Nov 01, 2019

BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2019 Preview

The BLAST Pro Series heads to Copenhagen, Denmark for their last CS:GO event of the year before the Global Finals. The best teams in the world have one last chance to book themselves a spot in the final BLAST Pro Series event of the year and a shot at the $250,000 prize pool.

BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2019 Teams and Rosters

The six teams below are set to fight for BLAST Pro Series points and their stake of the $250,000 prize pool at BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen held from November 1-2, 2019. Three teams — Astralis, Team Liquid, and G FUEL-sponsored FaZe Clan — have already booked three of the four spots in the BLAST Pro Series Global Finals. Cloud9, Natus Vincere (NAVI), and Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) will be competing to earn the last spot in the Global Finals.

Teams and Rosters

Astralis: Nicolai “device” Reedtz, Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen, Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth, Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander, and Emil “Magisk” Reif
Cloud9: Damian “daps” Steele, Kenneth “koosta” Suen, Timothy “autimatic” Ta, Yassine “Subroza” Taoufik, and Oscar “mixwell” Cañellas
FaZe Clan: Håvard “rain” Nygaar, Nikola “NiKo” Kovač, Helvijs “broky” Saukants, Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer, and Marcelo “coldzera” David
NAVI: Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács, Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, Egor “flamie” Vasilyev, Denis “electronic” Sharipov, and Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov
NiP: Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg, Nicolas “Plopski” Gonzalez Zamora, Simon “twist” Eliasson, Fredrik “REZ” Sterner, and Jonas “Lekr0” Olofsson
Team Liquid: Nick “nitr0” Cannella, Keith “NAF” Markovic, Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski, Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken, and Jake “Stewie2K” Yip

BLAST Pro Series 2019 Standings

Team Liquid currently sits atop the BPS standings for 2019 with 26 points. The North American squad has finished first or second in all three BPS events they’ve attended this year.

Closely behind TL in second place is Astralis. The Danish stack has had some up and down showings at the BLAST Pro Series this season, winning Sao Paulo and finishing second in Madrid but falling out in the group stage in Miami.

The third squad to have already booked a trip to the Global Finals is FaZe Clan with 20 points. FaZe has made it to the finals in each of their past two BPS appearances, defeating Team Liquid in Miami and falling short to the same TL team in Los Angeles.

Standings

1. Team Liquid - 26 points
2. Astralis – 22 points
3. FaZe Clan – 20 points
4. NiP – 16 points
5. MIBR – 12 points
6. Cloud9 – 6 points
7. NAVI – 6 points

Prize Pool

The six aforementioned teams will be competing to win their share of the $250,000 prize pool (with first place claiming $125,000), the BLAST Pro Series trophy, and BPS points to try and book their place in the BLAST Global Final Bahrain held on December 13, 2019.

Team Liquid, Astralis, and FaZe Clan have already secured their place in the Global Finals with just one spot remaining for the rest of the competing teams.

NiP has a high likelihood of claiming the final spot at the Global Finals. With MiBR not playing in Copenhagen, NiP has a 10-point lead over the next closest team in the standings, Cloud9. As long as NiP doesn’t finish last, and either Cloud9 or NAVI wins the event, the Swedes will be the fourth team in Bahrain.

Prizes

The $250,000 prize pool is spread among the teams as follows:

Place	Prize	BPS Points
1st	$125,000	10 points
2nd	$50,000	8 points
3rd	$25,000	6 points
4th	$15,000	4 points
5th	$10,000	2 points
6th	$5,000	0 points

FaZe Clan At BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2019

Though FaZe Clan has already booked their trip to the Global Finals, the squad will be looking to continue to build their chemistry. Marcelo “coldzera” David and Helvijs "broky" Saukants have only been with FaZe for a month entering Copenhagen, and the team is still meshing together.

Results have been trending upwards for FaZe Clan, with the team finishing 3rd-4th in their most recent outing. Coldzera, Nikola "NiKo" Kovač, and Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer Gustafsson have all been playing well in the short period of time this new lineup has been together. With some added frags from broky or Håvard "rain" Nygaard, FaZe could easily find themselves in another BLAST Pro Series Finals.

Schedule

Here's the BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2019 schedule:

Friday, November 1

Round 1

2 PM ET: Cloud9 vs. NiP
2 PM ET: Astralis vs. FaZe Clan
2 PM ET: NAVI vs. Team Liquid

Round 2

3:20 PM ET: NAVI vs. FaZe Clan
3:20 PM ET: Astralis vs. NiP
3:20 PM ET: Cloud9 vs. Team Liquid

Saturday, Nov. 2

Round 3

9 AM ET: Team Liquid vs. Astralis
9 AM ET: Cloud9 vs. NAVI
9 AM ET: FaZe Clan vs. NiP

Round 4

10:20 AM ET: NAVI vs. Astralis
10:20 AM ET: Cloud9 vs. FaZe Clan
10:20 AM ET: Liquid vs. NiP

Round 5

11:40 AM ET: NAVI vs. NiP
11:40 AM ET: FaZe Clan vs. Team Liquid
11:40 AM ET: Astralis vs. Cloud9

BLAST Stand-Off

1 PM ET: TBD

Grand Final

2 PM ET: TBD

How To Watch

No BPS Copenhagen tickets? No problem. Watch the tournament live at twitch.tv/blastproseries.

So, who do you think will win first place at BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen?

Tell us your prediction in the comments section below!

This article was written by Hotspawn. Hotspawn combines news, in-depth analysis, and how-to guides into one place to help you learn everything you need to know about esports.