
BLAST Open Rotterdam Playoffs: Preview
The group stage of BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 has concluded and six teams have confirmed their playoffs berths. In Group A, TYLOO knocked FaZe out of the tournament in the lower bracket but their run was cut short by Falcons who defeated FURIA in the lower final to book a quarter-final slot. NAVI cleared group A without a single loss, earning a semi-final start in the playoffs while Aurora start in the quarter-final.
The MongolZ started their campaign in group B with a record breaking 2-0 win against MOUZ but were sent down to the lower bracket by Vitality. The MongolZ took down Liquid and then knocked Spirit out of the tournament in the lower-final despite donk putting on a stellar numbers. The MongolZ will start their playoffs run against Aurora in the first quarter-final tomorrow at 07:30 PM IST. Vitality did not drop a single map in the group stage, heading straight into the semi-final alongside NAVI. PARIVISION took down NiP and Spirit but fell to Vitality in the upper final, settling for a quarter-final slot.
The single-elimination bracket ends with a best-of-five grand-final on Sunday, 29th March 2026. A prize pool component of $1,100,000 counts towards the VRS weightage of the tournament. Here are the quarter-final matchups:
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The MongolZ vs
Aurora (27/03/2026; 07:30 PM IST) -
PARIVISION vs
Falcons (27/03/2026; 11:00 PM IST)


















