PARIVISION and Team Spirit won their first matches at BLAST SLAM VIII

PARIVISION defeated Level UP in their first match at BLAST SLAM VIII, while Team Spirit came out on top against Team Nemesis.

PARIVISION, which retained its roster after The International 2026, confidently defeated Level UP on two maps: 30–20 in kills on the first and 20–3 on the second.

Team Spirit lost the first map with its revamped roster (34–39 in frags), but then confidently took two in a row, scoring over 50 frags on each.

Spirit and PARIVISION will play their next matches for a spot in the playoffs on September 30—against the winners of the 1w Team vs. Natus Vincere and LGD Gaming vs. Xtreme Gaming matches, respectively. Team Nemesis and Level UP will face the losers of the elimination matches on the same day.

The day’s action will continue with the 1w Team vs. Natus Vincere and LGD Gaming vs. Xtreme Gaming matches, and the final block of matches will feature Team Liquid vs. Yakult Brothers and Aurora Gaming vs. GamerLegion. Group C matches—Team Yandez vs. MOUZ and OG vs. BetBoom Team—will take place on September 30.

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