Action underway at $1M BLAST Rivals Fall in Hong Kong

Field Level MediaWed, November 11, 2026 at 5:12 PM UTC

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Action got underway Wednesday with eight Counter-Strike 2 teams competing in the $1 million BLAST Premier Rivals 2026 event in Hong Kong.

The top three teams from each four-team group will advance to the single-elimination playoffs. Group winners advance directly to the semifinals, while the runners-up are the quarterfinal high seeds and third-place teams are the quarterfinal low seeds. All matches are best-of-three until Sunday's best-of-five grand final, with the winner taking home $250,000.

Group A opened with FURIA sweeping Legacy and Team Vitality sweeping Team Falcons. FURIA won 13-10 on Inferno and 13-7 on Mirage, while Vitality prevailed 13-10 on both Anubis and Dust II.

Both opening matches in Group B went to a third map. Team Spirit sandwiched a 13-9 win on Cache and a 13-5 win on Ancient around FUT Esports' 13-0 shutout on Nuke. After MOUZ opened with a 13-7 win on Nuke, G2 Esports rallied with a 16-14 win on Ancient and a 13-7 victory on Inferno.

Thursday's schedule:

--Group A elimination match: Legacy vs. Team Falcons

--Group A winners match: FURIA vs. Team Vitality

--Group B elimination match: FUT Esports vs. MOUZ

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--Group B winners match: Team Spirit vs. G2 Esports

BLAST Premier Rivals 2026 prize pool:

1. TBD, $250,000 ($125,000 player prize, $125,000 team share)

2. TBD, $200,000 ($75,000, $125,000)

3-4. TBD, $130,000 ($40,000, $90,000)

5-6. TBD, $85,000 ($25,000, $60,000)

7-8. TBD, $60,000 ($10,000, $50,000)

--Field Level Media

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