Astralis, NaVi win play-ins at BLAST Fall Groups, reach Fall Final


A backlit keyboard is part of the gear online video game streamer Jordan Woodruff uses in his Gilbert home.

Jordan Woodruff

Astralis and Natus Vincere secured the last two berths into the Fall Final by winning their play-in matches Sunday to conclude the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 event in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Astralis swept Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 and NaVi did the same to Complexity Gaming. The matches were best-of-three, do-or-die showdowns to fill out the Fall Final field.

The play-in stage followed Saturday’s four group finals that saw Team Spirit, Team Vitality, G2 Esports and Team Liquid win their respective groups and advance directly to the Fall Final. The four second-place teams then proceeded to Sunday’s play-ins, a pair of single-elimination matches to determine the remaining two berths for the Fall Final.

Sunday’s losers, Ninjas in Pyjamas and Complexity, will advance to the Fall Showdown.

Astralis dominated Ninjas 13-6 on Mirage and 13-5 on Inferno. Nicolai “device” Reedtz led Astralis with 30 kills and a plus-13 kills-to-deaths differential, as all five members of their all-Danish roster finished with positive K-Ds.

NaVi pulled out a 13-11 win on Anubis before finishing Complexity with a 13-6 triumph on Nuke. Ukraine’s Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov paced NaVi with 37 kills and a plus-15 K-D.

BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 prize pool (money, BLAST Premier points):

1-4. $22,500, 2,400 points, qualifies to Fall Final — Team Spirit, Team Vitality, G2 Esports, Team Liquid

5-6. $12,500, 1,800 points, qualifies to Fall Final — Astralis, Natus Vincere

7-8. $10,500, 1,300 points, qualifies to Fall Showdown — Ninjas in Pyjamas, Complexity Gaming

9-12. $8,500, 800 points, qualifies to Fall Showdown — HEROIC, Team Falcons, FaZe Clan, BIG

13-16. $5,000, 300 points, qualifies to Fall Showdown — OG, Gamer Legion, Cloud9, Virtus.pro

–Field Level Media

5-6. $12,500, 1,800 points, qualifies to Fall Final -- Astralis, Natus Vincere

Related Posts

Reports: UNC lands Virginia Tech transfer Neoklis Avdalas

Feb 21, 2026; Blacksburg, Virginia, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies guard Neoklis Avdalas (17) celebrates with fans after the game at Cassell Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bishop-Imagn Images North Carolina head…

Jannik Sinner tops rival Carlos Alcaraz for another Masters 1000 title

Mar 29, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates his victory over Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic in the final of the men’s singles at the…

You Missed

How the Iran War, Then the U.S. Blockade, Has Changed the Strait of Hormuz: Maps

How the Iran War, Then the U.S. Blockade, Has Changed the Strait of Hormuz: Maps

Four killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days

  • By admin
  • April 15, 2026
  • 2 views
Four killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days

Goldman Sachs makes surprise jump into Bitcoin ETFs with a product one analyst dubs ‘boomer candy’

Goldman Sachs makes surprise jump into Bitcoin ETFs with a product one analyst dubs ‘boomer candy’

Sixteen injured after ex-student opens fire at high school in Turkey

  • By admin
  • April 14, 2026
  • 6 views
Sixteen injured after ex-student opens fire at high school in Turkey

Reports: UNC lands Virginia Tech transfer Neoklis Avdalas

Reports: UNC lands Virginia Tech transfer Neoklis Avdalas

Peru election drags into second day after ballot delivery fiasco

  • By admin
  • April 13, 2026
  • 6 views
Peru election drags into second day after ballot delivery fiasco