After months of enthralling Counter-Strike action, the BLAST Premier Spring season has reached its explosive finale in both Europe and North America. Here’s how the teams ended up.
The BLAST Premier Spring season drew to a close, following months of action that started back January with the Regular Season.
With over $1.3 million shared between the teams from the Regular Season right through to the Finals – alongside those all-important Tournament Circuit Points – there was plenty up for grabs. Let’s look at how each region finished.
BLAST Premier Spring European Finals
Starting on the European side of things, eight teams made it through from either the Regular Season or EU Showdown.
For the Finals alone, there was $335,000 available as well as 2,400 Circuit Points for top honors. Both Grand Finalists were also permitted a golden ticket to the Global Final 2020.
Both FaZe Clan and Team Vitality met in the Loser’s Bracket Final after meeting in the Upper Bracket Semifinals (where FaZe swept Vitality aside in dominant fashion). This time, Vitality were better prepared and took down their rivals in a close 2-0 to book a grand final spot vs coL.
Despite coming in as the dark horses, Complexity ran through OG Esports, Natus Vincere, and FaZe Clan to earn their Grand Final spot, and followed it up by taking down Vitality to be crowned BLAST Premier EU Spring Final champions!
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Here’s how each team clocked out of the European Finals:
BLAST Spring EU placements
| Position | Team | Prize money (USD) | Tournament Circuit Points |
| 1 | Complexity | $335,000 | 2,400 |
| 2 | Team Vitality | $65,000 | 1,200 |
| 3 | FaZe Clan | $30,000 | 900 |
| 4 | Natus Vincere | $20,000 | 600 |
| 5-6 | G2 Esports | $15,000 | 300 |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | |||
| 7-8 | ENCE | $10,000 | 150 |
| OG Esports |
BLAST Premier Spring American Finals
Moving across the Atlantic and four teams battled it out in a tighter bracket for their share of the $250,000 prize pool and those coveted Circuit Points.
Despite flying under everyone’s radar, MIBR were a force to be reckoned with on their way to the Final — taking out their Brazilian counterparts, Furia, as well as edging past Evil Geniuses. EG saw off both Team Liquid in their opening match, and then Furia (after being pushed down to the Loser’s Bracket by MIBR) to make the Grand Final.
With former MIBR coach, Wilton ‘zews’ Prado, at the helm for EG, there is more on the line than just revenge from their earlier loss. The North American roster was able to recover from their earlier 2-1 loss at the hands of their grand final rivals, and claim the BLAST crown with a 2-0 victory.
It wasn’t as smooth as the two-game sweep suggests, however. Evil Geniuses were able to edge past their Brazillian rivals on Dust2 in a 16-14 thriller. Things then came down to the wire in what would end up being the final match of the event. MIBR was able to send Inferno to over-time, but EG came up clutch when it mattered to close out the 19-15 win and bag themselves $160k and 1,600 circuit points.
Here’s how the teams ended up.
BLAST Spring NA placements
| Position | Team | Prize money (USD) | Tournament Circuit Points |
| 1 | Evil Geniuses | $160,000 | 1,600 |
| 2 | MIBR | $65,000 | 800 |
| 3 | Furia Esports | $15,000 | 600 |
| 4 | Team Liquid | $10,000 | 400 |