BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024 runs from January 17-21 in Lisbon, featuring 16 top CS2 teams competing for spots in the Spring Final and Spring Showdown events.

The tournament offers a $190,000 prize pool and uses a round-robin group stage format. Teams are divided into 4 groups of 4, playing best-of-1 matches in the initial phase.

Format Details:

• Double-elimination bracket within each group
• Top 2 teams from each group advance to Spring Final
• 3rd place teams qualify for Spring Showdown
• 4th place teams are eliminated

Teams & Groups

Group A:

• FaZe Clan
• Vitality
• GamerLegion
• ENCE

Group B:

• G2 Esports
• Ninjas in Pyjamas
• Complexity
• The MongolZ

Group C:

• Team Liquid
• Cloud9
• Eternal Fire
• NAVI

Group D:

• Heroic
• BIG
• Virtus.pro
• Astralis

Tournament Schedule

• January 17-18: Group Stage Initial Matches
• January 19-20: Group Winners & Elimination Matches
• January 21: Group Decider Matches

Top Contenders

• FaZe Clan - Defending champions looking strong after winning IEM Katowice '23
• Vitality - Consistent performers with veteran lineup
• G2 Esports - Recent tournament victories make them favorites
• Team Liquid - Strong form after roster changes

Underdogs to Watch

• The MongolZ - First major appearance for Mongolian CS
• Eternal Fire - Turkish squad showing promise
• BIG - German team capable of upsets
• GamerLegion - Young roster with upset potential

BLAST Premier Spring Groups marks the first major CS2 event of 2024, setting the tone for the competitive season ahead while determining which teams advance to future Spring tournaments.

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