BLAST Premier Spring Series 2020 Preview

It’s that time of year again. Following the break over Christmas and the New Years period, CS:GO is getting ready to go full swing once again and this time we’re kicking things off in London. The first Major of the year, BLAST Premier Spring Series 2020, will see 12 teams come together for one of the longest events in CS:GO history. The teams will battle it out from January 31^st to February 16^th for their share of the $300,000 prize pool.

BLAST Premier Spring Series 2020 Betting Sites

• Betway (visit now)
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Blast Premier Spring Series 2020 Format

• Group Stage: January 31st – February 16th, 2020
• Three double-elimination (GSL) format groups
• Each group has 4 teams
• All matches are Bo3
• Top two teams from each group advance to the Spring Finals
• Bottom two teams from each group advance to the Spring Showdown

Teams Attending

This event is without doubt a unique one. Twelve teams is an uncommon number of teams for an event, and it has been split up into three groups. The odds for each team to win their respective group are provided below, courtesy of Betway.

Group A

• FaZe Clan – 3.35 odds
• Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) – 7.00 odds
• Team Liquid – 2.10 odds
• MiBR – 6.00 odds

Below are the opening games and their start times:

FaZe Clan vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas – Friday, January 31^st at 15:30 GMT
Team Liquid vs. MiBR – Friday, January 31^st at 19:30 GMT

Group B

• Natus Vincere (NaVi) – 5.75 odds
• Team Vitality – 5.75 odds
• Astralis – 1.50 odds
• Complexity – 17.00 odds

Below are the opening games and their start times:

Natus Vincere vs. Team Vitality – Friday, February 7^th at 15:30 GMT
Astralis vs. Complexity – Friday, February 7^th at 19:30 GMT

Group C

• 100 Thieves – 3.55 odds
• G2 Esports – 4.00 odds
• Evil Geniuses (EG) – 2.20 odds
• OG Esports – 9.00 odds

Below are the opening games and their start times:

100 Thieves vs. G2 Esports – Friday, February 14^th at 15:30 GMT
Evil Geniuses vs. OG Esports – Friday, February 14^th at 19:30 GMT

Additional Info

It is worth nothing that each group stage is played out on individual weekends. So, each group is essentially a small double elimination tournament with the top two teams locking themselves in for the Spring Finals in June.

The bottom two teams of each group get pushed into the Spring Showdown. Here the six teams that got eliminated from groups will clash with teams that qualify through an open qualifier. The total of ten teams will fight for the final two Spring Finals places.

This format is rather complex and there will be five months between the initial games and the Spring Finals taking place. We will be providing full coverage for each step along the way, to make things easier for you to follow.

Key Betting Tips

Map handicaps – If there’s a clear and obvious winner, map handicaps against them are the easiest way to boost odds. Likewise, if there’s a team that likely won’t win but has a chance of causing an upset, consider a map handicap in their favour.

Recent form is important – There are some teams in the Counter-Strike scene that are incredibly hit and miss, but in most cases, taking a teams recent form into account can help weigh up which sort of bet you should place and how much you should risk wagering. However, in this case there has been a recent player break which could throw a spanner in the works here.

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