BLAST Paris APAC RMR: Tech issues majorly disrupt opening day

From four to eight — the APAC RMR has finally expanded ahead of the BLAST Paris Major in May. Only two teams can represent the wider Asian region in France — who will rise to the occasion and make it to CS:GO’s final Major from the BLAST Paris APAC RMR?

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• Grayhound, Vertex fly the Aussie flag in Mongolia
• IHC rebrand to The MongolZ ahead of qualifier
• The action begins April 6

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In a word: disastrous.

Day one of the BLAST x MESA Paris Major APAC RMR saw a total of 30 rounds played, with only one best-of-one completed as technical issues plagued the day’s play.

Only The MongolZ and Twisted Minds would see a result, with the Mongolian squad dispatching of Twisted Minds 16-10 on Inferno.

Already behind schedule, the Vertex-Rare Atom series would finally get underway — but was paused almost immediately at 3-1 with Andrew “kaze” Khong stepping away due to a medical issue.

He would ultimately not return, with Rare Atom coach Zhu “k4Mi” Xielin replacing the veteran Malaysian.

But before k4Mi could take to the server, the organisers encountered catastrophic technical server-related issues that ultimately resulted in a six hour delay of the broadcast.

In the end, the remaining matches were cancelled, with the broadcast resuming tomorrow at 4pm AEST. According to MESA, Saturday will be used as a catch up day.

It is unknown at this time whether Kaze will be fit to take to the server tomorrow. Stay tuned for more updates.

We’re covering everything APAC RMR — streams, schedule, results and more.

BLAST Paris APAC RMR Streams

The BLAST Paris APAC RMR will be streamed live on the BLAST_WP Twitch channel. Missed the match? Spoiler-free VODs will be uploaded to the Twitch channel within moments of each matchday’s conclusion.

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For HLTV matchpages, check below in the schedule.

BLAST Paris APAC RMR Schedule & Results

The BLAST Paris APAC RMR will see eight teams battle through a double elimination bracket. Two losses means the end of the road to Paris.

The winners through the upper and lower brackets will both be seeded into the Challenger Stage at the Major in May.

All match times below are in AEST.

BLAST Paris APAC RMR Schedule — Day 1 (April 6)

Match	Teams	Time (AEST)
Opening Round (Bo1)	The MongolZ 16-10 Twisted Minds	4:30pm

BLAST Paris APAC RMR Schedule — Day 2 (April 7)

Match	Teams	Time (AEST)
Opening Round (Bo1)	Rare Atom 1-3 Vertex	6pm
	Grayhound v TYLOO	7:30pm
	Eruption v Invictus International	9pm
Upper Bracket Semi-Final (Bo1)	TheMongolZ v TBD	10:30pm
	TBD v TBD	12am

BLAST Paris APAC RMR Schedule — Day 3 (April 8)

Lower Bracket Round 1 (Bo3)	Twisted Minds v TBD	6:30pm
	Loser Opening 3 v Loser Opening 4	10:15pm
Lower Bracket Semi-Finals (Bo3)	TBD v TBD	TBD
	TBD v TBD	TBD

BLAST Paris APAC RMR Schedule — Day 4 (April 9)

Match	Teams	Time (AEST)
Upper Bracket Final (Bo3)	TBD v TBD	2pm
Lower Bracket Final (Bo3)	TBD v TBD	6pm
Consolidation Final (Bo3)	TBD v TBD	10:30pm

BLAST Paris APAC RMR Squads

With sk0r out, Chinguun “hasteka” Bayarmaa has joined The MongolZ across from fellow Mongolian squad Clutch.

Erdenedalai “maaRaa” Bayanbat remains coach of the squad through their transition to The MongolZ, with the Mongolian veteran still very much a part of a scene he pioneered throughout his days as a player back in 2015.

Should Grayhound survive the RMR, the GH tag will feature in back-to-back Majors for the first time since 2019. The core of the squad will be chasing their fourth straight Major appearance.

TYLOO are looking to return to the pinnacle CS:GO stage for the first time since PGL Stockholm in 2021. The Swedish Major was the last we saw of long-time Chinese veteran Xu “somebody” Haowen, with TYLOO since acquiring Jin “aristo” Shengjun and Hong Kong native Cheung “Freeman” Wing-hei.

Twisted Minds will attend the RMR with names well known to the wider community, with both Shuaib “D0cC” Ahmad and Nikola “Lobanjica” Mijomanović popular streamers.

Team	Squad
The MongolZ	bLitz	Techno4k	Bart4k	ANNIHILATION	hasteka
Eruption	fury5k	shinobi	cool4st	dobu	yAmi
Grayhound Gaming	Sico	INS	aliStair	Liazz	Vexite
Vertex Esports Club	pz	BRACE	malta	ADDICT	HaZR
Rare Atom	advent	kaze	JamYoung	Moseyuh	Mercury
TYLOO	Attacker	Summer	DANK1NG	aristo	Freeman
Invictus International	MOREE	facecrack	DavCost	meztal	m1N1
Twisted Minds	BLACKEAGLE	KD69z	Lobanjica	D0cC	SpAwNnS

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