NAVI win BLAST Premier Global Final: Final placements & recap NAVI were crowned the champions of BLAST Premier Global Final, taking home the lion\u2019s share of $1 million! Here\u2019s how the event developed. NAVI defeated Liquid, Vitality, and Astralis for the title – Oleksandr \u2018s1mple\u2019 Kostyliev claims the MVP – NAVI go all the way from the lower bracket – BLAST Premier Global Final: Final Placements Eight teams are battling it out for their share of $1 million\u2026 Additionally, BLAST are gifting the winners an exclusive TW Steel watch to complement the $600k in cash. BLAST Premier Global Final: Results & recap Day 1 \u2014 Tuesday, January 19 Astralis & G2 edge through to semi-finals Astralis opened by taking on Evil Geniuses in a three-game series, with the first map (Inferno) going the way of EG (16-14). The North American\u2019s ability to convert pistol rounds was not enough to guarantee a second map, as both Overpass (16-8) and Vertigo (16-6) were claimed by the Danes. Xyp9x\u2019s AUG proved too hot to handle on Overpass \u2014 will we see it again? G2 Esports vs FURIA was a much closer affair. G2 took the initiative on Inferno (16-12), snatching FURIA\u2019s map pick. After falling short on Mirage (14-16), G2 bounced back on Nuke (16-10) to clinch the series. NiKo shined, as he clocked out with +20 frags, going 70-50 in three maps. Day 1 of the #BLASTPremier Global Finals was full of crazy plays \ud83d\udd25 Here\u2019s our top 5: \ud83d\udd39 @Brehze \u2014 @EvilGeniuses \ud83d\udd39 @G2NiKo \u2014 @G2esports \ud83d\udd39 @Xyp9x \u2014 @Astralisgg \ud83d\udd39 @h0ndaog \u2014 @FURIA x2 \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/qlhM9O2Ej0\u2014 DEXERTO.COM (@Dexerto) January 20, 2021 Day 2 \u2014 Wednesday, January 20 FURIA bow out early, FalleN\u2019s Liquid surprise Na\u2019Vi Complexity were unable to perform in their first series of the year, being swept on Mirage (9-16) and Dust2 (8-16). ZywOo shined, delivering 46 kills over two maps. A new-look Team Liquid pull the upset against NAVI, dispatching the CIS squad on Inferno (16-6) and Nuke (16-14). S1mple\u2019s 36 kills on Nuke were not enough to keep his team in the upper bracket Despite a convincing win on Inferno (16-9), FURIA fell short on Mirage (14-16) against Evil Geniuses. Stanislaw and co. followed up with a swift win on Nuke (16-6) to keep their tournament hopes alive. Day 2 of #BLASTPremier Global Finals saw some top-class plays \ud83d\udcaa Here\u2019s the top 5: \ud83d\udd39 @cerq \u2014 @EvilGeniuses \ud83d\udd39 @yuurih \u2014 @FURIA \ud83d\udd39 @arTcsgo \u2014 @FURIA \ud83d\udd39 @RUSH \u2014 @Complexity \ud83d\udd39 @s1mpleO \u2014 @NatusVincere pic.twitter.com\/XymkNlZdUl\u2014 DEXERTO.COM (@Dexerto) January 21, 2021 Day 3 \u2014 Thursday, January 21 Astralis and Vitality secure top-4, Complexity knocked out Complexity were eliminated by NAVI after a 1-2 series. Electronic was the star of the show with 75 kills over three maps. Astralis took down G2 Esports following a thrilling series. The Danes followed Dust2 (14-16) with wins on Vertigo (16-8) and Inferno (16-4) with Dupreeh displaying an impressive 91.5 ADR across three maps. Team Liquid failed to overcome Vitality falling short on Vertigo (11-16) after a close game on Nuke (14-16). ZywOo seemed unbeatable in clutches across both maps. Day 3 of #BLASTPremier Global Finals gave us some crazy plays \ud83d\ude05 Here\u2019s the top 5: \ud83d\udd39 @s1mpleO \u2014 @natusvincere \ud83d\udd39 @JUGiOfficial \u2014 @Complexity \ud83d\udd39 @zywoo \u2014 @TeamVitality \ud83d\udd39 @s1mpleO \u2014 @natusvincere AGAIN \ud83d\ude0e \ud83d\udd39 @electronicCSGO \u2014 @natusvincere pic.twitter.com\/nL6WF6DkGH\u2014 DEXERTO.COM (@Dexerto) January 22, 2021 Day 4 \u2014 Friday, January 22 G2 and Evil Geniuses fall short, NAVI and Liquid trough Team Liquid send Evil Geniuses packing after two swift wins on Inferno (16-12) and Dust2 (16-8). NAF shined for the North American team, delivering 51 kills over the two maps. NAVI take down G2 Esports, looking unstoppable on both Train (16-6) and Mirage (16-8). Everyone on the CIS squad was on point, with s1mple standing out with an impressive 94.3 ADR across the series. Day 4 of #BLASTPremier Global Finals saw @TeamLiquid dominate EG \ud83d\udd25 They also make up 3 of our top 5 plays: \ud83d\udd39 @G2NiKo \u2014 @G2esports \ud83d\udd39 @NAFFLY \u2014 @TeamLiquid \ud83d\udd39 @s1mpleO \u2014 @natusvincere \ud83d\udd39 @FalleNCS \u2014 @TeamLiquid \ud83d\udd39 @NAFFLY \u2014 @TeamLiquid \ud83d\udc51 pic.twitter.com\/ZNW3VfTosh\u2014 DEXERTO.COM (@Dexerto) January 23, 2021 Day 5 \u2014 Saturday, January 23 NAVI survive, Astralis through to another Grand Final Astralis secure a spot in the Grand Final after beating Team Vitality 2-1, managing to steal Dust2 (16-14) and stomping Inferno (16-5). Shox shined on Overpass (16-10) delivering 28 kills and displaying an incredible 122.5 ADR. NAVI continue their lower bracket run as they take down Team Liquid after two incredibly close maps. B1t helped NAVI edge out Inferno (16-13) while flamie ran the show on Nuke (16-14). Day 5 of #BLASTPremier Global Finals gave us a contender for CS:GO clip of the year! \ud83d\udea8 Top 5 plays from Day 5: \ud83d\udd39 @zywoo \u2014 @TeamVitality \ud83d\udd39 @NAFFLY \u2014 @TeamLiquid \ud83d\udd39 @ELiGE \u2014 @TeamLiquid \ud83d\udd39 @zywoo \u2014 @TeamVitality \ud83d\udd39 @dev1ce \u2014 @AstralisCS \ud83e\udd47 pic.twitter.com\/BFfewDhilP\u2014 DEXERTO.COM (@Dexerto) January 24, 2021 Day 6 \u2014 Sunday, January 24 Natus Vincere claims the trophy taking down Vitality and Astralis NAVI opened the series by edging out Nuke (19-17) after an incredible comeback in the second half to secure overtime. Team Vitality managed to take Overpass (16-12) with ZywOo dropping 28 kills. NAVI responded by taking control of Dust2 (16-12) and securing their spot in the Grand Final. The star of the show was s1mple, the Ukrainian hit a +29 K\/D across the three maps. The Grand Finals saw NAVI open up with a great win on Nuke (16-12) and follow up with a dominating performance on Inferno (16-5). Boombl4 led by example, delivering 22 kills on Inferno on his way to the championship. Blast Premier Global Final: Teams & players Eight total teams will be in attendance at this year\u2019s BLAST Global Final, all of them qualifying through a variety of competitions, such as the Spring Finals, Fall Finals, and BLAST Premier Circuit. Lots of eyes will be on Team Liquid, who will be with their new star acquisition, FalleN, after the Brazilian legend joined their ranks to replace Twistzz. The stand out players were expectedly Oleksandr \u2018s1mple\u2019 Kostyliev and Mathieu \u2018ZywOo\u2018 Herbaut, however, credit must be given to NAVI\u2019s IGL Kirill \u2018Boombl4\u2018 Mikhailov. The Russian stepped up massively in the tournament, impacting every round that NAVI won.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NAVI win BLAST Premier Global Final: Final placements & recap NAVI were crowned the champions of BLAST Premier Global Final, taking home the lion\u2019s share of $1 million! Here\u2019s how the event developed. NAVI defeated Liquid, Vitality, and Astralis for the title – Oleksandr \u2018s1mple\u2019 Kostyliev claims the MVP – NAVI go all the way […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37391\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}