BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 1 announced

Tournament operator BLAST has announced a new Bounty series tournament, which will take place from January 13 to 25, 2026, at the BLAST studio in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The competition will feature 32 teams, 28 of which will be directly invited based on Valve's official ranking as of December 1, 2025 (invitees will be announced on December 15); the organizers will fill four more Wildcard slots at their own discretion. The total prize pool of BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 1 will amount to half a million US dollars.

Earlier, BLAST also revealed the location for the second Counter-Strike 2 event from the new Rivals series, which will be held from November 10 to 16 in East Asia. The first Rivals tournament in 2025 will play out in Mexico.

Origin: x.com