NIP and MOUZ eliminated from BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026

First round of the lower bracket of Group B at the BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 has concluded, with two more teams getting eliminated.

NIP suffered a defeat to Liquid (13:3 on Nuke, 17:19 on Mirage, 9:13 on Ancient), while MOUZ lost to 9z (13:11 on Dust2, 8:13 on Inferno, 9:13 on Nuke). The winners advanced to the next round of the losers' round, while the losers shared 13th-16th place with B8 and FaZe – all four squads earned $5,000 in prizes.

Next on the schedule are two matchups in the second round of the upper bracket of Group B: Team Spirit will face PARIVISION, while Vitality will fight The MongolZ. The winners will secure spots in the BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 playoffs.

Current group B bracket looks as follows:

The full schedule and live broadcasts of BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 can be found on the tournament page on our website via this link.