Complexity and Cloud9 advanced to the semifinals of the $425,000 BLAST Premier Fall Final 2023.
Complexity rallied for a 2-1 win against Natus Vincere, and Cloud9 swept Heroic in Friday’s quarterfinals.
Complexity will take on FaZe Clan and Cloud9 will meet Team Vitality in Saturday’s semifinals.
NAVI and Heroic finished in fifth-sixth place, with each earning $20,000 and 500 BLAST Premier points.
All remaining matches in this Counter-Strike 2 tournament are best-of-three, including Sunday’s grand final. The winner earns $200,000 plus 3,000 BLAST Premier points and an automatic entry into the World Final in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from Dec. 13-17.
On Friday, NAVI opened with a 13-10 win on Anubis before Complexity bounced back with 13-6 and 13-10 wins on Overpass and Nuke, respectively.
Cloud9 followed up a 13-11 win on Nuke with a 13-5 victory on Inferno.
BLAST Premier Fall Final prize pool, BLAST Premier points:
1. $200,000, 3,000 points, World Final berth
2. $85,000, 2,000 points
3-4. $40,000, 1,200 points
5-6. $20,000, 500 points – Natus Vincere, Heroic
7-8. $10,000, 300 points — Ninjas in Pyjamas, Astralis
–Field Level Media