BLAST Premier Global 2020, one of the biggest CS:GO events, was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yesterday (January 24), the tournament’s two finalists, Natus Vincere and Astralis, played the final match of the tournament to determine the champion, and NAVI became the champion by winning 2-0 in series.
At the early stage of the tournament, NAVI lost against Team Liquid by 2-0 and continued its journey from the lower bracket. NAVI eliminated their opponents one by one and played against Team Vitality at the lower bracket final. NAVI, again, won against Vitality, and became the second finalist after Astralis. NAVI’s superstar s1mple played magnificently against the world’s best team, Astralis, and by winning 2-0 on series, they became the champion of the BLAST Premier Global Final 2020 and secured $600,000 from the prize pool.
| Astralis | K-D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating2.0 |
| Lukas ‘gla1ve‘ Rossander | 31-39 | -8 | 70.3 | 57.1% | 0.91 |
| Emil ‘Magisk‘ Reif | 30-38 | -8 | 66.4 | 65.3% | 0.88 |
| Nicolai ‘device‘ Reedtz | 26-37 | -11 | 70.9 | 63.3% | 0.84 |
| Peter ‘dupreeh‘ Rasmussen | 26-32 | -6 | 57.9 | 65.3% | 0.83 |
| Lucas ‘Bubzkji‘ Andersen | 14-18 | -4 | 61.0 | 60.7% | 0.83 |
| Andreas ‘Xyp9x‘ Højsleth | 9-16 | -7 | 49.0 | 52.4% | 0.75 |
| Natus Vincere | K-D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating2.0 |
| Aleksandr ‘s1mple‘ Kostyliev | 50-29 | +21 | 103.9 | 81.6% | 1.57 |
| Ilya ‘Perfecto‘ Zalutskiy | 36-22 | +14 | 81.9 | 77.6% | 1.30 |
| Egor ‘flamie‘ Vasilyev | 21-15 | +6 | 76.0 | 78.6% | 1.22 |
| Valeriy ‘B1T‘ Vakhovskiy | 14-10 | +4 | 84.0 | 81.0% | 1.18 |
| Kirill ‘Boombl4‘ Mikhailov | 35-28 | +7 | 68.0 | 71.4% | 1.10 |
| Denis ‘electronic‘ Sharipov | 24-32 | -8 | 56.3 | 71.4% | 0.92 |
The First MVP of 2021: s1mple
After the final series of the tournament, NAVI’s s1mple won the first most valuable player award of 2021.
The top eight CS:GO teams of the world competed for winning one of the most prestigious CS:GO tournaments. The tournament started with the double-elimination format on January 19.
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
- Astralis 2-1 Evil Geniuses
- G2 Esports 2-1 FURIA Esports
- Team Vitality 2-0 Complexity
- Natus Vincere 0-2 Team Liquid
Lower Bracket Round 1
- Evil Geniuses 2-1 FURIA Esports
- Complexity 1-2 Natus Vincere
Upper Bracket Semifinals
- Astralis 2-1 G2 Esports
- Team Vitality 2-0 Team Liquid
Lower Bracket Round 2
- Team Liquid 2-0 Evil Geniuses
- G2 Esports 0-2 Natus Vincere
Upper Bracket Final
- Astralis 2-1 Team Vitality
Lower Bracket Round 3
- Team Vitality 1-2 Natus Vincere
BLAST Premier Global Final 2020 Grand Final
- Astralis 0-2 Natus Vincere
| Placement | $ USD | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | $600,000 | Natus Vincere |
| 2. | $200,000 | Astralis |
| 3. | $80,000 | Team Vitality |
| 4. | $50,000 | Team Liquid |
| 5.-6. | $20,000 | Evil Geniuses |
| 5.-6. | $20,000 | G2 Esports |
| 7.-8. | $15,000 | FURIA Esports |
| 7.-8. | $15,000 | Complexity Gaming |
