BLAST Pro Series: Istanbul 2018
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BLAST Pro Series: Istanbul 2018
League Information
Series:
Sponsor(s):
Game:
Type:
Offline
Venue:
Prize Pool:
$250,000 USD
Start Date:
2018-09-28
End Date:
2018-09-29
Teams:
6
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Maps
About
[edit]Broadcast Talent
[edit]- Show Host:
Adam Savage (Adam Savage)
- Desk Host:
moses (Jason O'Toole)
Note:
Redeye was originally going to attend as desk host, but was unable to due to illness.
moses is moved from commentator to desk host, meanwhile
vENdetta is brought in to commentate the event. [1]
Format
[edit]- Group Stage:
- Single Round-Robin format group
- All matches are Bo1 (No overtimes)
- Top two teams advance to the Grand Final
- Grand Final:
- Match is a Bo3 series
- BLAST Pro Standoff:
- The BLAST Pro Standoff is a prize bonus showmatch, with five 1v1 aim duels.
- The team finishing in 3rd place chooses their opponent from the remaining teams who finish below them.
- The winner of the BLAST Pro Standoffs takes home a $20,000 USD bonus prize.
Prize Pool
[edit]$230,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
Participants
[edit]Results
[edit]Group Stage
[edit]| Standings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Astralis | 5-0-0 | 80-34 | +46 | 15p | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | MIBR | 3-1-1 | 70-59 | +11 | 10p | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 2-1-2 | 71-68 | +3 | 7p | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Space Soldiers | 2-0-3 | 57-71 | -14 | 6p | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | Virtus.pro | 1-0-4 | 53-77 | -24 | 3p | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Cloud9 | 1-0-4 | 53-75 | -22 | 3p | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legend |
|---|
| Proceed to the Grand Final |
| Proceed to the Pro Standoff |
| Eliminated |
| 16-7 Inferno | 16-7 Dust II | 16-11 Nuke | 16-6 Inferno | 16-3 Inferno | ||
| 7-16 Inferno | 9-16 Dust II | 8-16 Mirage | 16-11 Mirage | 13-16 Mirage | ||
| 7-16 Dust II | 16-9 Dust II | 15-15 Mirage | 16-8 Mirage | 16-11 Cache | ||
| 11-16 Nuke | 16-8 Mirage | 15-15 Mirage | 13-16 Mirage | 16-13 Cache | ||
| 6-16 Inferno | 11-16 Mirage | 8-16 Mirage | 16-13 Mirage | 16-10 Dust II | ||
| 3-16 Inferno | 16-13 Mirage | 11-16 Cache | 13-16 Cache | 10-16 Dust II | ||
Detailed Results
[edit]Pro Standoff
[edit]September 29, 2018 - 18:00 TRT
4:1(Bo5)
| Team | Total Kills |
|---|---|
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | 30 |
| Space Soldiers | 25 |
Standoff Format
- Showmatch played on the BLAST Standoff Aim Map.
- Five 1v1 aim duels, with different players for each match-up.
- Every match-up is played with a different weapon (in order):
- First player to 7 kills wins their match-up.
- The team with the most kills wins (most match-up wins if a tie occurs).
Grand Final
[edit]Additional Content
[edit]Streams
[edit]Previews
[edit]- 2018-09-26 | BLAST Pro Series Istanbul 2018 viewer's guide by Yossarian of HLTV
Conclusions
[edit]- 2018-09-29 | device wins BLAST Pro Series Istanbul MVP award by Striker of HLTV
- 2018-10-05 | ESL One New York & BLAST Pro Series Istanbul: the EVPs by Striker of HLTV
Interviews
[edit]- 2018-09-28 | flusha: "I felt like our expiration date (on fnatic) had passed" by BenjaCS of HLTV
- 2018-09-29 | XANTARES: "NiP's playstyle suited how I like to play" by BenjaCS of HLTV
- 2018-09-29 | device: "Looking forward to getting some time off" by BenjaCS of HLTV
Videos and Photos
[edit]Galleries
[edit]- 2018-09-28 | BLAST Pro Series Istanbul 2018 - Day 1 by HLTV
- 2018-09-29 | BLAST Pro Series Istanbul 2018 - Day 2 by HLTV
Highlights
[edit]- 2018-10-07 | device - HLTV MVP by Betway of BLAST Pro Series Istanbul 2018 by djuhana of HLTV
VODs
[edit]- 2018-09-17 | BLAST Pro Series Istanbul 2018: Reveal by BLAST Pro Series
- 2018-09-25 | Map Breakdown: Mirage by BLAST Pro Series
- 2018-09-25 | Map Breakdown: Overpass by BLAST Pro Series
- 2018-09-25 | Map Breakdown: Inferno by BLAST Pro Series
- 2018-09-25 | Map Breakdown: Nuke by BLAST Pro Series
- 2018-09-25 | Map Breakdown: Cache by BLAST Pro Series
- 2018-09-25 | Map Breakdown: Dust2 by BLAST Pro Series
- 2018-09-25 | Map Breakdown: Train by BLAST Pro Series
- 2018-09-27 | CS:GO - Weapons Breakdown by BLAST Pro Series
- 2018-09-27 | What is CS:GO? by BLAST Pro Series
- 2018-09-27 | CS:GO - Tactical Breakdown by BLAST Pro Series
- 2018-09-27 | CS:GO - Economy Breakdown by BLAST Pro Series
- 2018-09-27 | BLAST Stand-off Explained by BLAST Pro Series
Other Coverage
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ BLAST Pro Series (2018-09-28). "We're incredibly sad to announce...".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Snap election in Turkey moves BLAST Pro Series, Istanbul!". BLAST Pro Series. 2018-05-16.
- ↑ "Team Liquid to replace Cloud9 at ESL One New York 2018". ESL. 2018-05-23.
- ↑ John Nomis (2018-07-12). "Cloud9 Bids Farewell to tarik". Cloud9.
- ↑ John Nomis (2018-08-08). "Cloud9 Signs GOLDEN to CSGO Roster". Cloud9.
- ↑ "We are happy to announce that @STYKOcsgo will be staying on our #C9CSGO roster through September as a Stand-in!". Cloud9. 2018-08-09.
- ↑ Martin "STYKO" Styk (2018-09-24). "I'm no longer part of Cloud9 (even as stand-in)".
- ↑ John Nomis (2018-09-25). "Cloud9 CS:GO Sign flusha, Release STYKO". Cloud9.
- ↑ "Welcome, bem-vindo, hoş geldin, @mibr". BLAST Pro Series. 2018-07-23.
- ↑ "Janko "YNk" Paunovic Named Head Coach of MIBR". MIBR. 2018-08-01.
- ↑ Lukas "Kameeleon" Berć (2018-06-05). "Lekr0 Arrives to Ninjas in Pyjamas!". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- ↑ "Snax joins mousesports". mousesports. 2018-06-27.
- ↑ "Virtus.pro welcomes Snatchie". Virtus.pro. 2018-08-02.
- ↑ "Morelz moved into Virtus.pro starting lineup". HLTV. 2018-09-13.