{"id":34050,"date":"2024-01-28T21:32:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T02:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=34050"},"modified":"2024-01-28T21:32:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T02:32:05","slug":"astralis-g2-secure-blast-premier-spring-final-berths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/astralis-g2-secure-blast-premier-spring-final-berths\/","title":{"rendered":"Astralis &#038; G2 secure BLAST Premier Spring Final berths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The final day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/blast-premier-spring-groups\/\" title=\"BLAST Premier Spring Groups betting guide\">BLAST Premier Spring Groups<\/a> saw Astralis clash with BIG and G2 Esports take on Team Liquid, with the winner of each series claiming a spot at the Spring Final.<\/p>\n<p>During the Spring Groups, Astralis encountered a bumpy road.<\/p>\n<p>Despite convincing wins over Falcons and Team Vitality, they stumbled in the group final rematch against world&#8217;s best <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a> team, Vitality.<\/p>\n<p>Individual and team-wide issues plagued the Danish squad, with lackluster performances from key players like Nicolai &#8220;device&#8221; Reedtz and Jakob &#8220;jabbi&#8221; Nygaard.<\/p>\n<p>BIG, however, defied expectations, growing stronger with each series.<\/p>\n<p>Overcoming a heavy loss to Virtus.pro, they navigated through a challenging series against Heroic and showcased a solid performance against Cloud9.<\/p>\n<p>The German squad, fuelled by emotion and determination, sought redemption after their struggles in the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/pgl-major-copenhagen\/\" title=\"PGL Major Copenhagen betting guide\">PGL Major Copenhagen<\/a> qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>Astralis initially dominating on Vertigo, but BIG&#8217;s young duo, Karim &#8216;Krimbo&#8217; Moussa and Elias &#8216;s1n&#8217; Stein, displayed exceptional skill, leading their team to victory in overtime.<\/p>\n<p>Overpass showcased Astralis&#8217; dominance in the first half, and device&#8217;s impactful plays secured the map.<\/p>\n<p>The decider was a tense back-and-forth affair, with BIG initially taking the lead, but Astralis mounted a comeback, ultimately securing the series win in overtime (12-16, 13-9, 16-14).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AstralisCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ASTRALISCS<\/a> ARE HEADING TO LONDON! \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLASTPremier?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLASTPremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CfudZe1bGl\">pic.twitter.com\/CfudZe1bGl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BLAST Premier \ud83d\udca5 (@BLASTPremier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTPremier\/status\/1751655076035273143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Later on, G2 secured their spot at the BLAST Premier Spring Final with a convincing 2-0 (13-10, 13-7) victory over Liquid.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Ilya &#8220;m0NESY&#8221; Osipov not performing at his usual level, the Kova\u010d cousins, Nemanja &#8216;huNter-&#8216; Kova\u010d and Nikola &#8216;NiKo&#8217; Kova\u010d, led G2 with a combined 67 kills.<\/p>\n<p>On Overpass, Liquid had a sluggish start, prompting a timeout from coach Wilton &#8220;zews&#8221; Prado.<\/p>\n<p>Although they staged a comeback on the CT side, G2 ultimately secured the map with key plays from huNter- and NiKo.<\/p>\n<p>On Anubis, G2&#8217;s dominant T-side performance left Liquid with no answer as they secured a swift victory without dropping a single round.<\/p>\n<p>For Liquid, the tournament began with a slow start, narrowly defeating Spirit and struggling against FaZe and G2.<\/p>\n<p>Their only resounding victory came against GamerLegion.<\/p>\n<p>With a month before their next event, the Americas RMR, Liquid has time to address their mistakes and fine-tune their performance.<\/p>\n<p>After booking their spot in the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/blast-premier-series\/spring-final\/\" title=\"BLAST Premier Spring Final betting guide\">BLAST Premier Spring Final<\/a>, Astralis and G2 will join Team Vitality, Natus Vincere, Virtus.pro and FaZe Clan.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, for Team Liquid and BIG, they will have to try and qualify for the Spring Final through the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/blast-premier-spring-showdown\/\" title=\"BLAST Premier Spring Showdown betting guide\">BLAST Premier Spring Showdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LONDON CALLING FOR <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G2CSGO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@G2CSGO<\/a> \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLASTPremier?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLASTPremier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/THalWZmbpF\">pic.twitter.com\/THalWZmbpF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 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