NAVI and Falcons win openers at BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026

Opening round of Group A at BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 has concluded, bringing four teams one step closer to reaching the final stage of the event.

In the first round of the bracket, Falcons defeated NRG (13:6 on Ancient, 13:8 on Dust2), NAVI defeated B8 (13:9 on Mirage, 17:19 on Ancient, 13:7 on Dust2), Aurora bested FaZe (11:13 on Nuke, 13:8 on Inferno, 13:10 on Dust2), while FURIA got the better of TYLOO (13:8 on Mirage, 13:11 on Overpass). The losing squads dropped to the lower bracket of Group A, while the winners advanced to the winners' round.

Notably, three teams from each group will advance to the BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 playoffs: the winners will go directly to the semi-finals, while the rosters that place second and third will secure the quarter-final spots. Detailed information about the competition can be found via the link.

Current group A bracket looks as follows:

The full schedule and live broadcasts of BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 can be found on the tournament page on our website via this link.