Winstrike have unveiled their event that will act as the CIS qualifier for BLAST Premier Spring Showdown.

The event will kick off with a group stage, of which there will be two of. Group A includes 1WIN, Winstrike, Spirit & K23, whereas Group B is formed of Nemiga, beznadejdi, EXTREMUM & forZe. Group play is a double elimination, best of one format.

Following on from this, the top 2 of each team will go into the playoff bracket, which are single elimination.

Spirit, Nemiga, Winstrike & EXTREMUM were invited to the event, whereas forZe, K23, 1WIN & beznadejdi earned their place through a qualifier. Spirit go into this the higher-ranked team by some degree compared to the rest, however, the unpredictability of best of one matches means anyone could have a good day to overthrow them.

Not only will the winner receive that longed for BLAST Premier Spring Showdown position, but they'll also win $25,000 to help pay the bills. Due to the small nature of the event, no cash prizes are given for any other positions than 1st4, unfortunately.

The schedule of play announced is as follows;

Friday, March 19th

1000  Spirit vs 1WIN (BO1)

1100  EXTREMUM vs beznadejdi (BO1)

1200  Winstrike vs K23 (BO1)

1300  Nemiga vs  forZe (BO1)

1400  Group A winners' match (BO1)

1500  Group B winners' match (BO1)

Saturday, March 20th

1200  Group A elimination match (BO1)

1300  Group B elimination match (BO1)

1400  Group A decider match (BO1)

1500  Group B decider match (BO1)

Sunday, March 21st

0900  Semi-final #1 (BO3)

1200  Semi-final #2 (BO3)

1600  Grand final (BO3)

For the team that comes out on top at the Grand Final, teams such as Liquid, Vitality, FURIA, Gambit, and of course the mighty powerhouse of Astralis will await them. Thankfully however, the CIS winner here will have plenty of time to prepare and practice, with BLAST Premier Spring not due to take off until April 13th.