Team Falcons and MOUZ advanced to the semifinals of BLAST Premier Rivals 2026 after winning their Counter-Strike 2 quarterfinals Friday in Hong Kong.
Falcons defeated G2 Esports 2-1, recovering from an opening-map loss to win the next two. MOUZ eliminated Team Vitality 2-0. The $1 million tournament continues Saturday with two best-of-three semifinal series.
Falcons recover after Dust II loss
G2 took the first map of its quarterfinal against Falcons, winning 13-11 on Dust II. Falcons answered with a 13-2 victory on Mirage before closing the series with a 13-8 win on Anubis.
The result sends Falcons into a semifinal against FURIA on Saturday. The other semifinal will feature MOUZ against Team Spirit. Both matches are scheduled as best-of-three series.
MOUZ sweep Team Vitality
MOUZ advanced without dropping a map. The team opened with a 13-8 result on Mirage and then secured the series with a 16-14 decision on Cache.
G2 Esports and Team Vitality move into the tournament's 5th-6th-place grouping. Legacy and FUT Esports are listed in 7th-8th place, while the semifinalists continue competing for the title.
Championship series set for Sunday
Saturday's semifinal winners will meet in Sunday's best-of-five grand final. The champion is set to receive $250,000 from the event's prize pool, divided into a $125,000 player prize and a $125,000 team share.
- Champion: $250,000 — $125,000 player prize and $125,000 team share
- Runner-up: $200,000 — $75,000 player prize and $125,000 team share
- Third-fourth: $130,000 — $40,000 player prize and $90,000 team share
- Fifth-sixth: $85,000 — G2 Esports and Team Vitality
- Seventh-eighth: $60,000 — Legacy and FUT Esports
The remaining four teams are competing for the top three finishing positions at BLAST Premier Rivals 2026, with the final series scheduled for Sunday after Saturday's semifinals.
