BLAST to Host 2027 Open Tournament in Ulaanbaatar

BLAST has confirmed that the second Open tournament of the 2027 season will take place in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. This tournament will be taking place from May 10 to 23 and will become the first tier-one tournament of BLAST in the country.

BLAST Open Ulaanbaatar will involve 16 teams. In total, eleven teams will get an invitation according to the Valve Regional Standings, and five teams will qualify through regional qualifiers in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. The prize pool will be $1.25 million.

This tournament will be a huge step forward for Mongolia in terms of Counter-Strike 2 tournaments. Indeed, BLAST has been working with the region even before; back in 2025, it was organizing a qualifier for BLAST Open London. Now Ulaanbaatar will host a tournament with some of the best teams in the world.

BLAST emphasized that its choice of Mongolia is consistent with a certain direction of BLAST Premier for the 2027 season: the organization does not want to organize tournaments only in esports centers. Other destinations in 2027 have already been announced, such as Rio de Janeiro, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malta.

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The current BLAST 2027 calendar includes:

• BLAST Bounty Season 1 in Malta — January 11–24

• BLAST Open Singapore — March 15–28

• BLAST Open Ulaanbaatar — May 10–23

• BLAST Bounty Season 2 — August 30–September 12

• BLAST Open Rio — October 4–17

• BLAST Rivals — November 8–14