Spirit defeat SINNERS at BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier

Team Spirit comfortably confirmed their фаворит status in the match against SINNERS, securing a 2:0 victory at the BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier. Despite a solid showing on Mirage, the Czech side failed to maintain competitiveness over the full series, while the Dragons once again demonstrated their class and confidently advanced to the next round of the bracket.

Map veto looked as follows:

1. Spirit removed Inferno
2. SINNERS removed Anubis
3. Spirit picked Mirage
4. SINNERS picked Nuke
5. Spirit removed Ancient
6. SINNERS removed Overpass
7. Dust2 was left over

Mirage (13:11 Spirit)

On Mirage, SINNERS started quite confidently, winning the opening rounds and taking a 4:0 lead. It looked like a potential upset against a stronger opponent. However, Spirit managed to slow down SINNERS’ momentum, and the first half ended in a 6:6 tie. The second half was closely contested, with both teams trading rounds. SINNERS managed to get close to closing out the map, but Spirit ruthlessly sealed Mirage 13:11.

Nuke (13:5 Spirit)

If SINNERS looked relatively competitive on the previous map, their own pick of Nuke turned out to be much more difficult. In the first half, they kept things fairly close, trailing only 5:7 to Spirit. After the side switch, SINNERS failed to win a single round. The final score was 13:5 in favor of Spirit.

MVP of the match

Once again, donk was the standout player for Spirit. He finished the match with an ADR of 117.7, a Swing of +6.41%, and a rating of 1.72.

Despite a decent fight on the first map, SINNERS were unable to overcome a stronger opponent and are eliminated from the tournament, while Spirit move on to the next round. BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier takes place from January 13 to 18, with 32 teams competing for 8 spots at the LAN event in Malta.