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The Denmark-based eSports media production company BLAST is the organizer of the entire BLAST Premier tournament circuit, which took the place of the BLAST Pro Series in 2020. In 2025, there will be three events: BLAST Bounty, BLAST Open, and BLAST Rivals. Each event will have two tournaments (Spring and Fall), each with its own format and unique features, and each being held for the maiden time.

Where and When Will the CS2: BLAST Open Spring 2025 Be Held?

The exact dates of the CS2: BLAST Open Spring 2025 are March 16 (start date) and March 30 (end date).

Sixteen teams will compete in the tournament: 12 teams will be sent straight by BLAST, based on their standing in the Valve Global Rankings (VRS), and the remaining four teams will advance through regional qualifiers. The CS2: BLAST Open Spring 2025 is a LAN-only competition; all games will be watched in person.

The BLAST Studios in Copenhagen will host the first stage of this competition before it moves to Lisbon, Portugal, where the MEO Arena will host the Playoffs.

The prize pool of the first tournament, the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025, won’t be either equaled or surpassed by the CS2. BLAST Open Spring 2025. So, it’s clear that the second tournament of the new BLAST series, which is undoubtedly more unique among eSports competitions, will concentrate more on large arena events, giving underdog teams the opportunity to compete against some of the top Counter-Strike teams worldwide. The total prize pool for the CS2: BLAST Open Spring 2025 is US$400,000, which is $100,000 less than the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025’s prize pool.

Prize distribution

• 1st place: US$150,000
• 2nd place: US $60,000
• 3-4th places: US $40,000
• 5-6th places: US $20,000
• 7-8th places: US $10,000
• 9-12th places: US $7,500
• 13-16th places: US $5,000

Which Teams Will Take Part in the CS2: BLAST Open Spring 2025?

Team Spirit

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G2 Esports

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The MongolZ

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mzinho

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Senzu

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maaRaa

The MongolZ

Team Vitality

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Spinx

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flameZ

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mezii

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XTQZZZ

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FaZe Clan

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rain

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broky

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karrigan

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ropz

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frozen

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NEO

FaZe Clan

Natus Vincere

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b1t

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Aleksib

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jL

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w0nderful

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Natus Vincere

Eternal Fire

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RuerN

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TheMad

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CodeMarco

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Quetpa

Eternal Fire

MOUZ

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torzsi

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xertioN

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siuhy

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Jimpphat

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Brollan

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sycrone

MOUZ

Team Falcons

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skiter

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Malr1ne

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ATF

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Cr1t-

5

Sneyking

Team Falcons

Team Liquid

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NAF

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YEKINDAR

3

Twistzz

4

ultimate

5

jks

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mithR

Team Liquid

FURIA Esports

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yuurih

2

KSCERATO

3

FalleN

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chelo

5

skullz

6

sidde

FURIA Esports

Virtus.pro

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ibiza

2

Lukarux

3

Beami

4

NIXZYEE

Virtus.pro

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As said, 12 teams were sent straight to Copenhagen for the first stage, based on the Valve’s updated global VRS leaderboard from February 3, 2025, which was valid for invitations to this competition. These teams are Team Spirit (the winners of the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025), G2 Esports, The MongolZ, Team Vitality, FaZe Clan, Natus Vincere, Eternal Fire, MOUZ, Team Falcons, Team Liquid, FURIA Esports, and Virtus.pro. In the meantime, two of four regional qualifiers came to a close, giving two more participants to the CS2: BLAST Open Spring 2025: Astralis from Europe (the winners of the RES Showdown Spring 2025) and Imperial Esports from South America (the winners of the Ace South American Masters Spring 2025). Two more region qualifiers are yet to present their representatives: Asia and North America after BLAST Rising Asia Spring 2025 and Ace North American Masters Spring 2025 finish.

Features of the CS2: BLAST Open Spring 2025

The format of the CS2: BLAST Open Spring 2025 consists of two stages.

Group Stage will feature two groups of eight teams each, and each will be in a double-elimination format, with all matches being Bo3.  The top three teams from each group advance to the Playoffs in the following way: Group Stage winners advance to the Semifinals, runners-up advance to the Quarterfinals as the High Seeds, and 3rd place teams advance to the Quarterfinals as the Low Seeds

Playoffs will have a single-elimination bracket, with the Quarterfinals and Semifinals being Bo3 and the Grand Final being Bo5.

Who’ll Win the CS2: BLAST Open Spring 2025?

Top five candidates for victory in the CS2: BLAST Open Spring 2025 are the top five teams in the VRS: Spirit, G2, MongolZ, Vitality, and FaZe. Vote for one of those in the poll at the end of the text.

Naturally, it’s too soon to predict odds for CS2: BLAST Open Spring 2025 betting markets on sites for eSports betting on CS2. By the end of the month, at the latest, they should be prepared.

The partnership arrangement that the BLAST Premier series had with teams had to be eliminated in 2025, according to a statement made by Counter-Strike creator Valve in 2023. This required all tournament organizers to switch to an open circuit or an invitational system that used Valve’s rankings.

The three-tournament structure now used by BLAST is Bounty (a 32-team invitational tournament where teams receive bounties for winning matches against their opponents), Open (a 16-team tournament that mimics the Intel Extreme Masters), and Rivals (where the top 4 teams in the Valve rankings, along with the next-best teams in Europe, the Americas, and Asia) is in order to comply with Valve’s new regulations that force their partnership system to end.

You can watch the CS2: BLAST Open Spring 2025 live on BLAST Premier’s Twitch. Matches will be streamed with English live commentary and analysis.

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