Eternal Fire qualify for BLAST Fall Showdown; MOUZ miss out

Eternal Fire have triumphed in TWR Eastern European Masters Fall 2022 to qualify for the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown. The Turks went 2-1 in the group stage to reach the playoffs where they took down MOUZ and SINNERS to clinch their BLAST spot.

MOUZ were the favorites coming into the tournament as the highest-ranked team at the event. They topped Group A with a spotless record, one which includes a blowout 16-1 win over ONYX. Christopher “⁠dexter⁠” Nong‘s side were unable to continue their winning ways in the knockout stage, however, and were eliminated by Eternal Fire 1-2 in an extremely close semi-final.

SINNERS drew first blood in the grand final after securing Overpass 16-11 to go up 1-0. Eternal Fire closed out the next map in the final round of regulation to level the series and scored a convincing 16-8 win on Inferno to complete the reverse-sweep which sealed their place at the Fall Showdown.

Engin “⁠MAJ3R⁠” Küpeli and company join the likes of Astralis, Vitality, and Heroic in the list of teams that have already qualified for the BLAST Fall Showdown, which will run from October 19-23.

Only three spots are yet to be filled in the list of 16 teams attending the Fall Showdown. One slot will be awarded to the winner of Ace North American Masters Fall while the last two will be given to squads that receive a direct invitation from the tournament organizers.

Teams will not only be competing for the $135,000 prize pool, but for two spots at the BLAST Fall Final in November as well.

The current team list is as follows: