BLAST Open Fall 2026: First opponent revealed

The draw for the final major CS2 tournament of the summer, BLAST Open Fall 2026, has been completed. The LAN event will take place from August 26 to September 6.

The group stage will be held at the BLAST studio in Copenhagen, while the playoffs will take place at the Super Bock Arena in Porto, Portugal. The tournament features a $ 1,100,000 prize pool.

NAVI CS2 will begin their campaign in Group A, where their first opponent will be the American-German roster of M80. The best-of-3 match will take place on August 26 at 16:00 CEST. The teams have yet to face each other this year, while their two meetings in 2025 produced no clear favorite: the Born to Win defeated M80 at PGL Astana 2025 in May (2 : 0), but M80 got their revenge at BLAST Open London 2025 in late August (2 : 1).

Spirit, DENDELE CS, G2, Aurora, FURIA, and paiN were also drawn into Group A. The top three teams will advance to the playoffs, with the group winner earning a direct spot in the semifinals.

We can't wait for the tournament to begin. In the meantime, we'll continue following NAVI at Esports World Cup 2026, where our team's first playoff match will take place on August 20.