Rare Atom wins slot at BLAST Premier: Spring European Showdown 2023
The qualifying championship for 5E Arena Asia Cup 2023 has come to an end. As part of the competition, which was held online from February 24 to 26, eight teams from China and Mongolia fought for one ticket to the upcoming BLAST Premier: Spring European Showdown 2023. The Chinese team became the winner of the tournament Rare Atom, which stole a slot from Lynn Vision Gaming in the grand final with a score of 2:1 (Inferno - 16:6; Anubis - 11:16; Nuke - 16:9).
Even within the group stage, Rare Atom showed its desire to take a slot at BLAST Premier: Spring European Showdown 2023, having won two wins over Hard (16:5) and TYLOO (16:14).
Having made it to the playoffs, the Chinese team first beat Team Renewal (2:0), and then put the squeeze on Lynn Vision Gaming (2:1) to become the winner of the 5E Arena Asia Cup 2023.
BLAST Premier: Spring European Showdown 2023 will take place from March 29 to April 2 online. As part of the competition, eight participants from the CIS, Europe and China will compete for a total prize pool of $67,500, ranking points in the BLAST table, as well as one ticket to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023.
Intermediate line-up of BLAST Premier Spring European Showdown 2023 participants:
- BIG, OG, Ninjas in Pajamas and Rare Atom
The remaining participants in the competition will be determined by the results of the qualifiers for Western Europe and Eastern Europe. In addition, the organizers have prepared two slots for invited teams.
Results of 5E Arena Asia Cup 2023
- 1st place: Rare Atom — ticket to BLAST Premier: Spring European Showdown 2023
- 2nd place: Lynn Vision Gaming
- 3rd-4th place: Team Renewal and TYLOO
- 5th-6th place: Hard and Team NKT
- 7th-8th place: Steel Helmet and Eruption
2319perepelovsky
Cloud9 and Imperial Esports earn tickets to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023Check out the results of the past online Showdown qualifiers for Europe and America.2878perepelovskyBLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 - assessing teams' chances of reaching the final roundLet's talk about the favourites for the two forthcoming championships from BLAST in terms of each region - Europe and America.5012perepelovskyRare Atom wins slot at BLAST Premier: Spring European Showdown 2023The Chinese team became the champion of 5E Arena Asia Cup 2023, beating Lynn Vision Gaming in the grand final with a score of 2:1.4093perepelovskyCloud9, Bad News Eagles, Aurora Gaming, Endpoint and GamerLegion will play in the qualifiers for BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 20231806stawraith
Vitality Crowned Champions of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025Team Vitality have claimed the title at StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, defeating FaZe Clan 3–1 in the grand final and becoming champions of the fourth Major in the Counter-Strike 2 era.1885stawraithFaZe Defeat NaVi 2:1 to Reach the Grand Final of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025FaZe Clan defeated NAVI 2:1 in the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 semifinal and advanced to the grand final, where they will face Team Vitality.1848stawraithVitality eliminate Spirit from the Major and advance to the grand final of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025he series was played in a BO3 format (best of three), and in the end, the French team secured a convincing 2-0 victory, advancing to the grand final, while Spirit took 3rd–4th place and earned prize1847fauesdeNAVI eliminate FURIA from the Major and advance to the semifinals of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025NAVI knock tournament favorites FURIA out of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 after wins on Mirage and Train, securing a semifinal matchup with FaZe Clan.1971fauesdeFaZe defeated MOUZ and advanced to the semifinals of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025FaZe Clan eliminate MOUZ from the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 playoffs, delivering a composed performance on Nuke and a dominant Inferno to reach the semifinals.1660fauesdeVitality crush The MongolZ and advance to the semifinals of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025ZywOo leads Vitality to a dominant 2–0 win over The MongolZ, securing a spot in the Budapest Major semifinals as the Mongolian squad finishes in the top 8.
