Esports event organiser BLAST has unveiled that its BLAST Rivals Season 2 occasion will happen in Hong Kong from November eighth to November fifteenth.
After internet hosting BLAST Rivals Fall earlier in November, the CS2 competitors will as soon as once more return to the nation. The occasion will function a complete of eight groups competing for a mixed prize pool of $1m (~£744,425), break up right into a $650,000 (~£483,876) membership share and a $350,000 (~£260,548) participant share.
The competitors is the second confirmed BLAST Rivals within the 2026 calendar, with the final three days of playoffs happening on the AsiaWorld-Expo. Earlier within the yr, BLAST Rivals 2026 will first head over to Fort Price, Texas, on the Dickies Enviornment, from April twenty ninth to Might 3th.
The 2025 version of BLAST Rivals was gained by FURIA, which beat Staff Falcons 3-1 within the grand ultimate and gained a fourth title of the season. The occasion recorded a peak viewership of over 1m throughout that sequence, with the typical barely above the 250,000 mark, in line with information from Esports Charts. The highest 4 was accomplished by Staff Vitality and paiN Gaming.
BLAST Rivals Season 2 2026 Groups
Identical to the 2025 version, BLAST Rivals Season 2 groups will probably be determined by the VRS invites set to be distributed forward of the event. The competitors will take the worldwide standings as of October 2026 into consideration.
The profitable workforce is not going to solely win the foremost share of the prize pool but additionally earn two Frequent Flyers Factors, which can be utilized to earn extra prize cash from the $2m (~£1.48m) income share programme. Final yr’s prime scorer was Staff Vitality, which took residence $461,538 (~£343,580), adopted by Staff Spirit ($423,077, ~£314,949), and G2 Esports ($230,769, ~£171.790).
