The Rotterdam leg of BLAST Open 2026 has been announced.

BLAST officially announced today the full list of 16 participating teams for the 2026 BLAST Open Rotterdam.

Despite the extremely tight schedule following the ESL Pro League S23 finals in Stockholm, most of the world-class teams, including Vitality, Spirit, FaZe, NAVI, and Falcons, have confirmed their participation. The only regret is the absence of two strong teams, G2 and Astralis.

This tournament will adopt a two-city format, with the group stage kicking off from March 18th to 23rd at the BLAST Studios in Copenhagen. Following that, the six elite teams that emerge victorious from the group stage will move to the Netherlands, gathering at the renowned Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam from March 27th to 29th to compete in the knockout stage and share a massive prize pool of $1.1 million.

List of participating teams for the 2026 Rotterdam BLAST Open:

·FURIA

Falcons

Vitality

Aurora

MOUZ

·NAVI

The MongolZ

·B8

Spirit

Liquid

FaZe

·PARIVISION

·Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP)

·9z Team

·NRG

·TYLOO

In terms of the lineup, 12 teams were top teams that were directly invited based on their global VRS rankings. Among them, the Chinese team TYLOO, along with Ninjas in Pyjamas, NRG, and 9z Team, passed the brutal BLAST Rising regional qualifier and successfully secured a spot in the main event, where they will showcase their strength on the international stage.

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