CS2 fans are gearing up for an electrifying finale to the year as BLAST prepares to present the highly anticipated BLAST Premier World Final 2023. The action returns to the sun-kissed shores of Abu Dhabi, where eight Counter-Strike heavyweights will battle for glory in the million-dollar event.
The tournament will be brief, running from the 13th to the 17th of December. Even though it will be a four-day event, the tournament has sparked considerable excitement within the Counter-Strike community, thanks to the calibre of participating teams. Big names like Cloud 9, Natus Vincere, ENCE, Vitality, FaZe Clan, Heroic, MOUZ, and G2 constitute the lineup, so fans expect to enjoy an enthralling display of CS2 action.
Since these teams are almost evenly matched in quality, any one of them could win, making this tournament an exciting prospect for eSports betting. Who are the hot favourites? Who can upset the odds to go all the way? We break down the latest betting odds from bookmaker William Hill ahead of the BLAST Premier World Final 2023 that will help you finalise your betting strategy for the competition.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: December 12th, 6:45 A.M. (GMT)
Recent odds from bookmaker William Hill show that Vitality (3.25) is the outright favourite, closely trailed by FaZe Clan (4.00) and reigning champion G2 Esports (5.00). Vitality led the race following their dominant victory in the BLAST Fall 2023 Grand Final, where they made light work of Finn “karrigan” Andersen and company to claim their first piece of CS2 silverware. William “mezii” Merriman and Rémy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam now have had more time to integrate with the squad, so we expect the Paris Major champions to mount an even more formidable title challenge in Dubai.
Despite their defeat at the hands of Vitality in the Fall Grand Final, FaZe Clan’s outstanding performance in the early days of the CS2 era cannot be overlooked. Although they lost their dependable rifler Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken to Team Liquid, the current Intel Grand Slam champions have acquired an impressive replacement in David “frozen” Čerňanský. The former MOUZ player might play a crucial role for FaZe in the upcoming days.
G2 will also be a team to look at, considering their recent IEM Cologne and IEM Katowice conquests. They fly to the Middle East following a dismal CCT 2023 Online Finals 5 performance, but the German organisation will feel motivated to deliver a perfect swan song to their outgoing head coach, Jan “Swani” Müller.
ENCE will be our pick as the dark horses of the tournament. The European team stands at odds of 17.00 to win the tournament, so having faith in them could prove to be quite rewarding. They secured victory at IEM Dallas 2023 earlier this year and finished as runner-up at IEM Cologne 2023 and Gamers8 2023.
