hooch criticized the level of play at BLAST Bounty Summer 2026

Analyst and streamer Dmitry “hooch” Bogdanov stated on his personal Telegram channel that the participants in BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 are playing extremely poor Counter-Strike.
The quote is reproduced with the source’s spelling and punctuation intact
Maybe it’s just the aftereffects of my sore throat, but I haven’t seen such *** [bad] CS at Tier 1
. Usually, I want matches to last as long as possible, but here, my only wish every day is for this horror to end as quickly
as possible. It’s actually more interesting to watch a fight(s)
The LAN stage of BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 kicked off on July 30 and will wrap up today, August 2, at BLAST Arena Studios in Malta. A total of eight teams competed for the event championship title in a single-elimination bracket. The event’s grand final is taking place right now, featuring MOUZ and Team Spirit.
Photo: ESL.


