Astralis controlled the series against Team Falcons.
The new Team Falcons squad debuted with a defeat against Astralis in the BLAST Premier Spring Groups. Astralis started the year with a controlled victory. The team arrived with great expectations after signing a star duo from Heroic.
Emil "Magisk" Reif and Danny "zonic" Sørensen faced the organization where they won four Majors. Meanwhile, Team Falcons lost to Astralis in the BLAST Premier Spring Groups after being one of the approved organizations for the 2024 circuit.
Astralis vs Team Falcons results for BLAST Premier Spring Groups
Team 1 Team 2 Map 1 Map 2 Map 3 Score | Astralis Falcons Vertigo (13-6) Ancient Mirage |
Astralis vs Falcons (Vertigo and Ancient)
Vertigo
The first map of the match was Vertigo, chosen by the Saudi Arabian organization. Astralis opened a good lead in the first half by going 9-3. They continued to look better in the second half, and the Falcons were unable to win the map.
Martin "stavn" Lund and Benjamin "blameF" Bremer were the highlights of the first map.
Ancient
The second map, chosen by Astralis, was dominated by the Danes over Falcons during the BLAST Premier Spring Groups. Astralis opened up a 10-2 lead in the first half.
In the second half, the story wasn't much different. Astralis' dominance continued and the team closed the series 13-3 over the Falcons in their debut in the BLAST Premier Spring Groups.
Team Falcons CS2 roster in BLAST Premier
- Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer
- Mohammad '"BOROS" Malhas
- Emil "Magisk" Reif
- Álvaro "SunPayus" García
- Pavle "Maden" Bošković
Astralis CS2 roster in BLAST Premier
- Benjamin "blameF" Bremer
- Nicolai "device" Reedtz
- Victor "Staehr" Staehr
- Jakob "jabbi" Nygaard
- Martin "stavn" Lund
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