BLAST has announced Rotterdam as the host city for the playoff stage of BLAST Open Season 1. This marks the tournament’s first-ever visit to the Netherlands, with the final six teams set to take the stage at the iconic Rotterdam Ahoy.

While the initial stages will be fought out online, the final eight teams will travel to Sweden to compete for the trophy.

IEM Kraków 2026 is the new home of one of Counter-Strike’s biggest annual stops, with ESL moving the long-running IEM Katowice tradition to Kraków.