Astralis Win BLAST Pro Series: Lisbon 2018
Astralis Win BLAST Pro Series: Lisbon 2018
The last major Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament of this year BLAST Pro Series: Lisbon 2018 has competed with Astralis defeating Natus Vincere 2-1 in the grand finals, securing $125,000 in prize money.
The tournament took place on December 14-15 at Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. The tournament featured six invited teams that competed for a $250,000 prize pool. All participating teams competed in a single group with a round-robin format, with all matches being best-of-one. Top two teams made it to the grand finals, with the final series being best-of-three. The team placed third in the group could choose their opponent for a showmatch from the remaining teams.
Astralis placed first in the group, finishing the stage without a single loss. They defeated Cloud9 at Inferno (16:14), FaZe Clan at Dust II (16:4), MIBR at Inferno (16:6), Natus Vincere at Inferno (16-9), and Ninjas in Pyjamas at Overpass (16:11). Natus Vincere placed second with two losses and three victories: they lost to Astralis at Inferno (9:16) and to MIBR at Mirage (2:16), but managed to defeat Cloud9 at Overpass (16:10), FaZe Clan at Inferno (16:13) and Ninjas in Pyjamas at Overpass (16:12). In the grand finals Natus Vincere emerged victorious at Overpass (16:7), but Astralis managed to win both Cache and Dust II (16:9 and 16:4 respectively). As for the showmatch, Cloud9 chose to play versus FaZe Clan and lost with the 28:30 score.
Group Stage:
| 1. | Astralis | 5-0-0 | 80-45 | +35 | 15p |
| 2. | Natus Vincere | 3-0-2 | 59-67 | -8 | 9p |
| 3. | Cloud9 | 3-0-2 | 72-72 | 0 | 9p |
| 4. | MIBR | 2-1-2 | 68-55 | +13 | 7p |
| 5. | FaZe Clan | 0-2-3 | 59-78 | -19 | 2p |
| 6. | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 0-1-4 | 58-79 | -21 | 1p |
Tournament Results:
| Place | $ USD | Team |
| 1st | $125,000 | Astralis |
| 2nd | $50,000 | Natus Vincere |
| 3rd | $25,000 | Cloud9 |
| 4th | $15,000 | MIBR |
| 5th | $10,000 | FaZe Clan |
| 6th | $5,000 | Ninjas in Pyjamas |