BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 – Dates, Format & Schedule

By Tit Krajnik

11 Sep 2023

Tit Krajnik 11 Sep 2023

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BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 will take place on October 4-8
Eight CS:GO teams
$67,500 prize pool and ticket for BLAST Fall Final

BLAST Premier (credit: via Twitter (@BLASTPremier))

BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 is an upcoming Counter-Strike tournament of the BLAST Premier series, which will take place in early October for teams from North America, South America, and one Mongolian squad. It will serve as a qualifying event for BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023, which leads into the $1,000,000 BLAST World Final.

When Is BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023?
Where Is BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023?
BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 Format
BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 Teams
What Is BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 Prize Pool?
Where To Bet On BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023?

Here’s everything you need to know about BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023, including dates, format, teams, prize pool, and where to bet on BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023.

When Is BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023?

BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 is scheduled to start on Wednesday, October 4. The tournament will last for five days and conclude on Sunday, October 8, with the grand finals, when the top two teams will battle it out for the lion’s share of the $67,500 prize pool and a ticket for the BLAST Fall Final.

Where Is BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023?

BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 is an online event, meaning it won’t be hosted in a venue. All matches will be played on North American servers.

BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 Format

The Fall American Showdown will have only one stage, dividing the eight participating Counter-Strike teams into a single-elimination bracket. The teams will be seeded based on their ranking and play best-of-three series (Bo3). All games, including the grand final, will be best-of-three (Bo3).

Eight teams
Single-elimination bracket
All matches are best-of-three (Bo3)

BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 Teams

BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 will welcome eight Counter-Strike teams, including Team Liquid, Evil Geniuses, and Complexity Gaming, who qualified for the event by finishing bottom-six at the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023.

FURIA and Imperial join the list of participating teams as the only two directly invited squads, with the remaining three spots filled in by champions of three qualifying events.

Fake Natty made it to BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 by winning TG Masters Fall 2023 (as 00 Nation), while The MongolZ earned their spot at the tournament by winning 5E Arena Asia Cup Fall 2023 in August.

The final remaining spot was handed to Forsaken, who emerged as the champions of Ace North American Masters Fall 2023.

Team Liquid – Fall Groups
Evil Geniuses – Fall Groups
Complexity Gaming – Fall Groups
FURIA Esports – Invited
Imperial Esports – Invited
Fake Natty – TG Masters
The MongolZ – 5E Arena Asia Cup
Forsaken – Ace Masters

What Is BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 Prize Pool?

BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 will have a fairly small $67,500 prize pool, divided among all eight participating teams. The champions will take home $20,000, 1,000 BLAST Premier points, and an invite to the Fall Final

Champions – $20,000 + 1,000 BLAST Premier points
Runners-up – $12,500 + 600 BLAST Premier points
3rd-4th-place – $7,500 + 375 BLAST Premier points
5th-8th-place – $5,000 + 112,5 BLAST Premier points

Where To Bet On BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023?

Even though BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 is not a major Counter-Strike esports event as much as it’s a qualifying tournament for the Fall Final, it’s still a part of the BLAST Premier circuit, meaning it’s well covered by online betting sites.

You can bet on BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023 on all esports bookmakers and even traditional sportsbooks; however, it’s important to use the best esports betting site like Stake.com, which offers highly competitive Counter-Strike betting odds, has excellent market coverage, and comes with generous betting bonuses esports bettors can take advantage of.

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