BLAST Premier: Fall 2020 Preview

Given how dominant Vitality has been over the last two months, I do expect them to win this match. But I don't think they can do it without losing a single map. And that's because mousesports has played well recently and is currently on an impressive winning streak: 6 in a row.

Going into this match, I have high expectations from Vitality. RpK's team won the title at the recent IEM XV Beijing. Against such a team, mousesports would have to play at its highest potential to triumph. And I don't think they'll do that. Usually, when a decent team that's in great shape encounters the best team in the world, a lot of things no longer go according to plan. Sure, mousesports is constantly proving that it can beat world-class opponents such as Heroic and Liquid. But in a Bo3 against Vitality, the best they can hope for is a 2 – 1 result. Natus Vincere – Astralis gla1ve

These two teams met each other at IEM XV Beijing, a tournament that was won by Vitality. In that Quarterfinals match, Na'Vi won with a score of 2 – 0 and then went on to almost win the tournament. The Grand Final score was 2 – 3 in favor of the French squad.

In terms of their global rank, Na'Vi and Astralis are very close to each other. Na'Vi is 3rd while Astralis is 4th. Historically, Astralis has almost always defeated Na'Vi in direct confrontations, but a lot has changed since last year.

One strength for Astralis in this encounter will be their IGL. Gla1ve has reclaimed the role and is looking to prove himself once more. After all, it was under his leadership that the team prospered a few seasons ago. Because of this, I expect Astralis to win this match. G2 Esports – FURIA Esports FURIA Esports

G2 Esports is ranked 8th while FURIA is ranked 7th. So once again, we don't have much of a difference. At least, not an obvious one. But when you look closer, you clearly see that FURIA is the better team. And this is partly proved by what happened in their latest match.

The key thing to consider for this match is the experience difference. While FURIA's roster has been competing as a cohesive unit for several years, G2 has made big roster changes over the years. Most recently, NiKo has been acquired from FaZe Clan and the initial results were poor. Because of that, I'm confident in FURIA's chances here. OG – BIG And finally, we have OG against BIG. Once again, we're talking about a tiny skill difference. OG is ranked 6th while BIG is ranked 5th. Both team's recent form has been decent but not amazing, so it's quite difficult to predict who will win. The last time they met each other was in October. OG won that match with a score of 2 – 0. I expect them to do the same in this match.