BLAST Open Porto 2026 runs August 26 - September 6 with 16 teams and a $1,100,000 prize pool split as $400,000 player prizes + $700,000 club share.
Group A
Aurora, G2, Spirit, DENDELE, Natus Vincere, M80, FURIA, paiN.
Group B
Vitality, Inner Circle, MOUZ, 9z, Legacy, FUT, Falcons, Lynn Vision.
Format (per HLTV)
- Two 8-team groups in double-elimination with best-of-three matches
- Group winners advance directly to playoff semi-finals
- 2nd and 3rd place teams enter quarter-finals
- Quarter-finals and semi-finals are best-of-three
- Grand final best-of-five
Broadcast talent (per HLTV)
- Hosts / interviewers: NatTea, BanKs, DarfMike, Archarom
- Commentators: Scrawny, launders, Anders, HenryG
- Analysts: ruggah, Pimp, Mauisnake, voo
Fantasy
Seasonal HLTV Fantasy game with CS:GO skin prizes — Shadow Daggers Tiger Tooth for first place through Desert Eagle Mecha Industries for 5-10th place.
