Tournament organizer BLAST has published information about how selection for the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown will take place. Qualifying matches begin next month in five regions. Teams from North and South America, as well as from Europe, divided into three regions. will compete for the right to participate in a tournament with a prize fund of $162,000.
Earlier, at the end of last year, BLAST had already announced that the Spring Showdown tournament would be focused on European and American teams. But in the fall, for the first time in the history of the league, qualifications will also be held for teams from Asia and Oceania.
A representative of BLAST Premier commented on further plans for the development of the tournament as follows: “Expansion of the qualification stage – further proof of our commitment to creating a Counter Strike competition that will open up new opportunities for a wide range of teams. In total, more than 1,500 teams will have the chance to prove themselves in the BLAST Spring Showdown, and if successful, compete against world leaders on the global stage.” He hopes the new qualifying series format will help attract more local teams that have good prospects for success at the professional level.
It is already known that the first qualifying matches will take place in mid-March. The winners of regional tournaments will receive a $25,000 prize for team development and will be able to compete in the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown in April.
