
Although BLAST Open Rotterdam is yet to be played, we look forward to the next BLAST event after our trip to the Netherlands: BLAST Rivals Fort Worth.
The event, which will cap off the first season of BLAST Premier for 2026, is set to be stacked with some of the best teams in the world, with each of those teams battling it out for the lion’s share of a massive $1,000,000 prize pool.
The event, which is set to begin on April 27th, will see BLAST return to Texas for the first time since last year’s incredible BLAST.tv Austin Major.

The event is absolutely stacked, with Vitality heading back to Texas in hopes of lifting yet another trophy in the Lone Star State.
They’ll have to get past FURIA, though, who will be keen to keep hold of their BLAST Rivals crown, having defeated Falcons for it back in Hong Kong.
Breakout stars FUT will also be in attendance, and will be keen to do big damage, having already secured their first playoff berth of the year at ESL Pro League Season 23.

They’ll face stiff competition from the likes of NAVI, Astralis, and G2, with each of those three teams having already shown they can go deep in events.
Rounding out the team list we have FaZe and GamerLegion. FaZe need to get their year back on track, and they’ll be hoping to recapture the same energy from the massive crowd support they enjoyed in Austin to fuel their run in Fort Worth.
They’ll have to watch out for GamerLegion, though, they might be underdogs, but GamerLegion pack a lot of firepower.