BLAST Bounty Season 1 2026 teams revealed

Esports event organiser BLAST has unveiled the 32 groups competing in BLAST Bounty Season 1 2026, the primary Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 event of the 12 months.

Groups start the event competing in online qualifiers, with the highest eight securing qualification for the LAN finals happening in Malta.

The 32 groups in attendance have been invited primarily based on December’s Valve Regional Standings (VRS), the place FURIA topped the desk after a powerful finish to 2025.

The Brazilian organisation is amongst a number of powerhouse rosters competing. It joins the likes of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 winners Crew Vitality, Crew Falcons, FaZe Clan and Crew Spirit, seeking to start the 12 months on the entrance foot.

Elsewhere, M80 and Ardour UA hope for an additional stable exhibiting for North America, after impressing in the course of the three Swiss levels of the Budapest Main.

Notably, there are a number of high groups which have declined invites to the occasion. MOUZ, The MongolZ, G2 Esports and TYLOO are amongst those that have chosen to not compete within the first BLAST Bounty occasion of 2026.

BLAST Bounty’s format differs from different Tier 1 occasions. The 32 groups compete in on-line best-of-three, single-elimination matches till eight are left standing. The remaining groups then head to the BLAST Studios in Malta to compete in a single-elimination bracket to find out the eventual winner.

BLAST Bounty Season 1 2026 on-line qualifiers happen from January thirteenth to 18th. Under is the complete listing of groups taking part within the first section of the event:

The motion begins January twelfth, 2026.