Who will qualify for the last BLAST Fall Finals? BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2024 Preview and Predictions
The last BLAST Fall Finals before the format change due to Valve’s ban on franchise leagues are coming up in September. But before that, we need to determine the last two participants of BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024 at Fall Showdown. This time, surprisingly, many top teams that sensationally failed Fall Groups will play at the last chance tournament. Among the participants of BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2024 are Cloud9, Virtus.pro, HEROIC and even FaZe Clan. In this article, we will discuss the upcoming tournament, which will be held online, and also determine who will go to Fall Final 2024.
FaZe Clan – no room for error
FaZe Clan’s failure at BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2024 could be fatal for the roster, but for now the team still has a chance to rehabilitate itself in Showdown. However, the tournament will not be as easy as before, among the participants there are teams that are also claiming a slot and there is no guarantee that in such a short time after IEM Cologne 2024, FaZe Clan will be able to correct all the mistakes and find their game. If the team does not perform perfectly, it may not cope with Cloud9, which has already begun to gain form in the new roster. On paper, FaZe Clan is the favorite of BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2024, but there is little confidence in its passage to Fall Final. After that, the first changes in the roster may follow, which have been a long time coming.
New chance for Cloud9
Cloud9 have a good chance to gain a foothold with the new roster, but the team has a tough road ahead. Holding BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2024 online will have a positive effect, as the team no longer fails against outsiders and has been performing steadily since bootcamp. Cloud9 have already qualified for the closed qualifiers for IEM Rio 2024 and started their journey in the qualifiers for Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR. If the team shows its best game, this may be enough to defeat paiN and Cloud9, but in the match for the slot, it will have a tough meeting with HEROIC, who also intend to go to BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024 after Abdul degster Gasanov successfully obtained a visa.
HEROIC in full roster
Given the poor form of FaZe Clan and the inexperience of the new Cloud9 roster, HEROIC are the main favorites in the upper part of the bracket. At BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2024, the team will play in a full roster without stand-ins from the start. Abdul degster Gasanov clearly wants to prove that he didn’t just skip matches, but carefully prepared individually and together with the team. The team is clearly capable of dealing with FaZe Clan or Cloud9 in the decisive match and getting the coveted slot at BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024, which they failed to earn by playing with a coach instead of their sniper.
Virtus.pro’s last chance
BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2024 could be the last chance not only for FaZe Clan, but also for Virtus.pro. After the summer break, the team shows a terrible game and everyone predicts a quick reshuffle, but going to the Fall Final could be the turning point for preserving the current five. VP’s bracket was not that difficult, on its way the team needs to beat Zero Tenacity, the winner of the BIG – GamerLegion match and meet someone from the Complexity – Falcons pair. If the team shows its best game, all these opponents should not pose any problems for Virtus.pro.
Who can surprise at BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2024?
There are also teams at BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2024 that, although not the favorites, can show a good game and surprise more famous opponents. Among them: Falcons, Complexity and BIG. Falcons have been looking better and better lately, although they are not a strong tier-1 team yet, but the team’s results have become much better. The roster has recently dealt with Virtus.pro, so it has some chances to repeat its success and take a slot at BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024. Complexity has also started to regain its previous positions and does not look as bad as before the summer break. And BIG has significantly strengthened after the addition of Rigon rigoN Gashi, so far this has not led to important victories, but the team’s game itself looks much better, and the newcomer shows an excellent performance. For now, this may not be enough to get to BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024, but BIG will still make a splash one day.
The list of participants of BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2024 is truly amazing. This time it is difficult to predict who will overcome the last chance stage and play at BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024, but we still expect another and possibly final failure of FaZe Clan and insufficient strength of the new Cloud9 roster, which means that HEROIC and Virtus.pro should get to the last autumn finals of BLAST. In case of VP unpreparedness, this slot may go to Falcons, this team is also in good shape and recently beat Virtus.pro.