Remaining nine teams advance to the Play-In Stage

Play-In Stage

• Three single elimination bracket gauntlets
• All matches are best-of-three
• Winner from each gauntlet advances to the Fall Final
• Remaining teams advance to either the EU or AM Fall Showdowns

BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023: Competing Teams

Twelve partner teams will compete in the BLAST Premier Fall Groups for a chance to make it to the Fall Finals and skip the knockout stage. Here is the complete list of all teams competing, alongside their confirmed player rosters by their in-game ID.

• Astralis - blameF, dev1ce, Buzz, Staehr, b0RUP
• BIG - tabseM, Krimbo, prosus, s1n, mantuu
• Complexity Gaming - JT, floppy, Grim, hallzerk, EliGE
• Evil Geniuses - autimatic, junior, Jeorge, Walco, HexT
• FaZe Clan - rain, broky, Twistzz, karrigan, ropz
• G2 Esports - huNter-, NiKo, m0NESY, jks, HooXi

• Heroic - stavn, cadiaN, TeSeS, sjuush, Jabbi
• Natus Vincere - s1mple, b1t, Aleksib, jL, iM
• Ninjas In Pyjamas - REZ, hampus, Brollan, headtr1ck, k0nfig
• OG - nexa, F1KU, regali, k1to, FASHR
• Team Liquid - NAF, oSee, YEKINDAR, Rainwaker, Patsi
• Team Vitality - apEX, ZywOo, Magisk, Spinx, flameZ

BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023: Group Stage Schedule

Catch all BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023 matches live on the official BLAST Premier Twitch and YouTube channels. There are also streams available in French and Russian.

The schedule for BLAST Premier Fall Groups Group Stage schedule is below. All times listed will be BST, and match winners will be in bold!

Group A

July 13 - Upper Bracket Semifinals

• 2:00 PM - Team Vitality vs. Evil Geniuses
• 5:30 PM - Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. Complexity Gaming

July 15 - Upper Bracket Final

• 2:00 PM - Team Vitality vs. Complexity Gaming

July 15 - Lower Bracket Semifinal

• 5:30 PM - Evil Geniuses vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas

July 18 - Lower Bracket Final

• 2:00 PM - Complexity Gaming vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas

July 19 - Grand Final

• 5:30 PM - Team Vitality vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas

Group B

July 14 - Upper Bracket Semifinals

• 11:00 AM - Heroic vs. BIG
• 2:00 PM - Natus Vincere vs. Astralis

July 16 - Upper Bracket Final

• 2:00 PM - Heroic vs. Natus Vincere

July 16 - Lower Bracket Semifinals

• 5:30 PM - BIG vs. Astralis

July 18 - Lower Bracket Final

• 5:30 PM - Natus Vincere vs. BIG

July 20 - Grand Final

• 2:00 PM - Heroic vs. Natus Vincere

Group C

July 14 -15 - Upper Bracket Semifinals

• 5:30 PM - OG vs. FaZe Clan
• 11:00 AM - Team Liquid vs. G2 Esports

July 17 - Upper Bracket Final

• 2:00 PM - FaZe Clan vs. Team Liquid

July 17 - Lower Bracket Semifinal

• 5:30 PM - OG vs. G2 Esports

July 19 - Lower Bracket Final

• 2:00 PM - FaZe Clan vs. G2 Esports

July 21 - Grand Final

• 5:30 PM - Team Liquid vs. FaZe Clan

BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023: Play-In Stage Schedule

July 21

• 2:00 PM - Complexity Gaming vs. Astralis
• 5:30 PM - BIG vs. OG

July 22

• 2:00 PM - Evil Geniuses vs. G2 Esports
• 5:30 PM - Team Liquid vs. Astralis

July 23

• 2:00 PM - Team Vitality vs. BIG
• 5:30 PM - Natus Vincere vs. G2 Esports

The teams advancing to the Fall Finals automatically are: Heroic, Ninjas in Pyjamas, FaZe Clan, Team Vitality, Natus Vincere, and Astralis! The remaining teams will fight it out in their regions' respective Fall Showdowns

Final Thoughts

That's all our current information on the CS:GO BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023. Watch this space as we update this article with the Play-In Stage schedule, match results, current standings, and the events unfold!

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