BLAST officially announced that Rivals Season 1 2026 will return to Texas..

BLAST officially announced on its official website on Tuesday that the Rivals Season 1 2026 will return to Texas, USA in May of that year.

According to BLAST's official statement, the BLAST Rivals Season 1 2026 will be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, USA from April 29 to May 3.

In this five-day tournament, the closed group stage will be held on April 29 and 30, and the elimination stage will be witnessed by the public through live broadcast in the last three days of the tournament, that is, May 1-3.

At that time, eight top teams from all over the world will compete for a prize of $1 million. The top four teams in the VRS will be directly invited, and the remaining remaining spots will be filled by wildcard teams from Europe, North America, South America and Asia.

More details about this tournament will be announced soon.

It is worth mentioning that Dickies Arena will not be unfamiliar to fans who have always paid attention to e-sports events.

The venue just hosted the Rocket League and Fortnite World Championships last September. Both events were also hosted by BLAST.

BLAST Rivals is an S-level Counter Strike 2 tournament that BLAST started to host this year. The event is also considered a wildcard event by Valve.

The first BLAST Rivals just ended in Copenhagen from April 29 to May 3.

In the finals, Danish powerhouse Vitality defeated Saudi powerhouse Falcons 3:2 and won their fifth consecutive championship.

Not only that, they also defeated The MongolZ 2:1 in the recent BLAST Austin Major, continuing their dominance.

The next BLAST Rivals will be held in Hong Kong in November this fall, when eight teams from all over the world will compete for a prize of $125,000.