2024 BLAST Slam I Preview

While it is true that the main event of the season, The International 2024, is already history, the DOTA 2 competitive scene has no rest, and in the coming days, we will have an interesting event with a really impressive prize pool of $1,000,000.

And is that BLAST, one of the most important Esports tournament organizers in the world, is making its foray into the DOTA 2 scene. In addition to organizing the next event, we have that BLAST will have its space, extremely important, in the competitive calendar of the next season, where we will see tournaments similar to those we are used to in Counter-Strike 2.

However, this BLAST circuit will not be inaugurated in 2025, as everything will start in the next few days, when the 2024 BLAST Slam I will be played in Copenhagen, Denmark.

2024 BLAST Slam I – Details

The 2024 BLAST Slam I will be played starting next Tuesday, November 26, 2024, with ten teams participating and fighting for a share of the $1,000,000 prize pool.

The ten participating teams for this tournament are as follows:

These ten teams are divided into two groups of five, where they will play in a Round-Robin format, with all matches in the best-of-one (BO1).

In this tournament, all teams will advance to the playoffs, but with a specific distribution:

First place advances directly to the semifinals, second place to the Quarterfinals, third place to Round 2, while fourth and fifth place in each group advance to Round 1.

In this stage, all matches are best-of-three (BO3), while the Grand Final match will be played best-of-five (BO5).

BLAST secures the best DOTA 2 teams in the World

There is no doubt that many organizations know how important and well-organized BLAST tournaments are. In this 2024 BLAST Slam I, we will have the participation of some of the best teams in the world, including Team Liquid, current champions of The International.

In addition, we will also have teams like Team Falcons, Xtreme Gaming, PARIVISION, and more. It is a truly spectacular card of teams that will surely give their all in every game to try to conquer every victory and start the playoffs from the front.

Likewise, this 2024 BLAST Slam I will also serve as a stage to see recently rebuilt teams such as Gaimin Gladiators, HEROIC, and Team Spirit, who arrive with completely new squads after The International 2024 and DreamLeague.

One way or another, this tournament has everything to be extremely important, especially in preparation for the 2025 season. We can even say that all the teams will take it completely seriously, considering that the prize pool is high.As a result, it is expected that, during the six days of the tournament, we will have emotions assured at all times.

Schedule of the first tournament matches