BLAST confirms full 16- TeamToWin field for online-only Slam IX

BLAST confirms full 16- TeamToWin field for online-only Slam IX

BLAST has announced the complete lineup for BLAST Slam IX, with Team Yandex , Team Spirit and PARIVISION headlining the tournament scheduled for 20–29 November.

The competition will offer $750,000 in total funding, including $200,000 reserved for club rewards. It will be the first BLAST Slam event held entirely online, without a LAN stage.

Twelve invited teams join four qualifiers

The directly invited teams are Team Spirit , PARIVISION , Team Yandex , BetBoom Team , Team Liquid , 1w Team , Aurora Gaming, Astra Invicta , OG , LGD Gaming , GamerLegion and Pipsqueak+4 .

They will join four teams that secured places through regional qualification: Natus Vincere and PlayTime , formerly Dawn Bulls , from Europe; Xtreme Gaming from China ; and Team Nemesis from Southeast Asia.

Team Yandex return as defending champions

Team Yandex enter as the reigning BLAST Slam champions after winning the eighth edition. Their inclusion alongside Spirit and PARIVISION brings the previous tournament’s top three finishers into the next event.