Blast Premier
The BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2020 has all wrapped up as Mousesports and FURIA claimed the final qualification spots for the main event at BLAST Premier Fall Finals.
The event hosted sixteen teams from around the world, including invited and qualified squads alongside the teams that failed to reach top-two in their groups at the BLAST Premier Fall Series The top two teams, Mouz and FURIA, earned $25,000 each as well as a direct invite to the main event in December and the chance to compete for $750,000. Everything you need to know about this event can be found below, including all of the scores, finalized brackets, and the full final placements.
BLAST Premier Fall Showdown brackets
Group A
Group B
The tournament will consisted of two, single-elimination brackets meeting in the middle, with every match being a best-of-three. The brackets were seeded based on rankings for each team.
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Some of the most anticipated games included FaZe vs MiBR, with Marcelo ‘coldzera’ David facing his old team, and Liquid vs MAD, as the North American giants returned to international competition.
BLAST Premier Fall Showdown match scores
Tuesday, 24th November
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT | CET |
| Round of 16 | Complexity 2-0 Sprout | 04:30 | 07:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 |
| Round of 16 | Spirit 1-2 VP | 7:30 | 10:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 |
| Round of 16 | FURIA 2-1 Isurus | 10:30 | 13:30 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
Wednesday, 25 November
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT | CET |
| Round of 16 | Mouz 2-0 Godsent | 04:30 | 07:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 |
| Round of 16 | NiP 0-2 Cloud9 | 7:30 | 10:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 |
| Round of 16 | FaZe 0-2 MiBR | 10:30 | 13:30 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
Thursday, 26 November
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT | CET |
| Round of 16 | Liquid 2-1 MAD | 7:30 | 10:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 |
| Round of 16 | Heroic 2-1 Endpoint | 10:30 | 13:30 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
Friday, 27 November
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT | CET |
| Quarter-final | FURIA 2-1 VP | 7:30 | 10:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 |
| Quarter-final | Mouz 2-1 Heroic | 10:30 | 13:30 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
Saturday, 28th November
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT | CET |
| Quarter-final | MiBR 0-2 Liquid | 7:30 | 10:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 |
| Quarter-final | Cloud9 2-1 Complexity | 10:30 | 13:30 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
Sunday, 29th November
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT | CET |
| Semi-final | FURIA 2 – 1 Team Liquid | 7:30 | 10:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 |
| Semi-final | Mouz 2 – 0 Cloud9 | 10:30 | 13:30 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
*There was no Grand Final for this tournament since the winners of the two semifinals tie for first place and automatically qualify for the BLAST Fall Finals.
BLAST Premier Fall Showdown Final Placements
| Place | Team | Prize Money (USD) |
| 1-2 | Mousesports | $25,000 + Qualify for BLAST Fall Finals |
| 1-2 | FURIA | $25,000 + Qualify for BLAST Fall Finals |
| 3-4 | Cloud9 | $15,000 |
| 3-4 | Team Liquid | $15,000 |
| 5-8 | Complexity | $10,000 |
| 5-8 | MiBR | $10,000 |
| 5-8 | Heroic | $10,000 |
| 5-8 | VP | $10,000 |
| 9-16 | Endpoint | $3,750 |
| 9-16 | MAD | $3,750 |
| 9-16 | FaZe | $3,750 |
| 9-16 | NiP | $3,750 |
| 9-16 | Godsent | $3,750 |
| 9-16 | Isirus | $3,750 |
| 9-16 | Spirit | $3,750 |
| 9-16 | Sprout | $3,750 |
BLAST Premier Fall Showdown teams
The BLAST Premier Fall Showdown included a mix of European and North American teams, the latter of which traveled to Europe to get a better connection to the online tournament. FURIA, NiP, FaZe, and Complexity found themselves here after BLAST Premier Fall Series, where they failed to qualify for the finals, placing 3rd-4th in their groups. Heroic took Evil Geniuses’ spot after the NA squad was denied travel to Europe due to health restrictions. Mouz, Virtus.pro, Sprout, and Spirit received invites to participate in the event. While Team Liquid decided to not take part in the group stages, their partnership with BLAST landed them an invite to the Showdown.
