Underdogs hunt top teams — with big bounties and big stakes
The second season of BLAST Bounty kicks off just days after IEM Cologne wrapped up, with several top teams jumping straight into competition once again. The big question heading into this online stage: can Spirit go back-to-back after their dominant Cologne win, or will MOUZ bounce back from their heartbreak in the final?
With all teams in the VRS top five attending, and underdogs picking their opening matchups, early chaos is almost guaranteed. Throw in the bounty system, where lower-seeded teams earn cash by eliminating higher-ranked opponents and this event becomes more than just a stepping stone to Malta.
Below is everything you need to know ahead of the event.
Dates and location
️ August 5 – August 10, 2025
Online Stage – Qualifier for LAN Finals
Prize pool: Qualification for BLAST Bounty Finals (Malta, August 14–17)
Attending teams (with seed and bounty)
Vitality (Seed #1 – $60,000)
MOUZ (Seed #2 – $60,000)
The MongolZ (Seed #3 – $60,000)
Spirit (Seed #4 – $60,000)
Aurora (Seed #5 – $30,000)
FaZe (Seed #6 – $30,000)
Natus Vincere (Seed #7 – $30,000)
paiN (Seed #8 – $30,000)
G2 (Seed #9 – $20,000)
Legacy (Seed #10 – $20,000)
Virtus.pro (Seed #11 – $20,000)
Astralis (Seed #12 – $20,000)
Liquid (Seed #13 – $15,000)
FURIA (Seed #14 – $15,000)
HEROIC (Seed #15 – $15,000)
Ninjas in Pyjamas (Seed #16 – $15,000)
MIBR (Seed #17 – $0)
Complexity (Seed #18 – $0)
B8 (Seed #19 – $0)
BetBoom (Seed #20 – $0)
Nemiga (Seed #21 – $0)
BIG (Seed #22 – $0)
FlyQuest (Seed #23 – $0)
TNL (Seed #24 – $0)
Passion UA (Seed #25 – $0)
OG (Seed #26 – $0)
ECSTATIC (Seed #27 – $0)
fnatic (Seed #28 – $0)
Rare Atom (Seed #29 – $0)
FUT (Seed #30 – $0)
NRG (Seed #31 – $0)
ENCE (Seed #32 – $0)
Format
• 32 teams participate in the online stage
• Single-elimination bracket format
• All matches are best-of-three (BO3)
• Lower-seeded teams select their first-round opponents
• Teams need 2 wins to qualify for the LAN Finals in Malta
• Each team starts with a bounty based on their VRS global ranking
• When a team is eliminated, 50% of their bounty goes to the winner
• 8 teams qualify for the LAN Finals (August 14–17)
Broadcast Talent
The BLAST Bounty 2025 online stage will be brought to life by a familiar and stacked broadcast crew:
Hosts
Mike “DarfMike” Winnick
Freya “Freya” Spiers
Analysts
Alex “Mauisnake” Ellenberg
Donald “voo” Parkhurst
Jacob “Pimp” Winneche
Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen
Commentators
Conner “Scrawny” Girvan
Mohan “Launders” Govindasamy
Harry “JustHarry” Russell
Hugo “Hugo” Byron
Bookmakers favorite
Here’s the odds for the winner of the Blast Bounty Season 2 Finals from bet365
- Vitality – 2.20
- MOUZ – 4.75
- Team Spirit – 4.75
- The MongolZ – 7.00
- Aurora – 16.00
- FaZe Clan – 12.00
- Natus Vincere – 10.00
- paiN Gaming – 67.00
- G2 Esports – 16.00
- Legacy – 76.00
- Virtus.pro – 41.00
- Astralis – 21.00
- FURIA – 26.00
- Team Liquid – 41.00
- HEROIC – 34.00
- Ninjas in Pyjamas – 34.00
- MIBR – 151.00
- Complexity – 101.00
- B8 – 101.00
- BB Team – 67.00
- Nemiga – 251.00
- BIG – 251.00
- FlyQuest – 251.00
- TNL – 101.00
- Passion UA – 151.00
- OG – 151.00
- ECSTATIC – 501.00
- fnatic – 251.00
- Rare Atom – 751.00
- ENCE – 251.00
- NRG – 501.00
- ex-NAVI Junior – 251.00
How to watch
