Astralis becomes the sixth participant of BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2023

The Astralis team beat OG with a score of 2:1, thanks to which they got a ticket to the BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2023 in Washington. The Danish team takes 4th-6th place in BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, earning $17,500 and 1,200 points. In turn, OG is left out of the spring finals, going to the Spring Showdown 2023.

The final match of the championship started on the Inferno map, which became the choice of the Danish team. At the same time, Astralis players managed to seize the starting initiative, showing an excellent series in attack. However, closer to the end of the first half, OG managed to equalize their position and reduced the gap to a minimum — 8:7. After the side switch, the ruggah wards continued their dominance, quickly running ahead. At some point, Astralis tried to return to the game, but it turned out to be too late. As a result, OG managed to keep the advantage, and at the same time take the lead in the series — 16:14.

Next, the teams moved to the Vertigo map, which became the choice of OG. Here the Danish team again began to build up their advantage, but ruggah's men were able to turn the game at the right moment and secure a minimal advantage before the switchover — 8:7. In the second half, OG managed to get ahead quickly to get a comfortable advantage. But here Astralis avenged the previous map, having managed to make a comeback and bring the series to the desider — 16:14.

Everything was decided on the map Ancient, which started with great news for the Danes, who managed to close the half in the attack with a twofold advantage — 10:5. Despite falling behind, OG players managed to gather their wits to catch up with the opponent and bring the fate of the match into overtime. However, Astralis turned out to be stronger here, which showed character and made it to BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2023 - 19:17.

BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 takes place from January 19 to 29 in Copenhagen. As part of the competition, 12 partner teams compete for a total prize pool of $177,498, ranking points, and six tickets to the BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2023.

Results of BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023

• 1st-3rd place: Team Vitality, FaZe Clan and G2 Esports — $27,500 + 2,400 points + slot in BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2023
• 4th-6th place: NAVI, Heroic and Astralis — $17,500 + 1,200 points + slot in BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2023
• 7th-9th place: Complexity Gaming, BIG and OG — $8,500 + 900 points + slot in BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023
• 10th-12th place: Evil Geniuses, Team Liquid and Ninjas in Pajamas — $5,666 + 600 points + slot in BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023