BLAST Open London 2025 viewer’s guide

From August 27 to September 7, another prestigious Counter-Strike 2 LAN tournament, BLAST Open London 2025, will be held, with participants competing for $400,000 in prize money.

The event will kick off with a group stage, which will take place in a Double Elimination format (GSL, two groups of eight squads) with BO3 matches. Three teams from each group will advance to the playoffs: the winners will go straight to the semi-finals, while the rosters that take second and third places will get to the quarter-finals.

The competition playoffs will play out in a Single Elimination format with BO3 matches. The final will be BO5.

The group stage matches will be held online, while the final stage of the event will take place in London, UK, at the OVO Arena Wembley.

Group stage participants are:

Group A

 Vitality (apEX, ropz, ZywOo, flameZ, mezii)
 M80 (slaxz-, Swisher, HexT, s1n, Lake)
 Virtus.pro (electroNic, FL1T, fame, Perfecto, ICY)
 GamerLegion (REZ, ztr, Tauson, Kursy, PR)
 NAVI (Aleksib, iM, b1t, makazze, w0nderful)
 fnatic (KRIMZ, blameF, fear, CYPHER, jambo)
 ECSTATIC (Kristou, TMB, Anlelele, nut nut, sirah)
 FaZe (karrigan, skullz, EliGE, frozen, broky)

Group A bracket

Group B

 MOUZ (Brollan, Spinx, torzsi, Jimpphat, xertioN)
 Imperial (chelo, VINI, skullz, try, noway)
 Liquid (siuhy, NAF, NertZ, Twistzz, ultimate)
 G2 (SunPayus, huNter-, malbsMd, MATYS, HeavyGod)
 FURIA (FalleN, YEKINDAR, yuurih, KSCERATO, molodoy)
 Legacy (dumau, latto, n1ssim, lux, saadzin)
 FlyQuest (jks, INS, Vexite, nettik, regali)
 Team Spirit (chopper, sh1ro, zweih, zont1x, donk)

Group B bracket

The prize pool distribution is:

1. $150,000
2. $60,000
3-4. $40,000
5-6. $20,000
7-8. $10,000
9-12. $7,500
13-16. $5,000

The full schedule and live broadcasts of BLAST Open London 2025 can be found on the tournament page on our website via this link.