BLAST Bounty Teams CS2 – Female CS2 Entering Tier 1
History continues to be made in competitive CS2, as the BLAST Bounty tournament features a female CS2 team facing Tier 1 opponents for the first time ever. More on this announcement in the following article.
BLAST Bounty – Qualifier Teams Revealed
Firstly, for those that forgot, the BLAST Bounty tournament series is the follow-up to the former BLAST Premier, following Valve’s new emphasis on an open tournament structure.
Set to take place several times a year, the BLAST Bounty tournaments feature $500,000 prize pools, a thrilling Copenhagen venue and the best CS2 players in the world.
However, before the main tournament, teams compete in a Closed Qualifier based on Valve Global Standings from early December. Bearing this in mind, here are those teams:
- G2 Esports
- Natus Vincere
- Team Vitality
- Team Spirit
- The MongolZ
- MOUZ
- FaZe Clan
- HEROIC
- Team Liquid
- FURIA Esports
- Eternal Fire
- SAW
- 3DMAX
- paiN Gaming
- Complexity Gaming
- Astralis
- FlyQuest
- BIG
- Virtus.pro
- Sangal Esports
- GamerLegion
- MIBR
- Nemiga Gaming
- Wildcard
- B8
- ENCE
- Imperial Female
- Fluxo
- 9Pandas
- M80
In addition, the Wildcard Invites Team Falcons and a team to be announced later join the competition.
Randomly seeded into a single-elimination bracket with BO3 matches, only the top 8 move on to the LAN Finals.
With the teams revealed, headlines are being made considering this is the first time ever that female CS2 teams are competing alongside Tier 1 CS2 teams.
A CS2 Betting Conundrum
Naturally, the challenge for CS2 betting sites is properly gauging how female CS2 teams stack up against Tier 1 teams.
Indeed, it’s very likely that the female teams will not be ranked highly by the community, esports betting sites and Tier 1 professionals. However, we wouldn’t count them out depending on the match-up.
Specifically, a lower-ranked Tier 1 team could definitely be upset by the best female CS2 teams in the world. Accordingly, it’s a fantastic opportunity to get ahead of the odds with better judgment. Notably, the recent VALORANT headline of a Game Changers professional joining Tier 1 comes to mind.
Regardless of the outcome, Valve is definitely on the right track by opening tournaments to any team in the world, contributing to interesting storylines.
