Team Spirit and MOUZ advanced to the grand final with semifinal victories on Saturday at the BLAST Open Fall 2026 in Porto, Portugal.
MOUZ, the Group B winner, ended Team Vitality’s run of four consecutive wins in elimination matches with a 2-0 sweep. Team Spirit swept Team Falcons in their best-of-three match.
The grand final on Sunday will be best-of-five.
The $1.1 million Counter-Strike 2 event began with 16 teams divided into two groups for the double-elimination opening stage. The group winners advanced to the playoff semifinals, the group runners-up moved on to the quarterfinals as high seeds and the two third-place teams headed to the playoff quarterfinals as low seeds. The remaining teams were eliminated.
The single-elimination playoffs in Porto included best-of-three matches in the quarterfinals and semifinals.
The championship team will receive $250,000 ($150,000 for the players, $100,000 for the club) plus three BLAST Frequent Flyer Tokens.
Team Spirit opened with a 13-8 win on Nuke, followed by a 13-11 decision on Ancient to eliminate Team Falcons.
Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov paced Team Spirt with 33 kills to 23 deaths, while fellow Russian Danil “donk” Kryshkovets had a team-high 34 kills to 30 deaths. Team Falcons’ Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov of Russia had a match-high 39 kills along with 29 deaths.
MOUZ downed Vitality 13-11 on Dust II and 13-7 on Mirage. Lotan “Spinx” Giladi of Israel led MOUZ with 40 kills to 28 deaths, while Hungarian teammate Adrian “xelex” Vincze had a 39-29 K-D ratio. Frenchman Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut posted a match-high 41 kills to 27 deaths for Vitality.
BLAST Open Fall prize pool, with money winnings (player prize, team share) and BLAST Frequent Flyer Tokens
1. $250,000 ($150,000, $100,000), 3 BFFT
2. $160,000 ($60,000, $100,000), 1 BFFT
3-4. $115,000 ($40,000, $75,000), 1 BFFT — Team Falcons, Team Vitality
5-6. $75,000 ($20,000, $55,000), 1 BFFT — G2 Esports, FURIA
7-8. $50,000 ($10,000, $40,000) — Aurora Gaming, FUT Esports
9-12. $32,500 ($7,500, $25,000) — M80, Natus Vincere, IC Esports, Legacy
13-16. $20,000 ($5,000, $15,000) — DENDELE CS, paiN Gaming, Lynn Vision Gaming, 9z Team
–Field Level Media
