JW has FaZe in his sights as BLAST Bounty opening matches are revealed

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January 01, 1970

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It's almost time to get tier one Counter-Strike underway for the year, and we'll be kicking it all off with BLAST Bounty.

Following an exciting draft, the opening matches have now been decided, and some teams went for incredibly spicy picks as they look to snatch away the prize pool from some of the biggest teams in the world.

Before we look at those, though, let's go back over the BLAST Bounty format to make sure there's no confusion for you guys watching at home.

BLAST Bounty - the tournament where the predator becomes prey

BLAST Bounty is a unique tournament on the Counter-Strike calendar, where the 16 highest-ranked teams in the world suddenly have a target on their backs, ready to be hunted down by underdogs that want to claim the bounty on their opponents' heads.

That means the lower-ranked teams get to pick their opponents, choosing the perfect team to take down and ultimately add a bounty to their own heads.

The bounties are as follows:

Seed 1-4 - $60,000
Seed 5-8 - $30,000
Seed 9-12 - $20,000
Seed 13-16 - $15,000
Seed 17-32 - $0

After each round of play, there is another draft process, letting the lower-ranked teams left in the competition once again try to find a target best suited to them. Whether it's for stylistic, VRS, or prize pool reasons, there's a lot of tactical thinking that goes into that draft pick.

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Photo: Luc Bouchon

BLAST Bounty Seeding:

FURIA - $60,000
Falcons - $60,000
Vitality - $60,000
Aurora - $60,000
Spirit - $30,000
Liquid - $30,000
NAVI - $30,000
Astralis - $30,000
HEROIC - $20,000
3DMAX - $20,000
paiN - $20,000
FaZe - $20,000
PARIVISION - $15,000
Gentle Mates - $15,000
GamerLegion - $15,000
FUT - $15,000
BetBoom - $0
fnatic - $0
M80 - $0
Passion UA - $0
HOTU - $0
NIP - $0
NRG - $0
EYEBALLERS - $0
Inner Circle - $0
OG - $0
9INE - $0
ENCE - $0
Virtus.pro - $0
Monte - $0
SINNERS - $0
ECSTATIC - $0

Photo: Stephanie Lindgren

BLAST Bounty schedule

All times are in CET. Games will be played on a rolling schedule; match start times are provisional. High seeds are listed first, bounty hunters are second.

There will be 15 minutes between maps and 10 minutes between series. The third match of the day can not start more than 30 minutes before its provisionally scheduled start time.

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