From four to eight — the APAC RMR has finally expanded ahead of the BLAST Paris Major in May. Only two teams can represent the wider Asian region in France — who will rise to the occasion and make it to CS:GO’s final Major from the BLAST Paris APAC RMR?
- Vertex, Rare Atom resume at 3-1
- The MongolZ brush off Twisted Minds
- Saturday to be used as catch-up day after disrupted Thursday
In a word: disastrous.
Day one of the BLAST x MESA Paris Major APAC RMR saw a total of 30 rounds played, with only one best-of-one completed as technical issues plagued the day’s play.
Only The MongolZ and Twisted Minds would see a result, with the Mongolian squad dispatching of Twisted Minds 16-10 on Inferno.
Already behind schedule, the Vertex-Rare Atom series would finally get underway — but was paused almost immediately at 3-1 with Andrew “kaze” Khong stepping away due to a medical issue.
He would ultimately not return, with Rare Atom coach Zhu “k4Mi” Xielin replacing the veteran Malaysian.
But before k4Mi could take to the server, the organisers encountered catastrophic technical server-related issues that ultimately resulted in a six hour delay of the broadcast.
In the end, the remaining matches were cancelled, with the broadcast resuming tomorrow at 4pm AEST. According to MESA, Saturday will be used as a catch up day.
Kaze is expected to play in this evening’s resumed best-of-one, which has already been pushed back another hour to account for more tech issue solutions.
We’re covering everything APAC RMR — streams, schedule, results and more.
BLAST Paris APAC RMR Streams
The BLAST Paris APAC RMR will be streamed live on the BLAST_WP Twitch channel. Missed the match? Spoiler-free VODs will be uploaded to the Twitch channel within moments of each matchday’s conclusion.
For HLTV matchpages, check below in the schedule.
BLAST Paris APAC RMR Schedule & Results
The BLAST Paris APAC RMR will see eight teams battle through a double elimination bracket. Two losses means the end of the road to Paris.
The winners through the upper and lower brackets will both be seeded into the Challenger Stage at the Major in May.
All match times below are in AEST.
BLAST Paris APAC RMR Schedule — Day 1 (April 6)
Match | Teams | Time (AEST) |
Opening Round (Bo1) | The MongolZ 16-10 Twisted Minds | 4:30pm |
BLAST Paris APAC RMR Schedule — Day 2 (April 7)
Match | Teams | Time (AEST) |
Opening Round (Bo1) | Rare Atom 1-3 Vertex | 7pm |
Grayhound v TYLOO | 8:30pm | |
Eruption v Invictus International | 10pm | |
Upper Bracket Semi-Final (Bo1) | TheMongolZ v TBD | 11:30pm |
TBD v TBD | 1am |
BLAST Paris APAC RMR Schedule — Day 3 (April 8)
Lower Bracket Round 1 (Bo3) | Twisted Minds v TBD | 6:30pm |
| Loser Opening 3 v Loser Opening 4 | 10:15pm |
Lower Bracket Semi-Finals (Bo3) | TBD v TBD | TBD |
| TBD v TBD | TBD |
BLAST Paris APAC RMR Schedule — Day 4 (April 9)
Match | Teams | Time (AEST) |
Upper Bracket Final (Bo3) | TBD v TBD | 2pm |
Lower Bracket Final (Bo3) | TBD v TBD | 6pm |
Consolidation Final (Bo3) | TBD v TBD | 10:30pm |
BLAST Paris APAC RMR Squads
With sk0r out, Chinguun “hasteka” Bayarmaa has joined The MongolZ across from fellow Mongolian squad Clutch.
Erdenedalai “maaRaa” Bayanbat remains coach of the squad through their transition to The MongolZ, with the Mongolian veteran still very much a part of a scene he pioneered throughout his days as a player back in 2015.
Should Grayhound survive the RMR, the GH tag will feature in back-to-back Majors for the first time since 2019. The core of the squad will be chasing their fourth straight Major appearance.
TYLOO are looking to return to the pinnacle CS:GO stage for the first time since PGL Stockholm in 2021. The Swedish Major was the last we saw of long-time Chinese veteran Xu “somebody” Haowen, with TYLOO since acquiring Jin “aristo” Shengjun and Hong Kong native Cheung “Freeman” Wing-hei.
Twisted Minds will attend the RMR with names well known to the wider community, with both Shuaib “D0cC” Ahmad and Nikola “Lobanjica” Mijomanović popular streamers.
Team | Squad | ||||
The MongolZ | bLitz | Techno4k | Bart4k | ANNIHILATION | hasteka |
Eruption | fury5k | shinobi | cool4st | dobu | yAmi |
Grayhound Gaming | Sico | INS | aliStair | Liazz | Vexite |
Vertex Esports Club | pz | BRACE | malta | ADDICT | HaZR |
Rare Atom | advent | kaze | JamYoung | Moseyuh | Mercury |
TYLOO | Attacker | Summer | DANK1NG | aristo | Freeman |
Invictus International | MOREE | facecrack | DavCost | meztal | m1N1 |
Twisted Minds | BLACKEAGLE | KD69z | Lobanjica | D0cC | SpAwNnS |
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