MOUZ vs The MongolZ headline opening BLAST Open Rotterdam matches

Esports match organiser BLAST has revealed the opening matches going down throughout the primary two days of BLAST Open Rotterdam.

The primary eight matches are headlined by MOUZ going through off towards The MongolZ on March nineteenth.

Introduced on February nineteenth, the primary eight collection characteristic a few of the world’s finest Counter-Strike groups competing with the goal of starting their match campaigns on the entrance foot. Along with MOUZ taking over The MongolZ, Workforce Falcons will go up towards NRG, whereas Workforce Vitality will battle towards 9z within the final match of day two.

The total schedule for the primary two days is as follows:

Happening from March 18th to twenty ninth, BLAST Open Rotterdam is the second Tier 1 match BLAST will probably be internet hosting this yr. From March 18th to twenty third, the 16 groups will probably be cut up into two teams of eight. The highest three from every double-elimination GSL group will advance to the playoffs to compete for the lion’s share of a $400,000 (~£297,276) prize pool.

The winners of every group will earn a spot within the Semi-finals, whereas the runners-up will proceed to the quarter-finals because the excessive seed. Third-place groups will be a part of the runners-up within the quarter-finals as low seeds.

The playoffs, working from March twenty seventh to twenty ninth, will see the remaining groups head to Rotterdam’s Ahoy Area to compete in a best-of-three single-elimination bracket till the Grand Ultimate, the place a best-of-five will determine the winner.

With groups persevering with to earn Valve Regional Standings (VRS) factors in a bid to ebook their place on the IEM Cologne Main, BLAST has attracted a number of notable names to its Rotterdam occasion.

The likes of Workforce Vitality and Parivision will goal to proceed their robust begin to the season, whereas FaZe Clan will hope to rediscover some type after an early exit from PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026.

Defending BLAST Open champions G2 Esports is not going to be attending BLAST Open Rotterdam, opening the door for one more workforce so as to add a Tier 1 trophy to its collections.