BLAST Bounty Season 2 Finals Quarter-finals Matches Announced

The BLAST Bounty Season 2 Finals have officially outlined the quarter-final matchups following a recent live draft in Malta. The bottom four seeded teams selected their opponents from the higher-ranked teams, with paiN choosing Astralis in the first matchup of the offline stage.

Rodrigo "biguzera" Bittencourt, the in-game leader of paiN, noted the significance of VRS points as his team currently occupies 29th place in the Global Standings. Despite this, he expressed confidence in his team's decision to face Astralis. He highlighted, "The first thing about Astralis is that their map pick is Ancient, and we don't play Ancient. It's a big point for us. We have a lot of maps in common that I would like to play, and the last time we faced, we [beat] them."

FaZe clan opted for The MongolZ, emphasizing the advantage of an extra day of preparation and the urgency of accumulating VRS points. Niclas "enkay J" Krumhorn downplayed the impact of the absence of Erdenedalai "maaRaa" Bayanbat, while Sodbayar "Techno" Munkhbold suggested that the new players on his team might perform better under less pressure.

3DMAX faced the choice between MOUZ and Spirit but settled on MOUZ, with Damien "wasiNk" Dufour indicating the importance of the map pool in their decision-making process.

Liquid found themselves up against Spirit, marking a challenging opponent in their first offline match. Viktor "flashie" Tamás Bea was aware of the daunting task ahead, particularly after Liquid's surprising victories over Vitality and G2 in the earlier online stages. Boris "magixx" Vorobiev acknowledged Liquid's accomplishments, stating, "Yeah, I feel like they definitely earned some respect because they've beaten Vitality."

The quarter-final matchups are set, and with the stakes high, fans can expect intense competition as these teams battle it out in Malta for a spot in the later stages of the tournament.