BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 viewer's guide

BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2, the next Counter-Strike 2 LAN event, will take place in Hong Kong from November 11 to 15. Eight teams will compete for a share of the $1 million prize pool.

The group stage will be played in the GSL format, with two groups of four teams. The top three squads from each group will advance to the single-elimination playoffs, where the group winners will go straight to the semi-finals.

All matches at BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 will be best-of-threes, except for the grand final, which will be a best-of-five.

Team seeding in the group stage looks as follows:

Group A

Бразилия, Brazil, BR Legacy (arT, dumau, latto, n1ssim, try)
Еврозона, Europe, EU Vitality (apEX, ropz, ZywOo, flameZ, mezii)
Еврозона, Europe, EU Falcons (karrigan, NiKo, TeSeS, m0NESY, kyousuke)
Бразилия, Brazil, BR FURIA (FalleN, yuurih, YEKINDAR, KSCERATO, molodoy)

Group A bracket


Group B

Россия, Russia, RU Team Spirit (sh1ro, magixx, tN1R, zont1x, donk)
Еврозона, Europe, EU FUT (xfl0ud, dem0n, Krabeni, SunPayus, dziugss)
Еврозона, Europe, EU MOUZ (torzsi, Spinx, xertioN, PR, xelex)
Еврозона, Europe, EU G2 (huNter-, NertZ, r1nkle, HeavyGod, MATYS)

Group B bracket


The prize pool distribution looks as follows:

  • 1. $125,000 (+$125,000 club share)
  • 2. $75,000 (+$125,000)
  • 3-4. $40,000 (+$90,000)
  • 5-6. $25,000 (+$60,000)
  • 7-8. $10,000 (+$50,000)

The full schedule and live broadcasts of the BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 2 matches can be found on the tournament page on our website via the link.