FaZe Clan and Team Falcons both cruised to 2-0 sweeps on Sunday in the semifinals of the BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown.
With the victories, FaZe Clan and Team Falcons locked up the last two BLAST Premier: Fall Final berths. FaZe blanked OG on Sunday, while Team Falcons flew past Virtus.pro.
The $135,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament began with 16 teams vying for the last two spots in the $425,000 Fall Final, scheduled for Sept. 25-29 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Team Spirit, Team Vitality, G2 Esports, Team Liquid, Natus Vincere and Astralis had already booked their spots in the Fall Final based on their results in the Fall Groups.
FaZe Clan and Team Falcons each received $20,000 and 900 BLAST Premier points in addition to securing the coveted trip to Copenhagen. The Fall Showdown featured a single-elimination bracket of best-of-three matches.
On Sunday, FaZe Clan earned a pair of 13-8 wins — on Dust II and Ancient. Latvia’s Helvijs “broky” Saukants finished with 35 kills and a plus-13 kill-death differential in the victory.
Emil “Magisk” Reif of Denmark collected 35 kills against 21 deaths as Team Falcons took Vertigo 13-10 and Mirage 13-6.
BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown prize pool:
1-2. $20,000, 900 BLAST Premier points, berth in BLAST Premier: Fall Final — FaZe Clan, Team Falcons
3-4. $12,500, 600 BLAST Premier points — OG, Virtus.pro
5-8. $7,500, 250 BLAST Premier points — paiN Gaming, AMKAL ESPORTS, Complexity Gaming, BIG
9-16. $5,000, no BLAST Premier points — Rare Atom, Cloud9, HEROIC, Ninjas in Pyjamas, M80, Metizport, GamerLegion, Zero Tenacity
–Field Level Media
