BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Schedule of Opening Matches of the Closed Qualifier

The first stage of BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 is about to begin, and the tournament is already full of intrigue even before the opening matches. Today, the opponent selection stage took place, during which lower-seeded teams were given the opportunity to choose their rivals. BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier will be held online from January 13 to 18 — 32 teams will compete for just 8 spots in the final stage of the tournament, which will take place in Malta.

Following the opponent selection, the full schedule of the opening matches for the BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier has been finalized. The first matches will kick off on Tuesday, January 13, with lower-seeded teams not afraid to challenge some of the biggest names in the scene.

Tuesday, January 13

• FUT Esports chose OG — 12:00 CET
• Eyeballers chose FaZe Clan — 14:30 CET
• fnatic chose Astralis — 17:00 CET
• HOTU chose Aurora — 19:30 CET

Wednesday, January 14

• Passion UA chose GamerLegion — 12:00 CET
• NRG chose HEROIC — 14:30 CET
• Monte chose NAVI — 17:00 CET
• Virtus.pro chose Vitality — 19:30 CET

Thursday, January 15

• Gentle Mates chose M80 — 12:00 CET
• Inner Circle chose 3DMAX — 14:30 CET
• NiP chose Liquid — 17:00 CET
• ECSTATIC chose Falcons — 19:30 CET

Friday, January 16

• ENCE chose PARIVISION — 11:00 CET
• Sinners chose Team Spirit — 13:30 CET
• BetBoom chose paiN — 16:00 CET
• 9INE chose FURIA — 18:30 CET

BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier will take place from January 13 to 18 in an online format. Over six days of competition, 32 teams will battle for 8 spots in the main stage of BLAST Bounty Winter 2026, where the strongest teams will fight for the title.