Field Level Media
12 Nov 2026, 22:10 GMT+10
(Photo credit: EWC-Esports World Cup)
FURIA and Team Spirit advanced to the semifinals by winning their groups on Thursday at the $1 million BLAST Premier Rivals 2026 event in Hong Kong.
FURIA defeated Team Vitality 2-1 in the Group A winners match and Team Spirit beat G2 Esports by the same score in the Group B winners match.
As group runners-up, Vitality and G2 made the playoffs as quarterfinal high seeds. Team Falcons (Group A) and MOUZ (Group B) won their elimination matches to clinch the quarterfinal low seeds.
The eight-team Counter-Strike 2 tournament began on Wednesday. The single-elimination playoffs start on Friday with all matches best-of-three until Sunday's best-of-five grand final, with the winner taking home $250,000.
FURIA rallied to beat Vitality, which opened with a 13-5 win on Inferno. FURIA answered with a 13-10 win on Dust II and a 13-0 victory on Mirage.
Spirit also came from behind against G2, which started with a 13-9 win on Mirage. Spirit responded with a 13-6 win on Nuke and a 13-5 decision on Ancient.
Falcons eliminated Legacy with a 13-8 win on Dust II and a 13-6 win on Mirage.
After FUT Esports opened with a 19-16 win on Cache, MOUZ stayed alive with a 16-14 win on Mirage and a 13-4 victory on Nuke.
Friday's quarterfinal schedule:
--G2 Esports vs. Team Falcons
--Team Vitality vs. MOUZ
BLAST Premier Rivals 2026 prize pool:
1. TBD, $250,000 ($125,000 player prize, $125,000 team share)
2. TBD, $200,000 ($75,000, $125,000)
3-4. TBD, $130,000 ($40,000, $90,000)
5-6. TBD, $85,000 ($25,000, $60,000)
7-8. Legacy, FUT Esports, $60,000 ($10,000, $50,000)
--Field Level Media
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