BLAST Slam VIII Schedule for October 2: Four Elimination Matches
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The BLAST Slam VIII group stage concludes on October 2 with four decisive BO3 matches. Every series is an elimination match: the winners move forward to the Last Chance Stage, while the losing teams leave the tournament.
BLAST Slam VIII Matches on October 2
13:00 UTC
LGD Gaming vs Xtreme Gaming
Team Nemesis vs 1win
16:00 UTC
GamerLegion vs Team Liquid
OG vs BetBoom Team
LGD Gaming vs Xtreme Gaming
The teams already met in the opening round, where LGD Gaming secured the victory. Xtreme Gaming recovered by eliminating Level UP, while LGD lost their next series against PARIVISION.
The rematch will decide which Chinese team remains in the tournament.
Team Nemesis vs 1win
Team Nemesis pushed Team Spirit to three maps and later eliminated NAVI. 1win also defeated NAVI but could not take a map from Team Spirit.
Both teams have shown similar results in Group B, making this one of the most balanced matches of the day.
GamerLegion recovered from a loss against Aurora by defeating Yakult Brothers 2:0. Team Liquid also beat Yakult Brothers before losing a close series against Aurora.
Liquid enter the match as the more experienced team, but GamerLegion have already shown that they can punish mistakes and close a series without dropping a map.
OG vs BetBoom Team
OG and BetBoom Team meet for the second time at BLAST Slam VIII. BetBoom won their opening series 2:1, but OG responded with a 2:0 victory over MOUZ.
The previous result gives BetBoom an advantage in the rematch, but OG now have another series of data to prepare for their opponent.
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