eSports | Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Astralis - Jan 28 | 14:00 UTC

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Game Info Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Astralis

 

This Saturday, Ninjas in Pajamas and Astralis will compete in the Knockout stage round 1 of BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023. After being defeated twice against Natus Vincere in the group stage, Ninjas in Pajamas will have their last chance in this confrontation. On the other hand, the Danes of Astralis still need to win the tournament and will go in search of their first victory. All matches in the current competition will be played in MD3 format (best of three maps). The match is scheduled to take place at 14:00 UTC.

 

How BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 works

 

The BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 tournament takes place in person (LAN) in Copenhagen, Denmark. In the dispute, we will have 12 teams fighting for one of the 6 spots in the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2023, a competition that will take place from June 7th to 11th. We won't have Brazilian organizations competing, but in compensation, the four current best in the world (Heroic, G2, Liquid and FaZe) will be present.

 

In addition to the teams already mentioned above, we will also have the presence of the following organizations: Natus Vincere, Vitality, OG, BIG, Ninjas in Pajamas, Astralis, compLexity and Evil Geniuses. In addition to spots for the BLAST Premier Spring Final, the teams will also compete for cash prizes totalling $177.500 that will be distributed among the twelve competitors. The top three finishers will take home the sum of US$27.500 each.

 

Ninjas in Pajamas

At first, the Ninjas in Pajamas team appears in this confrontation after losing the Group C consolidation final of BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 against Natus Vincere. Before commenting on the defeat of the Swedes in the last round, it is worth remembering how they have been in their campaign so far. After starting with a failure in the first round against Natus Vincere, the team recovered in the competition after beating BIG by two maps to zero, having a new rematch against Na'Vi.

 

In their last match, they had another duel against Natus Vincere, but again they ended up being beaten in the series. On the first map, they were again outplayed in an inferno, losing by 10×16. In the second map, they managed to recover in the confrontation by easily winning the choice of their opponents by 16×7 in the mirage. Finally, in the third and decisive map, they didn't have the slightest chance in the overpass and ended up defeated by 16×5 in the aggregate of the times.

 

Astralis

On the other hand, the Astralis team appears in this match after losing the Group A lower bracket final of BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 against Heroic. Before commenting on the defeat of the Danes in the last round, it is worth remembering how they acted in their debut. Without winning any match, Denmark's most traditional CS:GO team started by facing Vitality in the first round. In the match, they had a balanced match on both maps but ended up losing both by 12×16 in overpass and 15×19 in vertigo, respectively.

 

In their last match, they faced their compatriots from Heroic again. In the series, they started by winning their first and only map in all the competition so far, triumphing in their choice 16×10 in inferno. However, they were annulled entirely in the last two maps, losing without offering the slightest risk in the mirage and vertigo, being defeated by double 4×16.

 

Which team do you think will come out as the winner?