#Heroic advanced to the BLAST Premier Spring Final after defeating #BIG 2-1 in the second round of the BLAST Premier Group Stage's elimination bracket. The event will take place in Washington, D.C., on June 7-11.
Karim #Krimbo Moussa and Nils #k1to Gruhne led the charge in the first round of the knockout stage against the North Americans as BIG entered the series after a 2-0 victory against #Liquid, but they ran into trouble this time.
The Match Recap
The Fatih #gob b Dayik and his guys chose Vertigo for the veto instead of their trusted Mirage, which turned out to be a costly error that Heroic capitalized on to set the tempo in the series.
BIG's early offensive consisted of two valiant surprise rounds, while Florian #syrsoN Rische, who was absent versus Liquid, had a spirited start to the match. Heroic, though, showed no signs of panic and took control of the CT side of the map to create a 13-2 gap between the two teams at the half.
After the Danes' 16-3 victory, which seemed inevitable, Swiss observer Mathieu #Maniac Quiquerez didn't mince words and called it “a savage loss” for BIG. Even though the Germans hadn't played Ancient since June 2022, Martin #stavn Lund, the tenth-best player of 2022, took point for his side.
Despite this, BIG won the map 16-12 with to BIG's 1.29 rating and 22 kills. The Danish teenager had missed their first opportunity to beat Vitality and advance to the Spring Final, but he came back with an Ancient revival on the crucial match-ending map.
The Conclusion
The BLAST Spring tournament showed us once again why we follow and love CSGO, and how fierce the competition really is considering the names involved.
In the final match of the group stage, OG and Astralis will square off, and the winner advances to join the G2, FaZe, Natus Vincere, Vitality, and Heroic at the BLAST Premier Spring Final. The Showdown will then determine the final two teams of the eight-team North American competition.
