The rivalry between European and North American CS:GO teams is set to resume in October. Several North American CS:GO teams will travel to Europe to compete in the BLAST Fall Premier against their EU counterparts. BIG and FURIA will replace 100Thieves and Team Liquid in the first stage of the competition.
The coronavirus pandemic forced several tournaments to move online as travel restrictions and social distancing norms made hosting offline events difficult. CS:GO teams have been competing in various online regional events in the absence of LAN tournaments.
“This will be the first time in months that CS teams from Europe and Americas will compete against each other and represents a positive step forward for the ecosystem.” said Robbie Douek, CEO of BLAST.
HLTV.org reported North American teams’ plans to travel to Europe for the remaining part of the year.
CS:GO fans can finally witness the best NA teams take on their European counterparts at BLAST Premier Fall 2020. Image Credit: BLAST.
FURIA and BIG Replace Team Liquid and 100T in BLAST Premier Fall
FURIA and BIG will replace Team Liquid and 100Thieves in the first stage of the event. 100Thieves has recently announced its exit from Counter-Strike Global Offensive citing logistical problems arising due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Team Liquid will take part in the Fall Showdown that takes place from November 23-29th. Unlike Evil Geniuses that will make two trips to Europe, Team Liquid will skip the first stage of BLAST Premier: Fall 2020.
BLAST has been the driving force in recent talks for North American players to move to Europe for the rest of the season. CS:GO viewers have been wanting to see the best teams from the two continents face off agianst each other. FURIA has had a particularly strong run in recent months and will be a formidable opponent for EU teams.
The BLAST Premier Fall 2020 will be the first international CS:GO event after IEM Katowice 2020. The season could culminate with a LAN event at the $500,000 IEM Global Challenge which will take place in December.
Dates for each group during the BLAST Premier Fall Series include:
- Group 1 (26th – 28th October)
- Group 2 (29th – 31st October)
- Group 3 (2nd – 4th November)
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