eSports | Astralis vs Heroic - Oct 23 | 14:30 UTC

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Game info Astralis x Heroic

 

Astralis and Heroic compete this Sunday, October 23, in the Grand Final of the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 Europe. After surprising the big favorites for the title, Astralis secured a spot in the BLAST cup dispute with their newest player in the squad, "MistR." On the other side, his compatriots from Heroic confirmed their favoritism and beat Sangal without any problems in the last duel. This match is worth the title of the current tournament, so it is played in MD3 format (best of three maps). The match is scheduled to take place at 14:30 UTC.

 

How BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 Europe works

 

In principle, the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 Europe is a championship that will bring together some of the best teams in Europe, with an emphasis on Vitality, which has just assumed the position of number 1 in the world in the prestigious HLTV ranking. In addition to the French organization, we will have other great squads that can easily surprise and take the title. We are talking about the Danes from Heroic, their compatriots from Astralis, and the Germans from BIG.

 

In addition to the great teams mentioned above, who are favorites for the title, we will also have four more teams that will try to surprise in this BLAST. We are talking about the Chinese from TyLoo, the Turks from Eternal Fire, the Danes from ECSTATIC, and the Turkish organization from Sangal. The competition will be held online in Europe and will last 5 days (19-23 October).

 

Astralis

At first, the Astralis team appears in this clash after winning the semifinals of BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 Europe against Vitality. Before analyzing the last match of the Danish organization, it is worth remembering how they were in the debut of this competition. Facing Eternal Fire in an MD3, they managed to start at the front of the series after taking the dust2 map by 16×14. In the second map, they received the tie in the market, where they lost by 11×16 in the overpass. On the third and decisive map, they had the longest match of the BLAST quarterfinals, where they won again by 22×20 on nuke.

 

In their previous match, valid for the semifinals of the current tournament, they surprised the best in the Vitality world by two maps to one. On the first map, they started losing the series, looking like they weren't going to make a balanced game. However, the second and third maps showed an incredible reaction and easily won the remaining maps, in partials of 16×9 in dust2 and 16×8 in the inferno, respectively. It is also worth mentioning the incredible performance of Benjamin' blameF' Bremer in the match, who scored an impressive 1.37 average rating.

 

Heroic

On the other hand, Heroic's team appears in this clash after winning the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 Europe quarterfinals against Sangal. Before analyzing the last match of the Danish organization, it is worth remembering how they were in the debut of this competition. Facing ECSTATIC in an MD3, they were at a loss of rounds for several moments in the first vertigo map but managed to use all their experience to close in 16×14. On the second map, they controlled both halves and managed to win without major problems by 16×9 in the inferno.

 

In their previous match, valid for the semifinals of the current tournament, they confirmed their favoritism and beat the Turkish organization Sangal by two maps to zero. Facing another team without much technical quality, Heroic was dominant and absolute throughout the series, losing only half of the four disputed and winning both maps in double 16×11 partials on vertigo and inferno maps, respectively. It is worth mentioning the excellent performance of Casper "CadiaN" Moller, who scored an excellent 1.38 average rating in the duel.