BLAST: Early open wins
BLAST Open in the Netherlands kicked off with Team Vitality, The MongolZ, Team Spirit and Parivision all taking opening wins as group play began—those early victories are already shaping the tournament picture. Official highlight reels from the event (Falcons vs NAVI, Aurora vs FURIA) are live and capturing the hectic opening day. (gamereactor.eu) (youtube.com) (youtube.com)
Team Vitality opened their Rotterdam run with a 2–0 win over 9z, The MongolZ beat MOUZ 2–0, Team Spirit swept Team Liquid 2–0, and PARIVISION edged Ninjas in Pyjamas 2–1 during the group-stage kickoff on March 19–20. (gamereactor.eu) Those four victories moved Vitality, The MongolZ, Spirit and PARIVISION into upper‑bracket contention, with BLAST’s group schedule showing upper‑bracket semifinals set (Spirit vs PARIVISION and Vitality vs The MongolZ) as the pathway to the Rotterdam playoffs. (liquipedia.net) Natus Vincere beat Falcons 2–1 on March 20 to clinch an upper‑bracket semi berth, a match in which makazze finished with a tournament‑leading 1.52 rating and 30 kills according to HLTV’s match stats. (hltv.org) PARIVISION’s 2–1 win over NiP played out across Ancient 13–11, Mirage 6–13 and Dust2 13–8, with bo3.gg’s full scoreboard showing xKacpersky posting 53 kills for NiP despite the loss. (bo3.gg) Aurora defeated FURIA 2–0 in their Group A upper‑bracket semi on March 20 to lock a playoff spot, and BLAST’s match pages list Aurora’s lineup for that win as MAJ3R, Soulfly, Wicadia, woxic and XANTARES. (hltv.org) Reporting on the event’s money differs across outlets: HLTV and other coverage present a $1.1 million total prize pool with $400,000 to player shares and $700,000 to club shares, while Liquipedia lists a $400,000 total for the BLAST Open Spring 2026 Rotterdam dates of March 18–29. (hltv.org)
