Vitality secure BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 title

Dan "apEX" Madesclaire's team won a big Counter-Strike 2 LAN tournament BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026, which took place from March 18th to 29th. The final stage of the event played out in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

In the final, Vitality defeated NAVI with a scoreline of 3-0 – 13:7 on Inferno, 13:10 on Anubis, 13:10 on Dust2.

En route to the final, the squad knocked out Aurora. NAVI, in turn, bested PARIVISION.

Vitality received $150,000 for first place. The runner-up earned $60,000. Aurora and PARIVISION, which tied for third and fourth place, each received $40,000. The total prize pool of the event amounted to $400,000.

The final playoff bracket looks as follows:

The prize pool distribution looks as follows:

1.  Vitality – $150,000
2.  NAVI – $60,000
3-4.  Aurora – $40,000
3-4.  PARIVISION – $40,000
5-6.  Falcons – $20,000
5-6.  The MongolZ – $20,000
7-8.  Team Spirit – $10,000
7-8.  FURIA – $10,000
9-12. TYLOO – $7,500
9-12. NRG – $7,500
9-12.  Liquid – $7,500
9-12.  9z – $7,500
13-16.  FaZe – $5,000
13-16.  B8 – $5,000
13-16.  MOUZ – $5,000
13-16.  NIP – $5,000