The Copenhagen Major RMRs have wrapped, and all eyes turn to the main event in a fortnight, but before then, we’ve got the continuation of the BLAST 2024 circuit with the Spring Showdown.
Ten teams who failed to qualify via Spring Groups have one final chance in a grueling single-elimination bracket, but they’ll need to overcome the best CS2 teams from all across the globe via regional qualifiers. Only two teams can proceed to the Spring Finals and play for the lion’s share of $425,000 USD and the World Final.
Here’s everything you need to know about the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2024: Schedule, results, standings, and more.
BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2024: Full format, team list, schedule, and more
BLAST Premier Spring Showdown format and teams
BLAST Premier Spring Showdown was a 16-team event that acted as a final qualifier for the Spring Finals, set to kick off in mid-June in London. A single-elimination bracket stood between the participants and the final two spots for the Spring Finals.
Teams qualified for the Spring Showdown through Spring Groups as well as through regional qualifiers. BIG, Team Liquid, Falcons, GamerLegion, NiP, Cloud9, OG, Spirit, Complexity, and Heroic dropped from Spring groups into this edition of the Showdown. They were joined by Metizport, Monte, SAW, Elevate, Imperial, and Rare Atom.
Liquid looked to make amends for missing the Major after a defeat at the American RMR, but it was all about the return of s1mple who is back in Counter-Strike—but not with NAVI. S1mple suited up for Falcons on loan starting with the Showdown, though results didn’t go their way. People are also excited to see Team Spirit and donk in action, who come in fresh after winning IEM Katowice 2024 and qualifying for the Major.
BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2024 schedule, results, and standings
Standings
Here are the full standings for the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown. Only the top two teams progressed to the all-important Spring Final in London later this June.
| Placement | Prize | Team |
| First | $20,000, 900 BLAST Premier points, BLAST Premier Spring Final qualification | SAW, Team Spirit |
| Third | $12,500, 600 BLAST Premier points | OG, Metizport |
| Fifth | $7,500, 250 BLAST Premier points | Cloud9, Heroic, Monte, BIG |
| Ninth | $5,000 | NiP, Falcons, Rare Atom, Liquid, Complexity, Imperial, Elevate, GamerLegion |
Schedule and results
Here is the full schedule for the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2024 event. All times below are listed in Central Time (CT).
Wednesday, March 6
- 8:30am: Cloud9 2-0 Rare Atom
- 11am: Heroic 2-0 NiP
- 1:30pm: Falcons 1-2 Metizport
Thursday, March 7
- 8:30am: Liquid 1-2 SAW
- 11am: Complexity 1-2 OG
- 1:30pm: Monte 2-0 Imperial
Friday, March 8
- 8:30am: Spirit 2-0 Elevate
- 11am: GamerLegion 1-2 BIG
- 1:30pm: Cloud9 0-2 SAW
Saturday, March 9
- 8:30am: Heroic 0-2 OG
- Quarterfinal. Winner proceeds to qualifier.
- 8:30am: Metizport 2-0 Monte
- Quarterfinal. Winner proceeds to qualifier.
- 8:30am: Spirit 2-0 BIG
- Quarterfinal. Winner proceeds to qualifier.
Sunday, March 10
- 12pm: SAW 2-0 OG
- Qualifying final. Winner qualifies for BLAST Premier Spring Final.
- 2:30pm: Metizport 1-2 Spirit
- Qualifying final. Winner qualifies for BLAST Premier Spring Final.
BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2024 streams: How to watch
BLAS Premier Spring Showdown CS2 is available to watch live on the BLAST Premier Twitch channel, YouTube channel, and via BLAST.tv. CS2 community streamers may also be broadcasting matches: Head to the game’s respective HLTV match page for a full list of broadcasters closer to game time.
Published: Mar 10, 2024 07:52 pm