BLAST Bounty Season 2 is on the horizon, and the 32-team lineup for the $500,000 tournament has now been finalized.
The list includes the reigning Majors champions from Vitality and strong contenders such as MOUZ, Spirit, and The MongolZ.
However, one notable omission is Falcons, who declined their invite despite currently being ranked inside the top five. GamerLegion, 3DMAX, and Lynn Vision are also among the absent names.
Here are all the confirmed teams for BLAST Bounty Season 2.
- Vitality
- MOUZ
- The MongolZ
- Spirit
- Aurora
- Natus Vincere
- FaZe
- FURIA
- paiN
- G2
- Astralis
- Virtus.pro
- Legacy
- Liquid
- HEROIC
- MIBR
- B8
- TYLOO
- Nemiga
- Complexity
- BIG
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- ECSTATIC
- Passion UA
- FlyQuest
- BetBoom
- TNL
- fnatic
- NRG
- ex-NAVI Junior
- ENCE
- Rare Atom
New season, same format
The returning event will once again use its unique format, where underdogs hunt down top teams for bounty-style upsets. According to BLAST, the team list was determined based on the official VRS rankings from July 4.
The event will be split into two stages. All 32 teams will compete online, with only eight advancing to the LAN final. The eight lowest-seeded squads will also get the advantage of picking their first-round matchups.
Spirit will return as defending champions after running the gauntlet in the inaugural season, where they beat Eternal Fire in the grand final.
Season 2 kicks off online on August 5 and concludes with a LAN final in Malta on August 17, just days before the Esports World Cup begins.
