The organizers of BLAST Bounty Summer 2026: Closed Qualifier held the draft for the opening round of the tournament, during which teams seeded from 17th to 32nd selected their opponents. The biggest matchups include Team Liquid against Team Vitality and 100 Thieves against Team Falcons, while Team Spirit will begin its campaign against OG and FaZe Clan will face EYEBALLERS.
Other notable first-round matchups include Astralis against Nemesis and The MongolZ against HEROIC. A total of 16 matches will be played in the Round of 32, with the winners advancing to the next stage of the tournament.
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026: Closed Qualifier Round of 32 Matchups
- 3DMAX (#17) — magic (#12)
- HEROIC (#18) — The MongolZ (#5)
- Alliance (#19) — Wildcard (#16)
- Gentle Mates (#20) — paiN Gaming (#13)
- HOTU (#21) — GamerLegion (#7)
- M80 (#22) — Ninjas in Pyjamas (#15)
- SINNERS (#23) — FUT Esports (#10)
- Nemesis (#24) — Astralis (#8)
- EYEBALLERS (#25) — FaZe Clan (#14)
- FOKUS (#26) — Aurora Gaming (#6)
- Sharks (#27) — FURIA (#9)
- Nuclear TigeRES (#28) — MOUZ (#4)
- Nemiga (#29) — G2 Esports (#11)
- Team Liquid (#30) — Team Vitality (#1)
- 100 Thieves (#31) — Team Falcons (#3)
- OG (#32) — Team Spirit (#2)
Although this stage is officially a closed qualifier, teams will also compete for financial rewards. Each of the teams seeded from first to 16th has a bounty placed on it. The top three teams are valued at $60,000 each, with the reward decreasing for lower-seeded opponents.
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026: Closed Qualifier will begin on July 21. Following the opening round, 16 teams will advance and continue competing for eight places at the LAN stage. More details about the event you can find here.
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