BLAST Premier 2020 switches online

The organizers of BLAST Premier 2020 have announced the decision to shift the Showdown tournament and spring season finals online. The reason for cancelling the LAN-format tournament is the coronavirus pandemia.

As the list of participants includes teams from Europe and North America, the championship will be divided into divisions by region. The Showdown Stage, which will run from May 31 to June 7, will feature ten teams each, the strongest of which will join the group stage winners Natus Vincere, FaZe, G2, OG, Complexity and Liquid in the final part of the spring series.

BLAST Spring 2020 Finals will take place from 15-21 June. European teams will fight for two slots at the BLAST Premier 2020 Global Final, while the American region will have only one winner. The distribution of the $750,000 prize fund will be announced later.

List of participants in the BLAST Spring 2020 Showdown:

Europe

 Astralis
 NiP
 Vitality
Winner of CIS Cup
Finalist of Elisa Invitational #1
Finalist of Elisa Invitational #2
Winner of Iberian qualification
 Direct invite
 Direct invite
 Direct invite

America

 MiBR
 100 Thieves
 Evil Geniuses
 Direct invite
 Direct invite
 Direct invite
 Direct invite
 Direct invite
 Direct invite
 Direct invite

List of participants in BLAST Spring 2020 Finals:

Europe

 Natus Vincere
 FaZe
 G2
 OG
 Showdown tournament finalist #1
 Showdown tournament finalist #2
 Showdown tournament finalist #3
 Showdown tournament finalist #4

America

 Complexity
 Liquid
 Showdown tournament finalist #1
 Showdown tournament finalist #2