BLAST Open Porto 2026
News and coverage from BLAST Open Porto 2026.
BLAST Open Porto 2026: Teams, Schedule, Format, Prize Pool
Everything you need to know about BLAST Open Porto 2026, including all 16 teams, schedule, format, prize pool, groups, playoffs, favorites and where to watch.
G2 vs. Natus Vincere at BLAST Open Porto 2026: The Changes NAVI Didn't Make
NAVI's coach revealed the team came close to a roster change this summer and backed away — now they face a G2 side testing its own new AWP signing in a win-or-go-home Lower Round match.
Aurora vs. M80 at BLAST Open Porto 2026: The Same Elimination Match, Rematched
Aurora and M80 met in an EWC 2026 elimination match seventeen days ago and Aurora won comfortably — now the identical five-on-five faces the same stakes again in Group A's Lower Round 2.
Inner Circle vs. FUT at BLAST Open Porto 2026: A Familiar Foe From a Different Tier
Inner Circle already upset Vitality in the Opening Round — now they face FUT, a team they've played eleven times since late 2025 without ever winning the series.
Vitality vs. Legacy at BLAST Open Porto 2026: A Head-to-Head That No Longer Applies
Vitality lead the all-time series against Legacy, but every meeting on record is from 2025 — both rosters have changed since, and only one survives this Lower Round match.
FUT vs. Lynn Vision at BLAST Open Porto 2026: Four Days After the EWC Final
FUT close out Group B's Lower Round 1 against Lynn Vision, less than a week removed from an EWC 2026 grand final loss to Spirit — and the org extending three contracts in the middle of it.
Vitality vs. 9z at BLAST Open Porto 2026: The Cologne Upset, Revisited
Vitality face 9z in Group B's lower bracket — the same two teams that split a genuine upset at the IEM Cologne Major just three months ago, now with jL standing in for mezii.
Natus Vincere vs. paiN at BLAST Open Porto 2026: A Tournament paiN Almost Missed
NAVI face paiN in Group A's lower bracket — paiN only here because BetBoom withdrew over visa issues, NAVI still searching for a signature result after a run of narrow losses.
Aurora vs. DENDELE at BLAST Open Porto 2026: No Second Chance
Aurora face DENDELE in Group A's lower bracket — both teams already eliminated from the upper bracket, with the loser of this one out of the tournament entirely.
Inner Circle vs. MOUZ at BLAST Open Porto 2026: The Longest Road in the Field
Inner Circle face MOUZ in Group B's upper semifinal with no head-to-head history between them — the real story is the qualifier gauntlet Inner Circle played through to get here.
M80 vs. FURIA at BLAST Open Porto 2026: Three Finals, Three Losses
FURIA face M80 in Group A's upper semifinal fresh off three straight losses in the deciding matches of three straight events — and M80 fresh off eliminating Natus Vincere for the second time.
Legacy vs. Falcons at BLAST Open Porto 2026: Two in a Row
Legacy face Falcons again in Group B's upper semifinal — eight days after eliminating the reigning IEM Cologne Major champions from their first LAN since winning that title.
G2 vs. Spirit at BLAST Open Porto 2026: A Cologne Rematch
G2 and Spirit meet again in Group A's upper semifinal — two months after Spirit eliminated this same core roster from the IEM Cologne Major, with one change on G2's side since.
Aurora vs. G2 at BLAST Open Porto 2026: A Rebuilt Roster Meets a Familiar Foe
Aurora walk in with a seven-week-old lineup and a 2-0 head-to-head lead over G2 built by players who are no longer on the roster — while both teams arrive fresh off Esports World Cup 2026 exits to the same opponent, FURIA.
Spirit vs. DENDELE at BLAST Open Porto 2026: The Reigning Champions' First Test
Team Spirit open BLAST Open Porto 2026 three days after winning the Esports World Cup, against a team they've never played before — DENDELE, formerly Sharks Esports, fresh off an upset win over FURIA.
Natus Vincere vs. M80 at BLAST Open Porto 2026: A Rubber Match Between Two Settled Rosters
NAVI and M80 split their two previous meetings and arrive at Porto with the same rosters that played them — both also fresh off disappointing Esports World Cup 2026 exits.
FURIA vs. paiN at BLAST Open Porto 2026: A Late Invite Meets a Team Running on Fumes
paiN only qualified after BetBoom withdrew over visa issues. FURIA arrive three days removed from a fourth-place finish at the Esports World Cup 2026 — the busiest summer of any team in the field.
Vitality vs. Inner Circle at BLAST Open Porto 2026: jL's Debut
Justinas "jL" Lekavicius makes his first competitive appearance for Vitality, standing in for mezii on paternity leave, against an Inner Circle roster that's replaced three of five starters since last year.
MOUZ vs. 9z at BLAST Open Porto 2026: The Rivalry 9z Keeps Winning
9z have beaten MOUZ three straight times, including both of their 2026 meetings — each time by taking Nuke after dropping the opening map. MOUZ, fresh off a long-awaited title, try to break the pattern.
Legacy vs. FUT at BLAST Open Porto 2026: Straight From the Biggest Stage of Their Careers
FUT's Esports World Cup 2026 runner-up finish and Legacy's bronze medal are only four days old. Now the two teams that beat each other's biggest rivals meet with almost no time to recover.
Falcons vs. Lynn Vision at BLAST Open Porto 2026: The Team That's Already Beaten Them Once
Lynn Vision's unchanged roster beat an earlier Falcons lineup at the Austin Major in 2025. Now the world's #1 team, fresh off two 2026 losses to Legacy, faces them again.