Team Yandex — BLAST Slam VIII champion
Team Yandex defeated Team Spirit in the BLAST Slam VIII grand final and earned $270,000.
Team Spirit crushed their opponent 48–19 on the first map. The second match started evenly, but Team Yandex seized the advantage and secured a decisive victory. Team Yandex controlled the third map. The fourth match initially looked to be going Spirit’s way, but Team Yandex managed to win several key clashes and secure the victory.
Results from the final day’s matches
- Team Spirit 2–1 PARIVISION;
- Team Yandex 3:1 Team Spirit.
Team Yandex Roster
- Alimzhan “watson” Islambekov
- Ilya “CHIRA_JUNIOR” Chirtsov
- Ammar “ATF” al-Assaf
- Martin “Saksa” Sazdov
- Arman “Malady” Orazbaev
- Alexander “Accell” Litvinenko (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
- 1st place — Team Yandex ($200,000 for the players and $70,000 for the club);
- 2nd place — Team Spirit ($100,000 for the players and $35,000 for the club);
- 3rd place — PARIVISION ($75,000 for the players and $20,000 for the club);
- 4th place — Aurora Gaming ($50,000 for the players and $15,000 for the club);
- 5th–6th place — 1w Team and LGD Gaming ($25,000 each for the players and $10,500 for the club);
- 7th–8th place — GamerLegion and OG ($12,500 each for players and $7,500 for the club);
- 9th–12th place — Xtreme Gaming, BetBoom Team, Team Nemesis, and Team Liquid ($7,500 each for players and $4,000 for the club);
- 13th–16th place — MOUZ, Natus Vincere, Level UP, and Yakult Brothers ($5,000 each for players and $2,000 for the club).
BLAST Slam VIII took place from September 29 to October 11, with a total prize pool of $750,000. Team Yandex also won the previous tournament in the BLAST series.
Photo: PGL.
