Details about BLAST Rising tournaments unveiled

BLAST has announced a qualification system for its Counter-Strike 2 Rising events, which will in turn serve as regional qualifiers for the Open tournaments.

The BLAST Rising circuit will be held in four regions: Europe, North America, South America, and Asia, and will feature open and closed qualifiers.

The top four squads in Valve's regional rankings (that did not receive direct invites to the Open) will be invited directly to the BLAST Rising Finals.

The next 12 teams in the rankings will be invited to a closed qualifier for each region, where they will be joined by the four teams that made it through the open qualifiers.

The closed qualifiers will be held in a double elimination format, with teams divided into four groups. The top four squads will advance to the BLAST Rising Finals, where the top eight rosters will compete for a ticket to the BLAST Open.

The schedule for the first season of Rising looks as follows:

Europe: Relog Media Qualifier Partner

Invitation Date: February 3
Open Qualifiers: February 4
Closed Qualifiers: February 5-7
Final: February 8-9

North America: Liga Ace Qualifier Partner

Invitation Date: February 3
Open Qualifiers: February 7
Closed Qualifiers: February 8-10
Final: February 13-14

South America: Liga Ace Qualifier Partner

Invitation Date: February 3
Open Qualifiers: February 5
Closed Qualifiers: February 6-8
Final: February 9-10

Asia: GGTV Qualifier Partner

Invitation Date: February 3
Open Qualifiers: February 5
Closed Qualifiers: February 6-8
Final: February 9-10

Origin: blast.tv