Tundra Esports and Group Falcons amongst BLAST Slam VI invitations

Tundra Esports and Group Falcons are among the many 12 groups competing on the upcoming BLAST Slam VI Dota 2 occasion.

Happening from February third to fifteenth, 2026, groups will compete for a $1m (~£742,105) prize pool awarded as prize cash and workforce earnings.

9 of the 12 groups competing have obtained direct invites to the web and offline occasion, with the trio of NAVI, Xtreme Gaming, and REKONIX finishing the line-up after securing victory in regional qualifiers.

Tundra Esports has the chance to win its fifth BLAST Slam trophy, having received the second, third, fourth, and fifth editions of the occasion between November 2024 and December 2025. The defending BLAST Slam champions head into the occasion as one of many event contenders following a top-six end at DreamLeague Season 27.

Group Falcons additionally has a powerful document at BLAST Slam occasions regardless of by no means securing a victory. The Worldwide 2025 winners have positioned no decrease than the highest 4 at a BLAST Slam, with its finest outcomes coming at BLAST Slam III and IV within the type of two second-place finishes.

Since its inception in Might 2025, Group Yandex has cemented its place as one of many world’s prime Dota 2 groups with frequent appearances within the latter phases of high-profile occasions. The CIS roster hopes to construct on its DreamLeague Season 27 victory with one other sturdy exhibiting in a Tier 1 event.

Following the conclusion of the regional qualifiers, event organiser BLAST unveiled the complete listing of invited groups on January nineteenth, 2026. The 12 groups competing in BLAST Slam V are as follows:

The Group Stage takes place on-line from February third to fifth, with groups competing in best-of-one spherical robin matches. The highest two qualify for the semi-finals, whereas the third to eighth place groups compete within the Play-Ins for one more likelihood to earn a playoff place.