Spirit-Falcons clash headlines BLAST Rivals Hong Kong's opening matchups

Through a post on X, BLAST has revealed the opening round's matches for BLAST Rivals Hong Kong 2025. The tournament kicks off on 12th November 2025, splitting eight teams into groups of four, hosting double-elimination brackets. The MongolZ takes on Passion UA in the tournament opener at 07:30AM IST on Wednesday, 12th November 2025 and a potential thriller follows at 10:00AM IST on the same day matching Falcons up against Spirit.

Some of Counter-Strike's sharpest aimers at the moment- donk, kyousuke and NiKo will square up in Group A's second game at BLAST Rivals Hong Kong. The other Asian team in the mix, TYLOO takes on Vitality in Group B as FURIA face paIN in yet another Brazilian derby. The top three teams from each group proceeds to the single-elimination playoffs with group winners starting in the semi-finals.

BLAST Rivals Hong Kong 2025 will be the last high profile Counter-Strike event before the StarLadder Budapest 2025 Major as teams like The MongolZ look to refine their systems before heading into the winter Major. Here are the opening round's matches at BLAST Rivals Hong Kong 2025: