kyousuke to miss BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026

Falcons will have a stand-in for the upcoming BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 Counter-Strike 2 tournament, which kicks off tomorrow. Maksim "kyousuke" Lukin will miss the evnt due to visa issues. Matej "NucleonZ" Trajkoski from the Falcons Academy will fill in for him.

Previously, the Russian esports athlete missed the LAN finals of BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 1 for the same reason, where the Falcons ultimately finished second.

BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 will be held from March 18 to 29, 2026. The group stage will take place at the BLAST studio in Copenhagen, Denmark, while the playoffs will be held at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The event's prize pool will amount to $400,000, divided among 16 squads. More detailed information about the competition can be found via the link.

 Falcons are now:

 Nikola "NiKo" Kovač
 René "⁠TeSeS⁠" Madsen
 Damjan "kyxsan" Stoilkovski
 Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov
 Matej "NucleonZ" Trajkoski (stand-in)

 Danny "zonic" Sørensen (coach)

Origin: x.com