BLAST has introduced that its second BLAST Premier Open Counter-Strike 2 occasion, happening in 2026, might be held in Europe.
The esports match organiser is ready to host a complete of six Counter-Strike 2 occasions over the course of subsequent 12 months.
Happening from August twenty fourth to September sixth, the occasion is break up into two weeks. The primary week will happen in Copenhagen, Denmark, whereas the second week heads to a European enviornment. BLAST has but to disclose the precise location for subsequent 12 months’s occasion.
BLAST said that “extra particulars” on the occasion location might be revealed quickly, resulting in the group suggesting a number of European places for the organiser to function the world portion of the match.
The information follows the match organiser unveiling its plans for 2026 and 2027 in July, adhering to Valve’s Match Operations Rulebook.
BLAST Open Fall 2026 options 16 groups competing for a share of a $400,000 (~£300,824) prize pool. Groups might be decided by Valve Regional Standings (VRS) invites, together with open and closed qualifiers.
The match organiser has already begun sharing plans surrounding subsequent 12 months’s tournaments. The primary BLAST Premier Open occasion of 2026 heads to the Netherlands, with Rotterdam’s Ahoy Enviornment enjoying host to the Playoffs.
BLAST’s 2026 Ambitions
Introduced in October, it plans to enhance its participant hospitality, lodging and to permit extra employees to journey with groups competing at its occasions.
BLAST isn’t any stranger to internet hosting Tier 1 Counter-Strike tournaments in and round Europe. Throughout 2025, it hosted tournaments in Lisbon and London, with Crew Vitality and G2 Esports rising victorious.
Alongside Europe, North America may even host an occasion within the type of BLAST Rivals Spring 2026, happening on the Dickies Enviornment in Fort Price, Texas.
