Qualifiers for BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2021 Announced
Qualifiers for BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2021 Announced
BLAST have announced the details on the regional qualifiers for their Spring Showdown 2021 event. Although earlier the series mainly included teams from Europe and North America, this time the competition will feature teams from other regions as well.
The main five qualifiers will be held in five regions – Latin America, Iberia, Western Europe, USA & Canada and Nordic. Each of these qualifiers will feature eight teams competing for one slot at the main event. Besides that, the winner of each qualifier will receive $25,000 in prize money. The list of closed qualifiers looks as follows:
- Latin Power by FiReSPORTS: March 19th – 21st (Latin America)
- Unity Cup by LVP/RTP Arena: March 22nd – 24th (Iberia)
- Fantasyexpo Cup: March 23rd – 25th (Western Europe)
- North American Qualifier: March 26th – 28th (USA & Canada)
- Nordic Masters:: March 26th – 28th (Nordic)
Overall, these regions include over 20 countries. Next season BLAST Premier qualifiers will cover even more regions, which will be announced at a later date.
BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2021 will be played on April 13th – 18th, featuring a $162,000 prize pool and a line-up of sixteen teams. The best two teams of the event will also qualify for the Spring Finals. Among confirmed participants are Astralis, G2 Esports, Team Liquid, OG, Team Vitality and MIBR, who earlier placed 7th – 12th in the group stage.