IC Esports, Sharks Esports, and M80 have qualified for the BLAST Open Fall 2026
Yesterday marked the end of the series of regional qualifier events for BLAST Open Porto 2026—IC Esports, Sharks Esports, and M80 emerged as the winners of the qualifiers.
In the grand final of the RES Showdown Europe Fall 2026, IC Esports defeated Virtus.pro (13-9 on Mirage and 13-9 on Dust2). At the RES Showdown South America Fall 2026, Sharks Esports prevailed over paiN Gaming in the final match (13-11 on Cache and 13-7 on Nuke). The North American qualifier, in turn, concluded with M80 defeating Team Voca (13-6 on Ancient and 13-9 on Cache).
IC Esports Roster
- Viktor “onic” Babiy
- David “Dawy” Bibik
- Eduard “zeRRoFIX” Petrovsky
- Arseniy “cptkurtka023” Derevinsky
- Daniil “headtr1ck” Valitov
- Dmitry “jR” Chervak (coach)
Sharks Esports Roster
- Viktor “gafolo” Andrade
- Daniel “rdnzao” Monteiro
- Danilo “doc” Barros
- João “koala” Pedro
- Maximo “Maxxkor” Cortina
- Elder “coachi” Sancho (coach)
M80 Roster
- Michael “Swisher” Schmid
- Fritz “slaxz-” Dietrich
- Elias “s1n” Stein
- Mason “Lake” Sanderson
- Jaden “JBa” Baxter
- Rory “dephh” Jackson (coach)
BLAST Open Fall 2026 will take place from August 24 to September 6, 2026. The tournament will kick off at a studio in Copenhagen with the group stage. Based on the results, the top six teams will advance to the finals, which will take place September 4–6 in Porto, Portugal, at the Super Bock Arena.
Photo by Stephanie Lindgren, BLAST.
