Inner Circle win European Qualifier for BLAST Open Porto 2026

Inner Circle won a small online Counter-Strike 2 tournament RES Showdown 4 Europe: BLAST Premier Rising Event.

In the event final, the team defeated Virtus.pro with a scoreline of 2-0, securing a spot at the upcoming LAN event BLAST Open Porto 2026, which kicks off next month. The final bracket for the European qualifier looks as follows:

BLAST Open Porto 2026 will be held from August 26 to September 6. The group stage will take place at the BLAST studio in Copenhagen, Denmark, while the playoffs will be held in Porto, Portugal. The event's prize pool is $400,000, divided among 16 squads.