Counter Strike 2 BLAST Rivals 2026: Where to Watch, Schedule

Counter Strike 2 BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 begins on April 29th.
The Tournament will take place over a course of a three days, ending on 3rd May 2026.
Counter Strike 2 BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 consists of 8 pro Counter Strike teams, each with a roaster of 5 players competing each other to win.

The BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 is soon to begin, with eight if the best Counter Strike 2 teams in the world competing against each other over the span of three days in Dickies Arena in United States.

What Is BLAST Rivals & Where Is It Happening This Year

BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 is a $1,000,000 prize pool, top-tier Counter Strike 2 tournament held April 29 – May 3, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. Where Eight premier teams compete in a GSL-style group stage followed by a single elimination playoff bracket to claim the title, with matches hosted at the Dickies Arena, United States.

Similar Counter Strike 2 BLAST Rivals tournament happened last year in the BLAST Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event ran from April 30 to May 4, 2025, featuring eight top tier Counter Strike 2 teams competing in a LAN setting.

Counter Strike 2 BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 1 Champions were Team Vitality, they won the title after defeating Team Falcons 3-2 in a five map grand final thriller. With Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut taking the title of MVP of the tournament, marking his 25th career MVP title.

And Counter Strike 2 BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 2 Champions were Team FURIA who defeated Team Falcons 3-1 in the grand final to claim the trophy. And Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov from Team Falcons was named the tournament MVP despite his team’s loss in the final again losing in the grand finals like in BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 1.

BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 Start Date And Where To Watch

BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 kicks off starting 29th April 2026. This particular tournament will take place until 3rd May 2026 and will be followed by a Season 2 for BLAST Rivals 2026 just like last years BLAST Rivals Spring 2025 Season 1 and BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 2.

As for where to watch these matches, you will have to tune into the BLAST.tv, YouTube and Twitch channel of BLAST.

BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 Match Line-up And Participating Teams/Players

BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 will consist of eight international Counter Strike teams

Here’s the entire planned schedule for the matched, as of the time of writing this article:

GROUP A

Match	Teams	Date	Time (IST)
Opening Match 1	Vitality VS FUT Esports	2026/04/29	20:30
Opening Match 2	Astralis VS G2	2026/04/29	23:00
Elimination Match	TBD ? VS TBD ?	2026/04/30	20:30
Winner’s Match	TBD ? VS TBD ?	2026/04/30	23:00

GROUP B

Match	Teams	Date	Time (IST)
Opening Match 1	Natus Vincere VS FaZe	2026/04/30	01:30
Opening Match 2	FURIA VS GamerLegion	2026/04/30	04:00
Elimination Match	TBD ? VS TBD ?	2026/05/01	01:30
Winner’s Match	TBD ? VS TBD ?	2026/05/01	04:00

PLAYOFFS

Match	Teams	Date	Time (IST)
Quarter Final 1	TBD ? VS TBD ?	2026/05/02	01:00
Quarter Final 2	TBD ? VS TBD ?	2026/05/02	04:00
Semi Final 1	TBD ? VS TBD ?	2026/05/02	23:00
Semi Final 2	TBD ? VS TBD ?	2026/05/03	02:00
Grand Final	TBD ? VS TBD ?	2026/05/03	23:00