HLTV.org is now live from BLAST Premier Spring Final in Lisbon, Portugal, to bring you coverage of the $425,000 event.
Will FaZe recover from the disappointment of Dallas and cement their position as the world #1 team? Can ENCE build upon the promise shown this year and finally win a big trophy? Are Natus Vincere going to be the same force with Denis “electroNic” Sharipov acting as IGL and Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev on the roster?
To find out the answers to these questions eight teams will face off in a GSL best-of-three group stage followed by a single elimination best-of-three bracket here in Lisbon, with the winner taking home an impressive $200,000 and a spot in the BLAST Premier World Final.
A week of action is ready to begin in Lisbon
The opening matches pit FaZe against paiN, G2 against Vitality, Natus Vincere against OG and ENCE against BIG in a jam-packed first day of action.
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BLAST Premier Spring Final viewer’s guide
To get yourself ready for an intense week of Counter-Strike check out our piece on why ENCE are poised to take the trophy, our interview with s1mple talking about everything from the new lineup to the impact of the war, and our chat with nexa on the new additions to OG.
Coverage of the event will be brought to you by Josip “brcho” Brtan and Arron “King Dempz” Dempsey, on photography and interviews respectively.
You can check out more about the event here and don’t forget to follow our Twitter and Instagram pages to stay up to date with everything happening here in Lisbon.
