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The CS:GO Blast.tv Paris Major 2023 ends today, and only two teams remain in the competition. GamerLegion and Team Vitality will face off in the final CS:GO major best-of-three to determine the Blast.tv Paris Major 2023 champion. The winner also takes home a cash prize of $500,000, along with a spot in the group stages of IEM Cologne 2023 and a ticket to the Blast Premier World Finals.
This series marks the conclusion of CS:GO majors, and it will be a historic matchup as the hometown heroes, Team Vitality, look to take the trophy home against the representatives of tier two Counter-Strike, GamerLegion.
GamerLegion vs Team Vitality: Who will win the CS:GO Blast.tv Paris Major 2023?
Predictions
Team Vitality has never been closer to lifting a CS:GO major trophy than ever. With the home crowd powering them up throughout the Champions Stage, Team Vitality has been playing on a different level. The Chosen One Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut looks to win his first ever CS:GO major while Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen aims to be the most winningest player in the history of the game.
The team has everything necessary to be a championship roster. Great strategies, fantastic mid-round callings, mental resilience, the clutch factor, and incredible firepower are all present in this Vitality lineup.
Team Vitality does not have a better chance than this finals matchup to win the tournament, as all eyes in the Accor Arena will be looking at them in anticipation of hoisting the title.
GamerLegion is looking to spoil Vitality's dream run and carve a legacy of their own. A team that was written off by everyone when they went 0-2 in the Challengers Stage has looked unstoppable since then.
With unbelievable performances from Ivan "iM" Mihai supported by AWPer Frederik "acoR" Gyldstrand and young IGL Kamil "siuhy" Skzaradek, GamerLegion has done the impossible and made it to the grand finals.
The ultimate underdogs of the tournament look to complete their Cinderella run and lift the final CS:GO major to prove that tier two Counter-Strike is not to be taken lightly and that any team can defeat anyone on a given day.
Team Vitality is the expected favorites to win the Blast.tv Paris Major 2023 but it will be an intense best-of-three as GamerLegion has proven to be an opponent that teams should fear and be ready for. If Team Vitality is not playing at the top of their game, GamerLegion has a realistic chance of completing the miracle run to bring a crazy ending to the tournament.
Head-to-head
GamerLegion and Team Vitality previously met in the IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage, where GamerLegion won the game 16-10 on the map Vertigo.
Recent results
Vitality is yet to drop a map during this tournament and is looking to be the second team to win a CS:GO major without dropping a single map. They have had close games during the Champions Stage but ultimately managed to make it past Into The Breach in the quarter-finals and Apeks in the semi-finals
GamerLegion has had a phenomenal run during the Champions Stage and looks unstoppable when everything is on the line. They decimated Monte in the quarter-finals before shocking the Counter-Strike world by taking down tournament favorites, Heroic 2-1 in a nail-biting series.
Expected lineups
GamerLegion
- Ivan "iM" Mihai
- Isak "isak" Fahlén
- Frederik "acoR" Gyldstrand
- Kamil "siuhy" Szkaradek.(IGL)
- Nicolas "Keoz" Dgus
- Ashley "ashhh" Battye (Coach)
Team Vitality
- Dan "apEX" Madesclaire (IGL)
- Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut
- Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen
- Emil "Magisk" Reif
- Lotan "Spinx" Giladi
- Danny "zonic" Sørensen (Coach)
When and where to watch
Fans can watch the grand finals of the Blast.tv Paris Major 2023 on Blast's official CS:GO Twitch channel. GamerLegion and Vitality will face off in the final best-of-three of the Champions Stage to conclude the final CS:GO major on May 21, 2023, at 8:00 AM PDT / 5:00 PM CEST / 8:30 PM IST.
