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BLAST Premier Rivals
BLAST Premier Rivals is a recurring elite Counter-Strike 2 invitational series for highly ranked teams.
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Updated October 9, 2026Competition snapshot
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BLASTCommercial note
Co-organizer · Recorded in the 2026, 2025 editions.[6]
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Co-organizer · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[6]
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RazerCommercial note
Official Headset Partner · Hong Kong edition activation · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[9]
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MATCH HospitalityCommercial note
Travel and hospitality partner · Hong Kong packages · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[8]
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ROGCommercial note
Official BLAST Premier hardware partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[11]
Editions
| Edition | Host | Dates | Prize pool | Games | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Latest tracked | Hong Kong | Nov 11, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 | — | — | —[5] |
| 2025 | Hong Kong | Nov 12, 2025 – Nov 16, 2025 | — | — | FURIA Counter-Strike 2 |
PTG Database Analysis
BLAST Premier Rivals is an eight-team invitational series in BLAST’s Counter-Strike 2 calendar. Its first edition took place at BLAST Studios in Copenhagen from April 30–May 4, 2025. The 2026 handbook specifies two four-team GSL groups followed by quarterfinals, semifinals and a final. Matches are best-of-three except for the best-of-five final.[3][4]
The completed 2026 spring edition was held in Fort Worth; the autumn Hong Kong edition returns to Hong Kong, China, on November 11–15. The recognized arena programme at AsiaWorld-Expo runs November 13–15.[5][6][7]
BLAST’s published 2026 circuit plan allocates USD 1 million per Rivals event: USD 350,000 in prize money and USD 650,000 in team payments. The Hong Kong event page labels the combined amount a total prize pool and separately identifies club shares. Prize money and organizational payments are separate components of the published payout model.[1][5]
References12
- [1]BLAST Premier 2026 & 2027 recap - Dates, Places and Prizes — BLAST
- [2]BLAST Premier Rivals Season 2 2025 — BLAST
- [3]BLAST Premier Rivals Season 1 2025 — BLAST
- [4]BLAST Premier Handbook 2026 — Rivals format — BLAST
- [5]BLAST Premier Rivals Hong Kong 2026 — BLAST
- [6]BLAST Premier Hong Kong Rivals 2026 — Major Sports Events Committee
- [7]BLAST Premier Rivals Fort Worth 2026 — BLAST
- [8]Hong Kong's M Mark Esports Event Returns: Sellout BLAST Premier Rivals Confirmed For Second Year Following Historic Debut — BLAST / PR Newswire
- [9]Razer joins BLAST Premier as Official Headset Partner in multi-year esports partnership — BLAST
- [10]BLAST Premier Rivals: Hong Kong — AsiaWorld-Expo
- [11]ASUS Republic of Gamers supercharges BLAST Premier for remainder of 2025 Season — BLAST
- [12]BLAST Premier Rivals Hong Kong 2025 Announcement — BLAST
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