PARIVISION and Team Yandex Secure BLAST Slam VIII Grand Final Spots
The lineup for the BLAST Slam VIII grand final is set: Team Yandex and PARIVISION will compete for the championship. Both teams secured their advancement through different paths in the playoffs.
Team Yandex Dominates Upper Bracket
Team Yandex became the first team to qualify for the grand final after a decisive 2:0 victory over Team Spirit in the upper bracket final. The series was a clinical performance, with the first map ending 50:14 in 50 minutes and the second map concluding 49:16 in just 34 minutes. watson led his team in performance, recording an impressive average K/D/A of 18.1/0.8/15.1.

Following the loss, Team Spirit dropped to the lower bracket, retaining one final opportunity to reach the grand final.
PARIVISION Advances via Lower Bracket
Meanwhile, PARIVISION punched their ticket to the grand final by defeating Aurora Gaming 2:0 in the lower bracket semifinals. The matches were closely contested, lasting 65 and 66 minutes, with scores of 54:30 and 61:17.

Alan "Satanic" Gallyamov stood out for PARIVISION, posting the team's best average K/D/A at 11.8/1.3/4.6.
Next Steps
PARIVISION will now face Team Spirit in the lower bracket semifinal to determine the final opponent for Team Yandex. The match is scheduled for October 11 at 11:00 CEST. The winner will compete for the $750,000 prize pool of BLAST Slam VIII.
