This past weekend we saw an astounding level of Counter-Strike being played by the top teams in Europe. But in the centre of it all, we saw Team Vitality being crowned champions of BLAST Premier Fall 2020. Here is how they did it:
Final standings + winnings
- 1st – $225,000 – Team Vitality
- 2nd – $85,000 – Astralis
- 3rd – $40,000 – BIG
- 4th – $25,000 – Natus Vincere
- 5th-6th – $15,000 – G2 Esports
- 5th-6th – $15,000 – Furia
- 7th-8th – $10,000 – Mousesports
- 7th-8th – $10,000 – OG
Vitality crowned champions of BLAST Premier Fall 2020 – How did they do it?
Bracket
As their first match up in the upper bracket Quarterfinals, Vitality were matched against Mousesports. After 2 dominant matches from the frenchmen, the best of 3 series was won 2-0 by Vitality.
With this win, Vitality progressed to the upper bracket Semifinals and faced off Natus Vincere, one of the favourites at BLAST Premier Fall 2020. Matches in the best of 3 series were close, both leading to overtime, but eventually, Vitality were just the stronger team.
Vitality then took on BIG Clan in the upper bracket Finals. It was quite surprising to see a team like BIG reaching this stage of the event, considering the strength of the other teams at the event, but BIG surpassed them and reached the finals nonetheless. BIG started the series by taking the first map in dominant fashion by winning Vertigo with a 16-9 score line. Vitality then replied with a ridiculous performance, as they won both maps 16-1 and 16-2 respectively, getting them a slot in the Grand Finals.
Grand Finals
In the Grand Finals they were matched up against Astralis. Astralis had climbed through the lower bracket, and were on a very long run. They beat teams like Mousesports, G2, Na’Vi and BIG to reach the Grand Finals of BLAST Premier Fall 2020.
Vitality kicked off the grand finals with a win of their own on Vertigo, another dominant showing from the frenchmen as they ended the match with a 16-4 score line. Astralis then replied with a win of their own on Dust 2, as they ended the map 16-14 in their favor. Lastly, for their final map, both teams played on Inferno. Vitality’s CT-side contributed heavily to their success as they managed to gather 12 rounds on just one side, leaving Astralis with only 3 rounds on the T-side. Eventually Vitality moved on to the Terrorist side and continued dominating the rounds to win the map 16-5 and win BLAST Premier Fall 2020.
What’s next?
The European Counter-Strike scene has shown the highest quality of CS:GO we have ever seen, and with more regional based events coming in 2021, we can only expect more of these intense, and action-packed events.
So make sure you keep yourself updated to www.esportsguide.com for more esports news!
