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April 29, 2026 | Anders Frost

BLAST Rivals Spring 2026

BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 (also known as BLAST Rivals Season 1) is a Counter-Strike 2 tournament organized by BLAST.

BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 (also known as BLAST Rivals Season 1) is a Counter-Strike 2 tournament organized by BLAST. The event will be held in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Dickies Arena. Eight teams will compete for a $1,000,000 USD prize pool.

Tournament Overview

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CategoryInformation
DatesApril 29 to May 3, 2026
LocationFort Worth, United States
VenueDickies Arena
Prize Pool$1,000,000 USD
Teams8
OrganizerBLAST
GameCounter-Strike 2

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Participating Teams

Eight teams accepted invitations to the event. Six teams ranked in the top nine of the global VRS (MOUZ, PARIVISION, Falcons, Spirit, Aurora, and The MongolZ) declined their invitations.

TeamRoster
Team VitalityapEX, ZywOo, flameZ, mezii, ropz
FURIAyuurih, KSCERATO, FalleN, molodoy, YEKINDAR
Natus Vincereb1t, Aleksib, iM, w0nderful, makazze
AstralisStaehr, jabbi, HooXi, phzy, ryu
G2 EsportshuNter-, malbsMd, HeavyGod, SunPayus, matys
FaZe Clanbroky, frozen, jcobbb, Twistzz, Neityu
GamerLegionTauson, PR, REZ, hypex, Snax
FUT Esportsdem0n, Krabeni, cmtry, dziugss, Coolio

Tournament news

FUT will play without Laurentiu “lauNX” Tarlea, who is out sick for the tournament.

Ryan “⁠Neityu⁠” Aubry will play as a stand-in after Finn “Karrigan” Andersen departed the team earlier this month.

Schedule:

April 29th – In CEST:

  • Vitality vs FUT – 17:00
  • Astralis vs G2 – 19:30
  • NAVI vs FaZe – 22:00
  • FURIA vs GamerLegion – 00:30 (April 30th)

Map Pool

  • Ancient, Anubis, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke, Overpass

Format

Group Stage (April 29 to April 30)

  • Structure: Two double elimination format (GSL) groups.
  • Teams: 4 teams per group.
  • Matches: All matches are Best of Three (Bo3).
  • Progression: The top three teams from each group advance to the Playoffs.
    • Group Winners: Advance directly to the Semifinals.
    • Group Runners up: Advance to the Quarterfinals as High Seeds.
    • Group 3rd Place: Advance to the Quarterfinals as Low Seeds.

Playoffs (May 1 to May 3)

  • Structure: Single Elimination bracket.
  • Matches: The Quarterfinals and Semifinals are Best of Three (Bo3).
  • Grand Final: Best of Five (Bo5).

Prize Pool Distribution

The $1,000,000 USD prize pool is distributed among the participants as shown below. Specific placement payouts and Frequent Flyer Tokens are currently TBD following the recent prize pool update.

PlacePrize (USD)Team
1st$125,000$125,000
2nd$75,000$75,000
3rd to 4th$40,000$40,000
5th to 6th$25,000$25,000
7th to 8th$10,000$10,000
Author

Anders Frost

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A lifelong gamer with 21 years on Steam, first introduced to Counter-Strike in 1.6 but truly hooked by CS:GO. Loves the idea of playing AWP - just not quite skilled enough to pull it off. Outside the server, a journalist with 14 years of experience covering both traditional sports and esports.

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