Jordan Woodruff
Astralis and G2 Esports gained their teams Thursday and superior to the semifinals of the $1 million BLAST Premier: World Remaining 2024 in Sentosa, Singapore.
Astralis swept MOUZ within the Group A winners match and G2 swept Group Spirit within the Group B winners match. MOUZ and Spirit moved into the quarterfinals of the single-elimination playoff bracket.
Additionally Thursday, FaZe Clan rallied for a 2-1 win over Natus Vincere in a Group A elimination match and Group Vitality got here from behind for a 2-1 win towards Group Liquid in a Group B elimination match. FaZe Clan and Vitality moved into the quarterfinals.
The Counter-Strike 2 occasion started Wednesday with eight groups battling for a high prize of $500,000. The highest three groups from every group made the playoffs. All matches are best-of-three till Sunday’s best-of-five grand last.
Astralis gained 13-7 on Vertigo and 13-9 on Nuke towards MOUZ. Denmark’s Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz led the winners with 39 kills and a plus-22 kills-deaths differential.
NAVI opened with a 13-6 win on Inferno earlier than FaZe Clan answered with a 13-8 win on Mirage and a 13-6 resolution on Historic. Robin “ropz” Kool of Estonia led FaZe Clan with 47 kills and a plus-10 differential.
G2 had a tricky battle with Spirit, profitable 16-13 on Anubis and 13-10 on Mirage. Russia’s Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov posted a team-high 42 kills and a plus-9 differential for G2.
After falling 13-10 to Liquid on Anubis, Vitality bounced again with a 13-3 victory on Mud II and a 13-11 resolution on Nuke. France’s Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut tallied 53 kills and a plus-22 Ok-D ratio to tempo Vitality.
Friday’s quarterfinals:
–Group Spirit vs. FaZe Clan
–MOUZ vs. Group Vitality
Remaining Group A standings:
1. Astralis, 2-0
2. MOUZ, 1-1
3. FaZe Clan, 1-1
3. Natus Vincere, 0-2
Remaining Group B standings:
1. G2 Esports, 2-0
2. Group Spirit, 1-1
3. Group Vitality, 1-1
4. Group Liquid, 0-2
BLAST Premier World Remaining prize pool:
1. $500,000
2. $250,000
3-4. $85,000
5-6. $25,000
7-8. $15,000 — Natus Vincere, Group Liquid
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