Falcons improve to 7-1 in BLAST Slam VII group stage

Team Falcons won both matches Thursday to seize sole possession of first place in the group stage of the BLAST Slam VII at Copenhagen, Denmark.

Falcons improved to 7-1 by defeating Team Spirit in 44 minutes on green and Tundra Esports in 27 minutes on red. Falcons will wrap up the group stage Friday with matches against Team Liquid, BetBoom Team and PARIVISION.

PARIVISION won two of three matches on Thursday to climb into solo second place at 6-2. Team Yandex dropped two of three to slip into third place at 6-3.

The $1 million event began Tuesday with 12 teams in a group stage that runs through Friday. Group play is a round-robin, best-of-one format. The top two teams will advance to the upper-bracket semifinals of the playoffs, while the third- and fourth-place teams will start in the upper-bracket quarters.

The fifth- and sixth-place teams will proceed to Round 2 of the last-chance qualifier, while teams 7-10 in the standings will begin in Round 1 of that stage. The bottom two teams will be eliminated.

BetBoom Team vaulted into a tie for fourth place thanks to a 3-0 day on Thursday, posting wins against OG, Xtreme Gaming and Team Yandex.

BLAST Slam VII standings

1. Team Falcons, 7-1

2. PARIVISION, 6-2

3. Team Yandex, 6-3

T4. LGD Gaming, 5-3

T4. BetBoom Team, 5-3

6. Team Liquid, 4-4

7. Aurora Gaming, 4-5

8. OG, 3-5

T9. Xtreme Gaming, 3-6

T9. Team Spirit, 3-6

T11. GLYPH, 2-6

T11. Tundra Esports, 2-6

BLAST Slam VII payouts (prize money, team earnings)

1. $300,000, $100,000

2. $150,000, $45,000

3. $70,000, $23,000

4. $50,000, $17,000

5-6. $40,000, $15,000

7-8. $25,000, $10,000

9-10. $15,000, $5,000

11-12. $10,000, $2,500

--Field Level Media