Vitality won BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1 after confidently defeating NAVI in the final

Vitality became the champions of BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1 in Counter-Strike 2. Dan “apEX” Madesclaire’s team secured another major LAN trophy, finishing the tournament in Fort Worth, USA with a victory over NAVI in the decisive match.

In the grand final, Vitality closed out the series with a 3-0 scoreline. First, the team came out on top on Nuke - 16:12, then edged out their opponent on Anubis - 13:11, and on Dust2 they fully dominated, finishing the map 13:3. As a result, the final was competitive only on the first two maps, while the third was won by Vitality without any serious resistance.

On their way to the title, Vitality also knocked GamerLegion out of the tournament. NAVI, in turn, reached the final after defeating FaZe. Both teams confidently made it through the group stage and finished first in their groups, which only highlighted the final as a clash between the two strongest rosters of the event.

The final playoff bracket looked as follows:

Prize pool distribution:

• 1. Vitality — $125,000 

• 2. NAVI — $75,000 

• 3-4. GamerLegion — $40,000 

• 3-4. FaZe — $40,000 

• 5-6. Astralis — $25,000 

• 5-6. G2 — $25,000 

• 7-8. FUT — $10,000 

• 7-8. FURIA — $10,000

ZywOo has become the second player in history after s1mple to reach a +10,000 K/D difference

The total prize money that was up for grabs in the tournament was $350,000. The win served to reaffirm the strong form that the Vitality team had been showing during the year of 2026.