BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 Preview: Format, Rosters, Prize Pool, and Schedule for Day 1
The first matches of BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 will take place tomorrow. The event format, team rosters, prize pool distribution, and schedule for the first day of play are detailed below.
Format and Dates
BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 will take place from July 21 to August 2. The offline stage of the tournament will take place in Attarda, Malta, at BLAST Arena Studios. The event will use a single-elimination system, and all matches, except for the best-of-5 (bo5) final, will be best-of-3.
List of Participants
Team Vitality
- Dan “apEX” Madeskler
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Erbo
- Robin “ropz” Kohl
- Shahar “flameZ” Shushan
- William “mezii” Merriman
- Remi “XTQZZZ” Kwoniam (coach)
Team Spirit
- Boris “magixx” Vorobyov
- Danil “donk” Kryshkovets
- Miroslav “zont1x” Plakhotya
- Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov
- Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich
- Sergey “hally” Shavaev (coach)
Team Falcons
- Nikola “NiKo” Kovač
- Finn “karrigan” Andersen
- Rene “TeSeS” Madsen
- Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov
- Maksim “kyousuke” Lukin
- Danny “zonic” Sorensen (coach)
MOUZ
- Dorian “xertioN” Berman
- Lotan “Spinx” Giladi
- Adam “torzsi” Torzash
- Adrian “xelex” Vincze
- Oldrich “PR” Novy
- Dennis “sycrone” Nielsen (coach)
The MongolZ
- Gariidmagnai “bLitz” Byambasuren
- Sodbayar “Techno” Munkhbold
- Usukhbayar “910” Banzragch
- Zolbayar “tikuak” Chimedtseren
- Ireeduu “DarkMeister” Dugarsuren
- Erdenedalai “maaRaa” Bayanbat (coach)
Aurora Gaming
- Ismailchan “XANTARES” Dörtkardesh
- Damian “kyxsan” Stoilkovski
- Özgür “woxic” Eker
- Yimi “Jimpphat” Salo
- Ali Haydar “Wicadia” Yalçın
- Ashley “ash” Batier (coach)
GamerLegion
- Janusz “Snax” Pogozhelski
- Milan “hypex” Polovets
- Timur “FL4MUS” Mariev
- Fredrik “REZ” Sterner
- Sebastian “Tauson” Lindelof
- Adrian “imd” Piper (coach)
Astralis
- Viktor “Staehr” Schter
- Rasmus “HooXi” Nielsen
- Lav “phzy” Smidebrandt
- Jakob “jabbi” Naigard
- Gytis “ryu” Glushauskas
- Philip “NEO” Kubski (coach)
FURIA
- Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo
- Yuri “yuurih” Santos
- Mareks “YEKINDAR” Galinskis
- Danil “molodoy” Golubenko
- Kaike “KSCERATO” Serato
- Sydney “sidde” Masedo (coach)
FUT Esports
- Aulon “Krabeni” Fazliya
- Dmitry “dem0n” Miroshnichenko
- Nikita “cmtry” Samoletov
- Jugas “dziugss” Steponavičius
- Yasin “xfl0ud” Koch
- András “coolio” Ferchak (coach)
G2 Esports
- Nemanja “huNter-” Kovač
- Nikita “HeavyGod” Martynenko
- Matush “MATYS” Shimko
- Artem “r1nkle” Moroz
- Guy “NertZ” Iluz
- Etu “sAw” Saha (coach)
Nemiga Gaming
- Nikita “robo” Dushin
- Beksultan “khaN” Ospan
- Maksim “Sowalio” Beketov
- Daniil “SYPHO” Ageev
- Alexander “KaiRON-” Anashkin
- Anton “boX” Burko (coach)
Magic
- Vitaly “sFade8” Marushka
- Andrey “AW” Anisimov
- Nikita “tenzy” Kochenyuk
- Svyatoslav “MaSvAl” Masko
- Abdurakhim “mo0N” Isa
- Danila “eksiver” Yurkov (coach)
paiN Gaming
- Rodrigo “biguzera” Bittencourt
- Rafael “saffee” Costa
- João Vinícius “snow” Bueno Filho
- Vinícius “V$M” Moreira
- Guilherme “piriajr” Barbosa de Menezes
- Enrique “rikz” Vacco (coach)
FaZe Clan
- Russell “Twistzz” Van Dulken
- Jason “JBOEN” Boe Nielsen
- Ryan “Neityu” Aubry
- David “frozen” Chernyansky
- Jakub “jcobbb” Pietruszewski
- Niklas “enkay J” Krumhorn (coach)
Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer
- Martin “stavn” Lund
- Rasmus “sjuush” Beck
- Kasper “xKacpersky” Gabara
- Roman “n0te” Hamze
- Richard “Xizt” Landström (coach)
Wildcard
- Jaden “HexT” Postma
- Ethan “reck” Serrano
- Danny “cxzi” Strelchik
- Milos “mhL” Knysak
- Nemanja “nEMANHA” Jukić
- Lukasz “splawik” Jans (coach)
3DMAX
- Lucas “Lucky” Chastang
- Brian “Maka” Kanda
- Filip “Graviti” Branković
- Kevin “misutaaa” Rabie
- Jérémie “Kursy” Gast
- Damien “wasiNk” Dufour (coach)
HEROIC
- Antonio “Martinez” Martinez
- Ludwig “Brollan” Brolin
- Kristoffer “Chr1zN” Storgård
- Tim “susp” Angström
- Linus “nilo” Bergman
- Jonas “doto” Fross (coach)
Alliance
- Simon “twist” Eliasson
- Jonathan “bobeksde” Persson
- Arvid “avid” Oberg
- Marcus “upE” Johansson
- Sean “eraa” Knudsson
- Pontus “ombaQ” Bengtsson (coach)
Gentle Mates
- Alejandro “mopoz” Fernández
- Alejandro “alex” Masanet
- David “dav1g” Granado
- Pere “sausol” Solson
- Joey “CRUC1AL” Stensel
- Daniel “djL” Narančić (coach)
HOTU
- Aidos “kade0” Khayrzhan
- Dmitry “mizu” Kondratyev
- Alexander “dwushka” Pakhnevich
- David “n0rb3r7” Danielyan
- Kim “frontales” Argunov
- Rustem “mou” Telepov (coach)
M80
- Elias “s1n” Stein
- Fritz “slaxz-” Dietrich
- Mason “Lake” Sanderson
- Michael “Swisher” Schmid
- Joshua “JBa” Barutt
- Rory “dephh” Jackson (coach)
SINNERS Esports
- Sebastian “beastik” Dano
- Kamil “kisserek” Banak
- Max “SHOCK” Kwapil
- Madeline-Andrei “MoDo” Mirei
- Jordan “stressarN” Manewski
- Jakub “bfull” Kokoska (coach)
Team Nemesis
- Ivan “SELLTER” Miroshnikov
- Daniil “Sdaim” Tupov
- Filipp “tex1y” Moskvitin
- Evgeny “r3salt” Frolov
- Alemkhan “mag1k3Y” Moldakamalov
- Maksim “NMV” Naumov (coach)
FOKUS
- Erik “ztr” Gustafsson
- Paavo “podi” Heiskanen
- Matias “Banjo” Kivistö
- Mateo “Matheos” Prishlin
- Jakob “jocab” Nerheden
- Jakub “kuben” Gurchinski (coach)
Sharks Esports
- João Pedro “koala” Alves Pfeffer
- Danilo “doc” Moraes
- Victor “gafolo” Andrade
- Daniel “rdnzao” de Sa Monteiro
- Maximo “maxxkor” Cortina
- Cristiano “D10S” Carvalho (coach)
Nuclear TigeRES
- Arseniy “senka” Kozlovsky
- Ilya “flouzer” Selifonov
- Denis “m1QUSE” Karpovich
- Timur “z1k4” Askhadulin
- Yegor “ayuki” Ershov
- Vadim “Polt” Tsirov (coach)
EYEBALLERS
- Jesper “JW” Vexel
- Freddy “KRIMZ” Johansson
- Max “maxster” Jansson
- Sebastian “dex” Samuelsson
- Kalle “Ro1f” Johansson
- Faruk “pita” Pita (coach)
Team Liquid
- Jonathan “EliGE” Yablonowski
- Kit “NAF” Markovic
- Mario “malbsMd” Samayo
- Roland “ultimate” Tomkovyak
- Johnny “JT” Theodosiou
- Viktor “flashie” Tamás Bea (coach)
100 Thieves
- Howard “rain” Naigard
- Jack “Gizmy” von Sprekelsen
- Alex “poiii” Sundgren
- Nikolai “device” Riedtz
- William “sirah” Kiersgaard
- Lucas “gla1ve” Rossander (coach)
OG
- Olle “spooke” Grundström
- Adam “adamb” Angström
- Kasper “cadiaN” Møller
- Alexander “bodyy” Pyanaro
- Luka “pr1metapz” Vogt
- Lambert “Lambert” Prizhan (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
In total, teams will compete for a $1,150,000 prize pool at BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2. Exactly how the prize pool will be distributed is still unknown.
BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 Commentator Lineup
Commentators for the English-language broadcast:
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Hosts:
- Natalie “NatTea” Mahoney;
- James “BanKs” Banks.
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Analysts:
- Donald “voo” Parkhurst;
- Alex “Mauisnake” Ellenburg.
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Commentators:
- Daniel “ddk” Kapadia;
- James “Bardolph” Bardolph;
- Mohan “launders” Govindasamy;
- Conner “Scrawny” Girvan.
Schedule for Day 1 of Play
July 21, times listed in Moscow time.
- 1:00 p.m. — Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. M80.
- 3:30 p.m. — Astralis vs. Team Nemesis.
- 6:00 p.m. — MOUZ vs. Nuclear TigeRES.
- 8:30 p.m. — Wildcard vs. Alliance.
Where to Watch BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2
Photo — BLAST.
Dan Kleiman
