This online nonsense is over, proper LAN CS is back. … Next Thursday.

With the online phase of BLAST bounty being over, we’re finally getting what we’ve been waiting for. We get to see some of these teams in a LAN setting during the finals in Copenhagen. Not all the teams we’d want to see are here, but that’s entirely on them… They know who they are.

In their defense, not even everyone qualified will be there.

BetBoom are going to be missing two players: Boombl4 and zorte have visa issues, so the team will have to field their registered subs. KaiR0N- and…. nafany? We thought he was dead.

At this point, we’d normally preview some games to watch out for, but there aren’t any matchups announced. The games will be drawn live on Wednesday the 22nd, a day before the games start. It’s a novel idea, but it makes writing a preview in a twice-weekly newsletter much harder. Won’t someone think of us JOMO-enjoyers? (edit: joy of missing out)

Well, at least we’re guaranteed to get some bangers. Vitality, Spirit, G2, and Eternal Fire are all still in the event. At least some of them are bound to play a good game. We’re just sure NAVI won’t

Surely you can’t jinx every game at an event. Right?

See you Friday morning for an update and a preview of the weekend’s games.