BLAST officially announced the first event of the 2023 season: BLAST Premier Spring Groups.

12 BLAST partner teams will take part in the tournament. Among them are NAVI, FaZe, G2, Heroic, NIP, Liquid, Astralis, Vitality, Complexity, Evil Geniuses, OG, and BIG.

Tournament Format

This year, BLAST has changed the group format a lot. First, let us remind you that earlier, the group stage was divided into three phases: groups, playoff bracket, and Last Chance Stage.

In 2023, only two of the three stages remain the groups and the playoff series. Now the winners of the three groups will immediately receive slots for the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2023. The remaining three places will be played in the playoff bracket.

You can read more about the difference in formats and why players are unhappy with the new format in this article.

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Intrigues Of the Tournament

A huge amount of intrigue awaits us at the first event in 2023. The main ones consist of new compositions, which are already changing during the resolution.

Teams that will definitely come to BLAST Premier Spring Groups with a new lineup are Astralis, NAVI, and NIP.

Also, according to rumors, OG may change its roster during the draw. According to the insider, the team is looking for a new rifleman.

At the BLAST Premier Spring Groups, you can see Nikolay dev1ce Rydtz, Andri npl Kuharski, and, according to rumors, Daniil headtr1ck ValItov at the tier-1 level. This is already the reason to watch this event.

In addition, it is BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 that will be able to show the current tier-1 level of teams and determine the favorites.

When Will the Tournament Start?

BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 will be held from January 19 to 29.