How to Watch BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 in Fort Worth

How to Watch BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 in Fort Worth

BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 brings the world's top Counter-Strike 2 squads to Texas this week, and if you want to watch BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 from anywhere in the world, the broadcast plan is refreshingly simple. Eight teams, $350,000 on the line, three days of LAN action in front of a packed Dickies Arena, and a single primary stream for global fans. Here is everything you need to follow the tournament without missing a round.

Schedule and dates

The event runs from April 29 to May 3, 2026. The first two days are group stage matches played behind closed doors, with the final three days moving in front of a live audience for the elimination bracket.

Day	Date	Stage
Wednesday	April 29	Group stage, day 1
Thursday	April 30	Group stage, day 2
Friday	May 1	Bracket stage, LAN day 1
Saturday	May 2	Bracket stage, LAN day 2
Sunday	May 3	Grand Final

Group stage opens with four Bo3 series on April 29: Vitality vs. FUT Esports at 11:00 CT, Astralis vs. G2 Esports at 13:30 CT, NAVI vs. FaZe Clan at 16:00 CT, and FURIA vs. GamerLegion at 18:30 CT. The full match-by-match calendar lives on the BLAST Rivals tournament page.

Where to watch BLAST Rivals Spring 2026

The primary English broadcast streams on blast.tv and on the official BLAST Twitch channel. Co-streams in additional languages will be announced by BLAST closer to the start, and major regional CS2 talent like Vitality's French desk and the FaZe community channels typically pick up flagship events of this size. For the most reliable feed, default to the official BLAST channels.

Quick links:

• Official: blast.tv/cs
• Twitch: twitch.tv/blasttv
• YouTube: BLAST Premier official channel
• Liquipedia results page: liquipedia.net/counterstrike/BLAST/Rivals/2026/Spring

If you prefer to watch live on the Esport Agenda match tracker, the live scoreboard, map vetoes, and round-by-round updates are available on the Counter-Strike 2 hub. You can also keep an eye on the broader esports calendar for clashing match times across other titles this week.

Format and prize pool

Eight teams are split into two groups of four. Each group plays a GSL-style double-elimination bracket: opening matches are Bo3, with winners advancing toward a deciding match for the second seed. The top two from each group qualify for the bracket stage in front of fans.

The bracket stage is single-elimination Bo3 on the way to the Grand Final, which is Bo5. The total prize pool sits at $350,000, with the champion taking the largest share alongside ranking points that feed into BLAST's season standings.

Teams to watch

This is one of the strongest fields BLAST has assembled for a Rivals event. Every squad here has trophy pedigree from the past 18 months, and the bracket is genuinely hard to read.

• Vitality arrive as the consensus world No. 1 and the team to beat. ZywOo continues to set the rifling standard for the format.
• FaZe Clan are dangerous on LAN whenever broky and Twistzz align, and a North American crowd typically lifts them.
• NAVI bring a refreshed CIS roster that has been quietly stacking online wins, with w0nderful's AWPing as the load-bearing wall.
• Astralis still play through device, and the Danes look like they want a real trophy run after a tougher Bucharest stop.
• G2 Esports are mixing veteran star power with younger map pool experimentation, which makes them a bracket spoiler.
• FURIA carry the South American fan energy and can swing a bracket if their timing reads land early.
• GamerLegion punch above their weight in any format with a structured anti-eco game.
• FUT Esports earned their seat through the qualifier path and will play with everything to prove.

For the full roster sheets and recent head-to-head trends, visit the Counter-Strike 2 hub.

How to set up reminders on Esport Agenda

Esport Agenda lets you pin every BLAST Rivals match to your personal calendar in two clicks.

1. Open the BLAST Rivals tournament page.
2. Toggle "Follow tournament" to add every match to your dashboard.
3. Enable browser or email notifications, and you will get a ping 30 minutes before every series.

You can also follow individual teams: open the team page, hit "Follow", and only those matches drop into your feed. If you only care about Vitality, NAVI, and Astralis, that is the cleanest filter.

Pick'em and predictions

If you like a live bracket challenge, the Pick'em for BLAST Rivals is open. Lock your group winners, your bracket path, and your champion before the first map of April 29.

What to look for over the weekend

The story of the tournament is whether anyone can pry the trophy out of Vitality's hands. The Texas LAN audience matters too: Astralis and NAVI both tend to play sharper in front of a real crowd, and FaZe historically over-perform in North America. Watch for early map vetoes on Inferno and Mirage, and pay attention to which teams trust the new Train pool.

Up next on Esport Agenda

After Fort Worth, the spring CS2 calendar opens up before the next major. Save the Counter-Strike 2 page and turn on notifications so you never miss a tip-off. New to Esport Agenda? Start at the home page and pick the games you follow, and we will build a personal calendar around your weekend.