BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 is an offline Counter-Strike 2 tournament taking place at BLAST Studio, Copenhagen. Organised by BLAST, the tournament started on 29th July 2024 and will conclude on 4th August 2024. The tournament boasts a prize pool of $190,000 USD and 16 teams are participating in it. Let's go through the specifics of this event.

Format of BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024

During the group stage, four double-elimination (GSL) format groups will be formed and each group will have four teams. All matches will be played in best of three series.The winning team from each group will advance to the fall final. The second place team will proceed to the play stage.

During the play on stage, single elimination bracket will be applicable and all matches will be played in best of three series. The two winning teams will advance to the fall final.

The following 16 teams are playing in this event:

• Astralis
• BIG
• Cloud9
• Complexity Gaming
• FaZe Clan
• G2 Esports
• HEROIC
• Natus Vincere
• Ninjas in Pyjamas
• OG
• Team Liquid
• Team Vitality
• GamerLegion
• Team Falcons
• Team Spirit
• Virtus.pro

In the upcoming Group B Upper Bracket Final, Vitality will compete against Astralis. Similarly in the upcoming Group C upper bracket semi final, FaZe will play against Cloud9 and G2 will compete against Ninjas in Pyjamas.

Prize Pool

The event boasts a substantial prize pool of $190,000 USD with the following distribution:

First to fourth place holders will receive $22,500 each and will qualify for the Fall Final. They will also receive 2400 BLAST Premier points.

Fifth and sixth place holders will receive $12,500 each and will also qualify for the Fall Final. They will also receive 1800 BLAST Premier points.