Since Counter-Strike 2 launched in September 2023, players and fans have been demanding changes to professional tournaments. Now, it looks like a much-requested change will be implemented as early as the BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2024.
flameZ plays this 1v3 to perfection 👌
On April 18, CS2 tournament organizers announced that BLAST would be adding best-of-five finals to its events. The adjustment comes after the last few tier one tournament finals were found to be too short. Despite being a full best-of-three, the PGL Copenhagen CS2 Major final between Natus Vincere and FaZe Clan lasted around two and a half hours. The IEM Chengdu 2024 final, where FaZe defeated MOUZ, lasted under two hours.
BO5s are coming to BLAST! 🙌 Keep your Sundays free, because for the 2024 season, the Spring, Fall and World Final Grand Finals will be played as Best of Fives! #BLASTPremier pic.twitter.com/yrm29KtT8V
As a result, fans and professional players around the world have been asking tournament organizers to implement BO5 finals to increase the length of matches. In the eyes of many, it is anticlimactic and boring to have a grand final lasting less than two hours, which is often the case when series end in a 2-0 draw.
