NAVI became the winner of BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2022
/The BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2022 has come to an end. As part of the championship, which was held from June 15 to 19 in Lisbon at the Altice Arena, the eight best teams of the spring season from Europe and North America fought for a prize pool of $425,000, ranking points in the BLAST table Premier, as well as a ticket to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022. The winner of the tournament was the NaVi team, which defeated Vitality with a score of 2:0 in the grand final (Mirage - 16:8; Overpass - 16:5).
The tournament for the future winner began with an unexpected defeat from OG (1:2), after which NAVI hung in the balance from relegation. However, the team managed to pull together and outplay BIG (2:0) to get into the playoffs. Here, "Born to Win" first beat FaZe Clan (2:0), and then took revenge on OG (2:1), thus making it to the grand final.
The decisive meeting with Vitality started on the Mirage map, which started with an overwhelming advantage of NAVI, who played confidently in the attack and got a twofold difference in the score. After switching sides, "Born to Win" easily reached the required number of rounds, thereby managing to take the lead in the series - 16:8. Next, the teams moved to the Overpass map, the first half of which again ended in a rout from NAVI. Well, after the change of sides, "Born to Win" completed the declassing of their opponent, thanks to which they became the winners of BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2022 - 16:5.
Results of BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2022
- 1st place: NAVI — $200,000 + 4,000 BLAST Premier points + slot to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022.
- 2nd place: Vitality — $85,000 + 2,000 BLAST Premier points.
- 3rd-4th place: OG and G2 Esports — $40,000 + 1,250 BLAST Premier points.
- 5th-6th place: FaZe Clan and ENCE — $20,000 + 500 BLAST Premier points.
- 7th-8th place: paiN Gaming and BIG — $10,000 + 250 BLAST Premier points.