The BLAST Premier World Final 2022 esports tournament for eight teams starts on December 14. The total prize fund will be $1,000,000. The schedule won't be too busy, as the tournament will last for five days, with finals on November 18. On the first day, the players will have four matches.
The BLAST Premier World Final 2022 prize fund
As we have said, the BLAST Premier World Final 2022 prize pool will be $1,000,000. Yes, such big sums are rare. Why does this tournament have such a big prize? It's simple: BLAST is a popular tournament operator, and the BLAST Premier World Final 2022 will be the last and the most prestigious event in 2022.
1 | $500,000 |
2 | $250,000 |
3-4 | $85,000 |
5-6 | $25,000 |
7-8 | $15,000 |
Where will the BLAST Premier World Final 2022 be held?
The BLAST Premier World Final 2022 tournament will be in Abu Dhabi. This is the capital of the United Arab Emirates and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Its population is about 1.5 million people. Recently, prestigious esports events have been held more and more often in various Arab countries. For example, the Riyadh Masters was held the summer before the PGL Arlington Major, with a prize pool of $1,500,000.
Where can you watch the BLAST Premier World Final 2022?
The BLAST Premier World Final 2022 will start soon, but where can you watch its matches? The official broadcast will be on the main BLAST channel. You can find the link to it below. The studio doesn't have Russian-speaking commentators, so it will give rights to broadcast their tournaments to third-party studios.
All past BLAST tournaments were commented on in Russian by Igor "Sl4M" Sopov on his channel, the link to which is below. However, there have been rumors that BLAST may transfer the broadcasting rights to a popular streamer Evelone, and the negotiations are underway. Whether it will happen is yet unknown, so we should expect that Sl4M will be a commentator.
Which teams will take part in the BLAST Premier World Final 2022?
Eight teams will play at the BLAST Premier World Final 2022. Four are in the HLTV top 4, two more are in the top 10, and the remaining two are in the top 20. The lowest-rated team (OG) is 18th in the world rankings. The list of participants looks appealing, as Abu Dhabi will host the best players in the world. All we need to do is to wait for the tournament to begin.
Team | Country |
Heroic | Denmark |
Natus Vincere | Ukraine |
FaZe | Europe |
Liquid | USA |
G2 | Europe |
OG | Europe |
Outsiders | Russia |
Vitality | Europe |
Who is the main favorite of the BLAST Premier World Final 2022?
The main favorite is the European team that plays for FaZe. The team failed at the last major in Rio, which showed that the team was in bad shape. But at the last LAN tournament, FaZe played wonderfully, although it lost to Heroic in the finals. Don't forget that Heroic played at home and needed this victory, otherwise, it wouldn't have advanced to the Premier World Final 2022. The second favorite is the current major winner — Outsiders.
What are the predictions for the BLAST Premier World Final 2022?
Distinguishing a clear favorite is impossible since four teams occupy the top four places in the world rankings. Obviously, it will be these teams that will show good results. You should also watch Liquid and Vitality, which demonstrates fantastic games from time to time. Other top teams are also quite interesting. These are the odds for possible winners:
Team | Odds |
FaZe | 3.80 |
Outsiders | 4.24 |
Natus Vincere | 4.74 |
Heroic | 4.74 |
Vitality | 7 |
Liquid | 10 |
G2 | 11 |
OG | 51 |
Will NaVi play at the BLAST Premier World Final 2022?
Natus Vincere will take part in the Premier World Final 2022. After Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhaylov quit, the Ukrainian team is not doing well. Natus Vincere now wins much less often, but we cannot discount its chances of a successful performance at the tournament.
Moreover, there have been problems with sdy, who can be replaced by an academy player nicknamed nipl.
Natus Vincere is the only Ukrainian team at the Premier World Final 2022 and one of the two teams from Eastern Europe (the second is Outsiders).
The BLAST Premier World Final 2022 schedule
Date | Time | Team |
14.12 | 09:00 | Outsiders vs Team Liquid |
14.12 | 12:00 | FaZe vs G2 |
14.12 | 15:00 | Heroic vs OG |
14.12 | 18:00 | Natus Vincere vs Vitality |
As we have said, the Premier World Final 2022 starts on December 14. There will be four matches on its first day. The winners will get to the upper bracket finals, while the losers will fall to the lower one. The teams that will have two consecutive losses will be eliminated.