Time for knockouts.
The group stage of the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024 concluded on June 13, and therefore it's time for playoffs.
The BLAST Premier Spring Final playoffs will kick off on Friday, June 14 with the two quarterfinals: FaZe Clan vs Vitality at 8 a.m PT and Astralis vs Virtus.pro at 11 a.m PT. The winner of these matchups will then advance and face Team Spirit and Natus Vincere, respectively, on Saturday, June 15.
Here's everything you need to know about the BLAST Premier Spring Final playoffs.
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Quarterfinalists
FaZe Clan vs. Vitality
Lineups
FaZe Clan Vitality | Håvard "rain" Nygaard Dan "apEX" Madesclaire | Helvijs "broky" Saukants Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut | Finn "karrigan" Andersen Lotan "Spinx" Giladi | Robin "ropz" Kool Shahar "flameZ" Shushan | David "frozen" Čerňanský William "mezii" Merriman |
Tournament form
FaZe Clan Vitality | FaZe 2-0 SAW (19-16 on Ancient, 13-5 on Inferno) Vitality 1-2 Virtus.pro (Vitality 13-5 on Inferno, Virtus.pro 13-11 on Dust 2, Virtus.pro 13-10 on Anubis) | FaZe 1-2 NAVI (NAVI 13-5 on Dust 2, FaZe 13-9 on Nuke, NAVI 13-10 on Mirage) Vitality 2-1 G2 (Vitality 13-4 on Inferno, G2 13-9 on Anubis, Vitality 13-5 on Mirage) |
What to expect?
The tournament presents a good opportunity for both teams. FaZe have the chance to recover from a very bad showing at IEM Dallas earlier this month, which made them not secure playoffs for the first time in the season. Vitality, on the other hand, have the opportunity to win their first tournament in 2024.
The pressure, however, will definitely be higher on Vitality's side as fans had already been questioning mezii's performances this year.
The match, without a doubt, will be a matter of whose stars are on a better day. The quartet of broky, ropz, frozen, and rain can be lethal, and so is the combination of ZywOo and Spinx's peak. You won't want to miss it.
Astralis vs. Virtus.pro
Lineups
Astralis Virtus.pro | Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz Dzhami "Jame" Ali | Victor "Staehr" Staehr Evgeniy "FL1T" Lebedev | Martin "stavn" Lund Petr "fame" Bolyshev | Jakob "jabbi" Nygaard David "n0rb3r7" Daniyelyan | Alexander "br0" Bro Denis "electroNic" Sharipov |
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Tournament form
Astralis Virtus.pro | Astralis 0-2 NAVI (13-11 on Nuke, 13-9 on Dust 2) Virtus.pro 2-1 Vitality (Vitality 13-5 on Inferno, Virtus.pro 13-11 on Dust 2, Virtus.pro 13-10 on Anubis) | Astralis 2-0 SAW (13-6 on Dust 2, 13-3 on Inferno) Virtus.pro 0-2 Spirit (13-4 on Ancient, 13-11 on Dust 2) |
What to expect?
Astralis have been playing better than Virtus.pro in previous tournaments as they secured the semifinals in their four last events — IEM Chengdu, ESL Pro League season 19, CCT Global Finals, and YaLLA Compass. Meanwhile, Virtus.pro are yet to reach a single semifinal following the addition of electroNic ahead of EPL.
It's hard to not favor Astralis in this matchup, especially because Virtus.pro already said their incoming head coach will help the squad to update the playbook during the player break. As of the moment, it's looking highly unlikely that Virtus.pro have all the tools necessary for a deep run at the BLAST Premier Spring Final.
Semifinalists
Natus Vincere and Team Spirit
Lineups
NAVI Spirit | Valerij "b1t" Vakhovsjkyj Leonid "chopper" Vishnyakov | Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen Boris "magixx" Vorobyev | Justinas "jL" Lekavičius Myroslav "zont1x" Plakhotja | Mihai "iM" Ivan Danil "donk" Kryshkovets | Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov Dmitriy "sh1ro" Sokolov |
Tournament form
NAVI Spirit | NAVI 2-0 Astralis (13-11 on Nuke, 13-9 on Dust 2) Spirit 2-1 G2 (G2 13-8 on Ancient, Spirit 13-7 on Dust 2, Spirit 13-4 on Anubis) | NAVI 2-1 FaZe (NAVI 13-5 on Dust 2, FaZe 13-9 on Nuke, NAVI 13-10 on Mirage) Spirit 2-0 Virtus.pro (13-4 on Ancient, 13-11 on Dust 2) |
What to expect from them?
Regardless of who NAVI and Spirit end up facing in the BLAST Premier Spring Final playoffs, they'll be tough opponents to beat.
Although NAVI have seen a decline in form since they won the PGL Copenhagen Major in March, they know deep down inside that they're capable of winning tournaments. They should be considered favorites against either Astralis or Virtus.pro.
Spirit saw a decline, too, as they didn't win more tournaments as fans predicted after their impressive IEM Katowice run in February. The Russian team, however, have one of the best players in the world in the form of donk and can never be underestimated.
