Ukrainian esports organisation Monte has scored the second shock results of BLAST Bounty Season 1 2026.
The group accomplished a reverse sweep yesterday towards fellow Ukrainian organisation NAVI, eliminating the group from the net closed qualifier.
NAVI opened the best-of-three with a hard-fought 13-11 win on Nuke to maneuver inside one map of victory. Nonetheless,. Monte responded with a 13-11 win of its personal, taking NAVI’s decide of Mirage to stage the collection.
Mirage was one other shut contest between the 2 sides, with Monte stand-in Aleks ‘Rainwaker‘ Petrov scoring a vital one-versus-three clutch to pressure a Mud II decider.
NAVI started Mud II on the entrance foot, racing to an early 6-3 lead. Monte responded with three rounds of its personal to finish the half at 6-6. Because of the late first-half momentum, Monte dominated its defensive half, taking the map 13-8 to finish a 2-1 collection victory.
One other Notable Crew Eradicated
Having reached the semi-final of the StarLadder Budapest Main in late 2025, NAVI managed to finish the 12 months on a excessive be aware following a turbulent season.
The group isn’t the one notable title to drop out of BLAST Bounty within the spherical of 32. Throughout the first day of the match, the Swedish aspect of EYEBALLERS defeated FaZe Clan to safe a spot within the spherical of 16.
For NAVI, at the moment ranked fifth within the Valve Regional Standings (VRS), an early exit from BLAST Bounty Season 1 is much from a perfect begin to the season. The group doesn’t have lengthy to regroup because it switches focus to IEM Kraków 2026, the second Tier 1 occasion of the 2026 season.
Who’s in Monte’s Counter-Strike 2 Roster
Monte consists of a world roster, led by British in-game chief Jack ‘Gizmy‘ von Speckelsen. He’s joined by fellow British rifler Oscar ‘AZUWU‘ Bell and Lithuanian lurker Aurimas ‘Bymas‘ Pipiras, who arrived on the organisation in July 2025.
Rounding out the roster is French AWPer Aurélien ‘afro‘ Drapier and Rainwaker, who’s competing at BLAST Bounty as a stand-in following the departure of Gytis ‘ryu‘ Glušauskas to Astralis.
Ranked thirty seventh in January’s VRS, Monte has continued to climb the standings with stable performances in a number of Tier 2 on-line occasions. A deep run at BLAST Bounty will see the group climb additional because it appears to cement its place among the many world’s finest groups.
