BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: How Teams Will Choose Their Opponents in the First Round
Very soon, the first major tournament of 2026 will kick off — BLAST Bounty Winter 2026. Before the main stage begins, BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier will take place. It will be held online and feature 32 teams. Only the top 8 teams will advance to the main event, which will traditionally be played in Attard at the BLAST Arena Studios.
Opponent Selection Order in the First Round
BLAST have officially announced the format of the first round of BLAST Bounty and published the order in which teams will choose their opponents:
- BetBoom
- fnatic
- M80
- Passion UA
- HOTU
- NiP
- NRG
- EYEBALLERS
- Inner Circle
- OG
- 9INE
- ENCE
- Virtus.pro
- Monte
- SINNERS
- ECSTATIC
This list gives the teams at the top a potential advantage when selecting their opponents. The opponent selection process will begin on Friday at 19:00 CET.
Prize Pool and Reward Format
The BLAST Bounty prize pool is formed dynamically and depends on the amount of money earned throughout the tournament. A key feature of the format is that weaker teams, if they manage to defeat a stronger opponent they selected, add a significant sum to their own prize bank.
Prize distribution at BLAST Bounty Winter 2026:
- 1st place — 3 × Freq. Flyer Tokens
- 2nd place — 1 × Freq. Flyer Token
- 3rd–4th places — 1 × Freq. Flyer Token
- 5th–8th places — 1 × Freq. Flyer Token
In just one week, we will dive into exciting and action-packed matches that will mark the start of the new season. To make sure you don’t miss the key games of your favorite teams, you can always find up-to-date matches in the CS2 live score section on our website.
See you at BLAST Bounty Winter 2026!
BetBoom Team
fnatic
M80
Passion UA
HOTU
NiP
NRG Esports
EYEBALLERS
Inner Circle Esports
OG
9INE
ENCE
Virtus.pro
Monte
SINNERS Esports
ECSTATIC
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