BLAST Open Rotterdam: Preview
BLAST's second S-tier event of the year is set to begin tomorrow, 18th March 2026. BLAST Open Rotterdam features sixteen teams split into two equal groups in the group stage. Both groups will host double-elimination best-of-three brackets sending the group winners to the semi-finals while the second and third placed teams start in the quarter-finals.
A six-team single-elimination best-of-three bracket which concludes with a best-of-five grand-final will crown the champion. The MongolZ and TYLOO are the only Asian teams at the event. TYLOO will take on FURIA in their opening match in group A while The MongolZ face MOUZ in group B with Vitality on the other side of their bracket.
Teams like TYLOO and B8 who are sitting out of the IEM Cologne Major invites range currently will look to make the most of the event, given that even a decent showing against some of the top teams in the Global VRS can fetch these teams a handful of points. BLAST Open Rotterdam carries a prize pool of $1,100,000 out of which $700,000 USD is reserved as the club share.
Here are the opening matches:
Group A
Falcons vs 
NRG NAVI vs 
B8 FaZe vs 
Aurora
FURIA vs 
TYLOO
Group B
PARIVISION vs NiP Spirit vs 
Liquid MOUZ vs 
The MongolZ 9z vs Vitality
Format
Group Stage
18/03/2026
16 Teams
2 Groups
Double-elimination BO3
Group winners -> Semi-finals
2nd/3rd -> Quarter-finals
Playoffs
27/03/2026
6 Teams
Single-elimination BO3
BO5 Grand-final
FURIATYLOO| FURIA |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaike 'KSCERATO' Cerato |
36 - 23 | +13 | 79.1 | 84.4% | 1.36 |
| Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo |
34 - 28 | +6 | 79.3 | 86.7% | 1.29 |
| Yuri 'yuurih' Santos |
32 - 27 | +5 | 85.0 | 71.1% | 1.06 |
 Mareks 'YEKINDAR' Gaļinskis |
34 - 29 | +5 | 82.8 | 73.3% | 1.05 |
 Danil 'molodoy' Golubenko |
24 - 26 | -2 | 62.5 | 68.9% | 1.03 |
| TYLOO |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qianhao 'Moseyuh' Chen |
35 - 33 | +2 | 75.1 | 77.8% | 1.21 |
| Su 'Zero' Jingshen |
31 - 33 | -2 | 74.0 | 57.8% | 1.04 |
| Yi 'JamYoung' Yang |
25 - 33 | -8 | 68.1 | 68.9% | 0.97 |
| Dongkai 'Jee' Ji |
18 - 31 | -13 | 47.6 | 68.9% | 0.77 |
| Jingxiang 'Mercury' Wang |
24 - 31 | -7 | 59.4 | 71.1% | 0.75 |
MOUZThe MongolZ| MOUZ |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lotan 'Spinx' Giladi |
25 - 33 | -8 | 68.7 | 70.0% | 0.92 |
| Dorian 'xertioN' Berman |
17 - 32 | -15 | 59.6 | 62.5% | 0.79 |
 Ludvig 'Brollan' Brolin |
20 - 29 | -9 | 53.2 | 60.0% | 0.77 |
 Jimi 'Jimpphat' Salo |
16 - 30 | -14 | 62.1 | 62.5% | 0.76 |
 Ádám 'torzsi' Torzsás |
22 - 29 | -7 | 48.2 | 62.5% | 0.70 |
| The MongolZ |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodbayar 'Techno' Munkhbold |
42 - 24 | +18 | 105.9 | 72.5% | 1.73 |
| Usukhbayar '910' Banzragch |
32 - 12 | +20 | 87.7 | 95.0% | 1.44 |
| Anarbileg 'cobrazera' Uuganbayar |
34 - 21 | +13 | 84.0 | 82.5% | 1.41 |
| Ayush 'mzinho' Batbold |
23 - 17 | +6 | 56.9 | 80.0% | 0.99 |
| Garidmagnai 'bLitz' Byambasuren |
20 - 27 | -7 | 71.6 | 72.5% | 0.75 |
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