BLAST and Fantasyexpo have announced all the teams that will compete in BLAST Rising 2021, an event that intends to help the development of teams outside of the Top 20 in the world rankings.
The tournament will run from May 3 to May 23 and will kick off with six GSL-style groups where the two best teams will advance directly to the playoffs, while the third-place teams from each of the groups will face off in a survival matchup for four final spots in the single-elimination playoffs.
Groups for BLAST Rising 2021:
Group A | May 3-4
LDLC
UMX
EC Brugge
Group B | May 5-6
AGO
Galaxy Racer
Astralis Talent
Sprout
Group C | May 7-8
Anonymo
SKADE
Spirit Academy
ALTERNATE aTTaX
Group D | May 10-11
DBL PONEY
CPH Flames
OFFSET
Nexus
Group E | May 12-13
Apeks
Sinners
NAVI Junior
Budapest Five
Group F | May 14-15
GORILLAZ
Finest
Nordavind
Young Ninjas
We are proud to announce that the @BLASTtv Rising tournament is right ahead of us. ? As a host we are happy to welcome all of the participants on board and wish best of luck to all of you! We start on May 3rd so stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/wutgNMgU36
— Fantasyexpo (@FantasyExpo) April 29, 2021
