Team Falcons and FURIA won their respective groups Thursday and advanced to the semifinals of the $350,000 BLAST Rivals Fall 2025 event in Hong Kong.
Four other teams advanced to Friday’s single-elimination playoff quarterfinals while The MongolZ and TYLOO were both eliminated.
Falcons swept Group A runner-up Passion UA with a 13-11 win on Train and a 13-10 victory on Mirage. Spirit claimed third place in Group A with a sweep of The MongolZ, winning 13-6 on Dust II and 13-10 on Ancient.
FURIA defeated Group B runner-up Vitality 2-1, sandwiching a 13-11 win on Nuke and a 13-5 win on Inferno around a 16-13 loss on Overpass. paiN Gaming took third in Group B with a 2-1 decision against TYLOO, wrapping a 13-7 win on Nuke and a 13-10 victory on Overpass around a 13-9 defeat on Ancient.
All matches are best-of-three until Sunday’s best-of-five grand final, where the winner earns a top prize of $125,000.
Friday’s playoff quarterfinals:
–Passion UA vs. paiN Gaming
–Team Vitality vs. Team Spirit
BLAST Rivals Fall 2025 prize pool
1. $125,000 plus two BLAST frequent flyer tokens
2. $75,000
3-4. $40,000
5-6. $25,000
7-8. $10,000 — The MongolZ, TYLOO
–Field Level Media
