The BLAST Premier World Final 2024 begins on October 30. As the last big tournament before the Perfect World Shanghai Major, this is a huge chance for our eight participants to proclaim themselves as a frontrunner for Counter-Strike’s most prestigious trophy. Of course, the $1,000,000 prize pool here at Sentosa, Singapore is nothing to scoff at either.

BLAST Premier World Final 2024 Complete Guide

BLAST Premier World Final Schedule & Format

Group Stage

The Group Stage of the BLAST Premier World Final runs from October 30 to October 31 at 2pm local time (2:00 AM ET / 11:00 PM PT).

The eight teams will be split into two groups, each of which will play a truncated double elimination bracket. Only the team who loses both matches in a group will be eliminated. The 2-0 team in each group will go straight to the Semifinals. All matches are best-of-three.

Playoffs

The playoffs begin on November 1 with round one. This bracket is single elimination. The 1-1 teams from both groups will be seeded into the first round, with the winners moving on to the Semifinals on November 2 against a 2-0 team. Both of these matches will be best-of-three, and both days begin at 4:30om local time (4:30 AM ET / 1:30 AM PT).

Grand Finals

The Grand Finals take place on November 3 at 4:00 pm local time (4:00 AM ET / 1:00 AM PT). This match will be a best-of-five. The winner will take home a $500,000 first place prize and the BLAST Premier World Final trophy.

All Teams in the BLAST Premier World Final

The eight participants at the BLAST Premier World Final 2024 qualified by winning either a BLAST event, an IEM, or the Valve Major earlier this year. The remaining 4 teams were invited based on their position in the BLAST Global Leaderboard. The teams are:

  • Team Spirit – IEM Katowice/BLAST Spring Final
  • G2 Esports – BLAST Fall Final
  • Natus Vincere – PGL Major Copenhagen
  • Team Vitality – IEM Cologne
  • FaZe  Clan – Global Leaderboard
  • MOUZ – Global Leaderboard
  • Astralis – Global Leaderboard
  • Team Liquid – Global Leaderboard

BLAST World Final 2024 Groups and Opening Matches

The teams have been split into two groups and their opening matches have been seeded. They are as follows:

Group A

Group B

Astralis

 G2 Esports
FaZe Clan Team Liquid
MOUZ Team Spirit
Natus Vincere Team Vitality

Where to Watch the BLAST Premier World Final 2024

The BLAST Premier World Finals will be streamed on the BLAST Premier YouTube and Twitch channels.

Who Will Win BLAST Premier World Final 2024?

The most likely team to take the BLAST Premier World Final is Natus Vincere, no contest. NAVI has established themselves as the best team in Counter-Strike right now. They have made their last six Grand Finals in a row and won three of them (Esports World Cup, ESL Pro League S20, and IEM Rio).

BLAST Premier World Final 2024 NAVI
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On top of that, NAVI is the defending champion team. While their surprise win back in Copenhagen over the then best-in-the-world FaZe Clan was met with criticism and fluke allegations, NAVI has since proven their abilities and is now the team to beat. It would be a huge surprise if they fell before making their seventh straight Finals.

Of the rest of the teams, Team Vitality and G2 Esports are most likely to make it to the big dance. Both squads have demonstrated very high ceilings. While they have felt inconsistency issues, both teams have beaten NAVI in the past and won trophies this year.