BLAST Open Porto 2026: Tournament Format, Teams and Prize Pool

BLAST Open Porto 2026 in Counter-Strike 2 will take place from August 26 to September 6. The championship will feature 16 teams competing for a $400,000 prize pool. The participant list includes Team Spirit, Falcons, Vitality, NAVI, FURIA, MOUZ, G2, and other well-known teams.

The tournament will begin with the group stage. Teams are split into two groups of eight and will play in a Double Elimination format. All matches in this stage will be played as BO3 series.

Three teams from each group will advance to the playoffs. The group winners will go directly to the semifinals, while the teams finishing second and third will start the final stage from the quarterfinals.

The playoffs will use a Single Elimination format. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be played as best-of-three series, while the champion will be decided in a BO5 grand final.

The group stage matches will be held at the BLAST studio in Copenhagen, Denmark. After that, the six best teams will travel to Porto, Portugal, where the decisive stage of the tournament will take place from September 4 to 6.

Group A includes Team Spirit, DENDELE, G2, Aurora, FURIA, paiN, M80, and NAVI.

Group B consists of Falcons, Lynn Vision, FUT, Legacy, MOUZ, 9z, Inner Circle, and Vitality.

The prize pool will be distributed as follows:

• 1st place — $150,000

• 2nd place — $60,000

• 3rd-4th place — $40,000 each

• 5th-6th place — $20,000 each

• 7th-8th place — $10,000 each

• 9th-12th place — $7,500 each

• 13th-16th place — $5,000 each

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