BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 viewer’s guide
Are you ready for the next season of Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports to begin? Well, ready or not, here comes BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2, the first S-Tier event following the dramatic conclusion to IEM Cologne Major 2026, where Team Falcons lifted the coveted trophy.
BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 starts with an online Closed Qualifier, which runs from 21 to 26 July. The format is a single-elimination bracket, where all matches are best-of-three.
The total prize pool is $1,150,000. At the current Dollar-to-Rand exchange rate, that’s roughly R19 million. This tournament features a dynamic prize pool. As the name might suggest, teams earn cash as they eliminate others. If teams don’t make it out of this “Closed Qualifier” situation and into the top eight, they only receive a tiny portion of the prize pool.
A total of 32 teams are competing, but only the top eight will advance to the finals in Malta, where they’ll compete on LAN from 30 July to 2 August. Here, the format is a single-elimination bracket, where Quarterfinals and Semifinals matches are best-of-three, and the Grand Final is best-of-five.
Teams & Matchups
Check out the teams and opening matchups of BLAST Bounty 2026 outlined in the table below.
| Date | Match | Matchup |
| Tuesday, July 21 | Match 1 | M80 vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas |
| Match 2 | Team Nemesis vs. Astralis | |
| Match 3 | Nuclear TigeRES vs. MOUZ | |
| Match 4 | Alliance vs. Wildcard | |
| Wednesday, July 22 | Match 5 | EYEBALLERS vs. FaZe Clan |
| Match 6 | Nemiga vs. G2 Esports | |
| Match 7 | HOTU vs. GamerLegion | |
| Match 8 | 100 Thieves vs. Team Falcons | |
| Thursday, July 23 | Match 9 | FOKUS vs. Aurora Gaming |
| Match 10 | SINNERS Esports vs. FUT Esports | |
| Match 11 | Gentle Mates vs. paiN Gaming | |
| Match 12 | OG vs. Team Spirit | |
| Friday, July 24 | Match 13 | 3DMAX vs. magic |
| Match 14 | HEROIC vs. The MongolZ | |
| Match 15 | Team Liquid vs. Team Vitality | |
| Match 16 | Sharks Esports vs. FURIA Esports |
You can catch all the CS2 esports action via the official BLAST Twitch.tv channel. Stay tuned, as we’ll bring you the results from the BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 and many other top esports events in the future.
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