Pelaajatcom and one of the world’s biggest tournament organizers BLAST have extended their partnership for the 2023 season.

Therefore, Pelaajatcom will broadcast world-class BLAST Premier Counter-Strike throughout the year. Pelaajatcom will also host BLAST Premier Qualifiers where anyone from professionals to amateurs has a chance to qualify for the BLAST Premier circuit to compete with the best.

The total prize pool for the entire circuit will be $2,475,000 spread out across seven tournaments. BLAST Premier’s Spring and Fall seasons schedule is the following:

• Spring Groups: January 19-January 29 (Studio)
• Spring Showdown: April 12-16 (Online)
• Spring Final: June 7-11 (Arena)
• Fall Groups: July 13-23 (Studio)
• Fall Showdown: October 4-8 (Online)
• Fall Final: November 22-26 (Arena)
• World Final: December 13-17 (Arena)

You can watch all the tournaments live from Pelaajatcom’s Twitch channel.

Gather your team and rise to the top

In addition to watching your favorite teams through the Pelaajatcom Twitch channel, you also have the opportunity to clear your own way to the top of CS: GO. Pelaajatcom organizes its own Pelaajatcom Series and Nordic Masters tournaments, along which anyone has the opportunity to climb through the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown (April 12-16) to the Spring Finals (June 7-11) all the way to the last $ 1 million World Finals tournament of the year (December 13-17).

Nordic Masters Spring, a BLAST Premier Qualifier

The Nordic Masters, hosted by Pelaajatcom from 17th to 19th March 2023, is a qualifier event for the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown. Here eight Nordic teams will compete for a place in the BLAST Showdown tournament and the opportunity to compete with CS:GO top names for as much as $ 135,500 in prize money.

Teams from Finland will be represented by the victors of the Showoff match and the Pelaajatcom Series Spring Final tournament, while the remaining six spots will be filled by top Nordic CS:GO teams selected from two Nordic Qualifiers, one Icelandic Qualifier, and invitation.

Nordic Masters Participants:

1. Pelaajatcom Series Spring Showoff Champion
2. Finnish Qualifier (Pelaajatcom Series Spring Final) Winner
3. Nordic Qualifier #1 Winner
4. Nordic Qualifier #2 Winner
5. Icelandic Qualifier Winner (DUSTY)
6. Invited Team
7. Invited Team
8. Invited Team

Nordic Qualifiers

Two Nordic Qualifiers will be played at the beginning of March. Qualifiers are open for all Nordic players (Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland). Registration for the Qualifier tournaments is done on the Pelaajatcom FACEIT page. Only the 128 fastest registered teams can participate in each of the Nordic Qualifier tournaments.

• Nordic Qualifier #1 will be played 4. March and you can register here.
• Nordic Qualifier #2 has been moved to be played 9. March and you can register here.

Winners of the Nordic Qualifiers will advance to Nordic Masters.

Finnish Qualifier, Pelaajatcom Series Spring consists of the following races

• Pelaajatcom Series, Showoff match I 24. February at Assembly Winter, HAVU vs. JANO
• Pelaajatcom Series, Open qualifiers I 28.2.-1.3.
• Pelaajatcom Series, Spring Finals I 10-12.3.
• Nordic Masters, a BLAST Premier Qualifier I 17-19.3.

Pelaajatcom Series I Open Qualifiers

Pelaajatcom Series Spring – Open Qualifiers will take place over two days, and there are four (4) spots for the Pelaajatcom Series Spring Finals on the line. Anyone can register for the tournament with their own five-player team. There is also space for two substitutes.

Registration for the Qualifier tournaments is done on the Pelaajatcom FACEIT page.

• Open Qualifier #1 will be played on the 28. February and you can register here.
• Open Qualifier #2 will be played on the 1. March and you can register here.

Pelaajatcom Series | Spring Finals

The Pelaajatcom Series Spring Finals tournament is played by eight (8) teams and there is a place for the Nordic Masters tournament on the line. The participants in the Spring Finals will be selected as follows:

• Showoff loser (1 team)
• Open qualifiers (4 teams)
• Teams invited (3 teams)

The winner of the tournament will advance directly to the Nordic Masters tournament. Spring Finals will be played from the 10th to the 12th of March.

Pelaajatcom Series | Showoff

Get ready for the most highly-anticipated match of the first quarter of the year – Pelaajatcom Series Spring Showoff. HAVU will face JANO in a LAN best-of-three match at Assembly Winter 2023.

The winner of the Showoff will earn a direct entry into the Nordic Masters, a BLAST Premier Qualifier. Meanwhile, the losing team will still earn a place in the Pelaajatcom Series Spring Finals tournament.

Don’t miss this eagerly-awaited Spring showdown – It’s going to be a blast!

Follow this page for more information about our partnership and qualifiers for BLAST Premier circuit.