BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1 groups announced

Organizers of BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1 have released the seeding of the upcoming tournament, revealing the matchups in the first round of the group stage.

The event's group stage will play out in a Double Elimination (GSL) format; the top three teams from each group will advance to the playoffs (Single Elimination), with the winners of each group going directly to the semi-finals. The final will be best-of-five, with all remaining matches being best-of-three.

BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1 will be held from April 27 to May 3 in Fort Worth, USA. The competition will feature a $350,000 prize pool, split between eight rosters. The first matchups are:

 Vitality vs  FUT (group A)
 Astralis vs  G2 (group A)
 NAVI vs  FaZe (group B)
 FURIA vs  GamerLegion (group B)

Origin: blast.tv