Team Yandex and Tundra Esports each recorded a sweep on Saturday to advance to the grand final at the $1 million BLAST Slam V event in Chengdu, China.
Yandex posted a 2-0 victory over Team Falcons, courtesy of 38- and 40-minute wins on green.
Martin “Saksa” Sazdov of Macedonia had an 11-5-14 in kills-death-assists and Alimzhan “watson” Islambekov of Kazakhstan added 10-1-11, respectively, for Yandex.
Saksa, watson and Yandez advanced to Sunday’s best-of-five grand final versus Tundra Esports, who toppled MOUZ after notching 30- and 36-minute victories on red.
The champion will receive $300,000 prize money and $100,000 in team earnings.
BLAST Slam V prize pool, with prize money and team earnings
1. $300,000, $100,000
2. $150,000, $50,000
3-4. $60,000, $20,000 — Team Falcons, MOUZ
5-6. $35,000, $15,000 — OG, Natus Vincere
7-10. $22,500, $6,250 — HEROIC, Team Tidebound, Yakult Brothers, Xtreme Gaming
11-12. $10,000, $2,500 — Execration, Tearlaments
–Field Level Media
