BLAST Open Fall 2026: Biggest winners, losers and playoff predictions

Pavo Jurkic Published September 3, 2026

The 2026 BLAST Open Fall Group stage is done and dusted. The event now enters a short break, followed by three more days of exciting playoff action.

Join us as we unravel the biggest winners and losers, comment on the upcoming matches, and share our CS2 betting predictions ahead of the final five clashes.

Teams that qualified for the playoffs

• Team Spirit
• G2 Esports
• FURIA
• Team Vitality
• Team Spirit
• MOUZ

Biggest winners and losers of 2026 BLAST Open Fall

The biggest winners are certainly Team Spirit and MOUZ, while the biggest losers of the 2026 BLAST Open Fall group stage are NaVi and FUT Esports. Here’s why:

Biggest winners

Team Spirit

m0NESY and the company are enjoying themselves out there. Three straight wins, three clean sweeps, and a direct spot in the semifinals. What else is there to be said about these guys? They look like the shoo-in CS2 betting favorites coming into the playoffs.

MOUZ

Somewhat surprisingly, MOUZ clinched the semifinals following a nerve-racking reverse sweep win against Team Falcons in the upper bracket final. Xelex and PR were on fire, with 89.4 and 83 ADR respectively. No matter who they’re up against in the semis, be it FURIA or Vitality, it’s going to be a fine contest.

Biggest losers

NaVi

Once again, NaVi failed to deliver. They dropped down to the lower bracket right away, following a tough defeat against M80. They managed to bounce back up against paiN Gaming, thanks to an amazing performance by makazze… but G2 dismantled them on Ancient and Inferno, leaving them without a spot in the semifinals.

FUT Esports

Finally, FUT Esports. Everyone had high expectations following their recent EWC 2026 performance. But unfortunately, FUT Esports failed to clinch the playoffs via lower bracket finals. Vitality was too tough a nut to crack, with xfl0ud and cmtry playing well below their usual standards.

2026 BLAST Open Fall Playoff preview

Playoffs will be played at the Super Bock Arena in Porto, Portugal. The show starts this Friday with both quarterfinal clashes.

Key facts

• Single-elimination bracket
• Quarterfinals and semifinals are best-of-three
• The grand final is best-of-five
• The total prize pool is $1,100,000 USD

Upcoming matches and predictions

The 2026 BLAST Open Fall has just five more matches for us to enjoy. Quarterfinals are scheduled for Friday, semifinals for Saturday, while the grand finale is this Sunday at 4PM CEST.

The winner of QF1 goes up against Team Spirit, while the winner of QF2 goes up against MOUZ in the semifinals. These two clashes are bound to provide plenty of esports betting action this weekend.

Quarterfinals #1

• Team Falcons vs G2 Esports

This is going to be a feisty contest, with Falcons dominant on Anubis and Dust 2, while G2 are undisputed at Inferno and Mirage. While we can’t tell with enough certainty which way this one is going to go, we strongly believe it will be decided on the third map.

Prediction: Over 2.5 maps at 1.99 odds via GG.BET.

Quarterfinals #2

• FURIA vs Team Vitality

Vitality is the favorite team coming into this fiery quarterfinal clash. They will likely ban Ancient right away, which has been a solid map for FURIA recently.

The Brazilians will favor their chances on Dust 2 and Mirage, but we can’t count Vitality out on either of them. For this one, we’d like to keep it simple with a straightforward match-winner on Vitality.

Prediction: Team Vitality to win at 1.55 odds.

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