BLAST Open Porto 2026

TermineAugust 26 - September 6, 2026

Preisgeld$1,100,000 ($400K player prizes + $700K club share)

VeranstaltungsortSuper Bock Arena, Porto (LAN playoffs)

BLAST Open Porto 2026 features 16 teams competing for a $1.1M prize pool. Group stage in BLAST Copenhagen studio (August 24-30) with LAN playoffs at the Super Bock Arena in Porto (September 4-6). Playoff seeds locked in the upper-bracket finals: Spirit (2-0 vs FURIA — donk 1.31, sh1ro 1.33, tN1R Tec-9 1v2 clutch on Cache, four-day break before semifinal Sep 5), MOUZ (2-0 vs Inner Circle, xertioN 1.61 / Spinx 1.63), FURIA (2-1 vs M80, KSCERATO 1.86 rating), and Falcons (2-1 vs Legacy, m0NESY 1.56 with a decisive Dust2 1v3 clutch that avenged CAC final and EWC losses). Lower bracket: Vitality survive (2-0 vs 9z, then 2-1 vs Legacy with a 2-10 Nuke comeback ending 16-14 in overtime — ZywOo 1.19, jL 1.02 as mezii stand-in), G2 eliminate NAVI 2-0 (HeavyGod 1.61 with 1v3 clutch; Aleksib: "not good enough"). Inner Circle earlier stunned Vitality in the group stage 2-0. paiN replaced BetBoom on August 11 after the Russian org withdrew over visa complications. Important VRS event ahead of PGL Major Singapore qualification cutoff November 2.

BLAST Open Porto 2026

Coverage (24 articles)

BLAST Porto EVPs + All-Stars: donk MVP, All-Star lineup features magixx, sh1ro, donk, Spinx, HeavyGod

donk: "The hardest part of being at the top is staying at the top" — Spirit target EPL Katowice as consistency proof

donk claims back-to-back BLAST Porto MVP — overtakes NiKo with 10th Big Event MVP (13 total)

Spirit take BLAST Open Porto title 3-1 over MOUZ — back-to-back trophies after EWC

MOUZ upset Vitality 2-0 in BLAST Porto SF — Spinx 1.61, snap 2-12 head-to-head streak

Spirit reach BLAST Porto final with 2-0 over Falcons — 3rd straight final since summer break

Falcons ease past G2 2-0 in BLAST Porto QF — NiKo 1.54, Spirit semifinal next

Vitality survive Nuke drubbing to beat FURIA 2-1 in BLAST Porto QF, face MOUZ in semi

apEX: "When I play like that, we're such a dangerous team" — 0.91 rating over 3 months, jL "phenomenal stand-in" for mezii

BLAST Open Porto 2026 playoffs bracket set — Spirit & MOUZ semis, Falcons/FURIA/Vitality/G2 QF (September 4-6)

G2 beat struggling NAVI 2-0 at BLAST Open Porto — HeavyGod (1.61) sends NAVI to a second consecutive group exit

Vitality 2-1 Legacy at BLAST Open Porto — 2-10 Nuke comeback ends in 16-14 overtime, FUT next

Spirit soar into BLAST Open Porto semifinals — donk (1.31) and sh1ro (1.33) down FURIA 2-0

Falcons overpower Legacy 2-1 at BLAST Open Porto — m0NESY 1.56 rating and 1v3 clutch on Dust2

MOUZ smash Inner Circle 2-0 at BLAST Open Porto — xertioN and Spinx clinch playoff berth

Vitality 2-0 9z at BLAST Open Porto — jL (1.96) and ZywOo (1.82) end the shock loss

KSCERATO masterclass secures BLAST Open Porto playoffs for FURIA (2-1 vs M80)

Spirit Beat DENDELE 2-0 at BLAST Porto — donk 2.14 Rating, Two Aces on Cache

FURIA Rout paiN 2-0 at BLAST Porto — YEKINDAR 1.64 Rating After 'Angry' Post-EWC

M80 Stun NAVI 2-1 at BLAST Porto — First Top-10 Win Since March

G2 Beat Aurora 2-0 at BLAST Open Porto Opener — r1nkle 1.56 Rating

BLAST Open Porto 2026 Guide: 16 Teams, $1.1M Pool, Aug 26 - Sep 6

BLAST Open Porto 2026: Opening Matchups Set for August 26-27, jL Stands In for Vitality

xKacpersky Posts 2.34 Rating as NiP Send BetBoom Home from EWC