The group stage of Blast SLAM V is over, no one was eliminated
The group stage of Blast Slam V from 66 bo1 matches is over. Team Falcons and Tundra Esports finished with a score of 10-1 and advanced to the semifinals. It is worth noting that the teams also advanced to the semifinals at Blast Slam IV and met in the grand final, where Tundra Esports proved stronger.
The remaining teams will play in the Play-In stage, from which 4 teams will advance to the first round of the playoffs.
Xtreme Gaming lost heavily to two Chinese teams - Yakult Brothers and Team Tidebound. After replacing XinQ with fy and Xxs with NothingToSay, the team could not regain form. In the first round of the play-in, they will face Tearlaments, who finished the groups with a score of 1-10.
OG performed well and Heroic, who returned from 0-5, will play against each other for a spot in the playoffs. Interestingly, the teams met in the last match of the group stage, where OG defeated Heroic in 29 minutes.
The group stage of Blast Slam V took place from November 25 to 29 in an online format. Deciders will be played next, with the results determining the four best teams that will advance to the playoffs, which will be held in Chengdu, China. The tournament prize pool is 1 million dollars.