The highly anticipated BLAST Premier: World Final 2023 is finally here. The stage is set and all the eight participating are ready to fight and vie for the ultimate Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) competition of the year, taking place from 13th to 17th December in the prestigious Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

BLAST Premier:World Final 2023: All Participating Teams, Format, and Prize Pool

Teams

There will be eight teams participating in this tournament. The teams are divided in two groups:

Group A consists of the following teams:

• Team Vitality
• Cloud9
• Natus Vincere
• ENCE

Group B  consists of the following teams:

• Heroic
• FaZe Clan
• MOUZ
• G2 Esports

Format 

In the group stage, the matches will be held in two double-elimination brackerst. Each group will have four teams and matches will be played in the best of three format. Runners-up in the group stage will move on to the quarterfinals as the High Seeds.Third-place teams from the group stage will move on to the quarterfinals as the Low Seeds. The Playoffs will be held in a single elimination bracket and matches will be played in the best of three format.

In the quarterfinals GroupB 2nd place holder will play against Natus Vincere. The winning team will compete with Team Vitality in the semifinals. Similarly Cloud9 will play against MOUZ and the winning team will compete against GroupB first place holder in the semifinals. The winning teams in the semifinals will advance to the Grand Finals.

All You Need To Know About Prize Pool

BLAST Premier: World Final 2023 boasts a massive prize pool of $1,000,000 USD

Following is the prize pool distribution of the tournament:

• First place holder will receive $500,000
• Second place holder will receive $250,000
• 3rd-4th place holder will receive $85,000 each
• 5th-6th place holder will receive $25,000 each
• ENCE has secured the 7th position and received $15,000
• 8th place holder will receive $15,000