All teams invited to BLAST Rivals: Hong Kong

It's been an incredible year for Counter-Strike at BLAST.

From Spirit's first trophy of the year at BLAST Bounty, to Vitality's era-defining victory at the BLAST.tv Austin Major, the newest chapters of legendary careers have been written all year long.

There's now just one BLAST tournament left this year, and it's set to be a banger, with eight of the world's best teams heading to Hong Kong to battle it out for ultimate glory and a $350,000 prize pool.

Let's take a look at those teams that will be in attendance.

VRS invited teams

Thanks to their incredible form this season, Vitality, Spirit, The MongolZ, and FURIA have all earned themselves VRS invites for the event.

One of those teams, Vitality, has been the best team in the world in 2025, but after dominating in the first half of the year, they are yet to win a trophy since the player break - will Hong Kong be where that all changes?

As for the other three, Spirit were already incredible with donk and sh1ro, but can tN1R be the man to take them to the next level?

Maybe, but not if FURIA and The MongolZ have anything to say about it. Both teams are flashy and exciting, with plenty of firepower from their stars. If there's anyone that can stop Spirit in their tracks, it's them.

The VRS invited teams:

• The MongolZ
• Vitality
• Spirit
• FURIA

Photo: Stephanie Lindgren

Wildcard invited teams

BLAST Rivals also presents opportunities to those eligible for wildcard invites - teams who have managed to win big throughout the year.

Headlining those teams is Falcons, who have some of the most impressive firepower in the world with NiKo, m0NESY, and kyousuke. The trio haven't managed to lift a trophy together yet, but Hong Kong could be the destination where they get their first taste of glory.

Passion UA will also be in attendance, they've been in great from since joining the Ukrainian organisation from their previous home of Complexity. The core of this team has shone in BLAST events before, can they do so again and bring pride to their new team?

The wildcard invites:

• Falcons (EU)
• Passion UA (NA)
• paiN (SA)
• TYLOO (APAC)

Photo: Michal Konkol

Full list of invited teams:

• The MongolZ
• Vitality
• Spirit
• FURIA
• Falcons (wildcard EU)
• paiN (wildcard SA)
• Passion UA (wildcard NA)
• TYLOO (wildcard APAC)

Photo: Stephanie Lindgren

BLAST Rivals: Hong Kong

BLAST Rivals: Hong Kong is the final event of the BLAST Premier 2025 calendar.

Set to begin on November 12th, it will conclude on November 16th as the two best teams in the tournament battle it out for the lion's share of the $350,000 prize pool.

When the action gets underway, as always, the best place to watch it will be right here on BLAST.tv.