TI15 Grand Finals recap? PARIVISION and Team Spirit open BLAST SLAM VIII

BLAST SLAM VIII is scheduled to begin on September 29, 2026, with sixteen teams competing for $750,000.

The 16 teams will be divided equally into four groups. Each group will use a GSL format, with every match played as a best-of-three series. The winner of each GSL group will advance to the seeding matches.

Seeding match winners will secure places in Upper Bracket of the main event, while the losers of the GSL group will be eliminated from the tournament.

The decider match winners in each group will head to the Last Chance Qualifier matches, with the winners earning places in Upper Bracket 1.1 and 1.2 of the main event. The competition will go on until we find the ultimate winner.

Let’s take a closer look at the full schedule for BLAST SLAM VIII.

BLAST SLAM VIII Schedule

PARIVISION and Team Spirit will headline the opening matchups of BLAST SLAM VIII, with the two TI2026 grand finalists set to begin their journey against different opponents.

The schedule can be found below:

29th September (Group Stage)

• Stream A
  • 12:00 CEST: PARIVISION vs LEVEL UP (Group A Initial Match #1)
  • 15:00 CEST: LGD vs Xtreme Gaming (Group A Initial Match #2)
  • 18:00 CEST: Team Liquid vs Yakult Brothers (Group D Initial Match #1)
• Stream B
  • 12:00 CEST: Team Spirit vs Team Nemesis (Group B Initial Match #1)
  • 15:00 CEST: 1win vs Natus Vincere (Group B Initial Match #2)
  • 18:00 CEST: Aurora Gaming vs GamerLegion (Group D Initial Match #2)

30th September

• Stream A
  • 12:00 CEST: Team Yandex vs MOUZ (Group C Initial Match #1)
  • 15:00 CEST: Initial Match 1 Winner vs Initial Match 2 Winner (Group A Winners Match)
  • 18:00 CEST: Initial Match 1 Loser vs Initial Match 2 Loser (Group A Losers Match)
• Stream B
  • 12:00 CEST: BetBoom Team vs OG (Group C Initial Match #2)
  • 15:00 CEST: Initial Match 1 Winner vs Initial Match 2 Winner (Group B Winners Match)
  • 18:00 CEST: Initial Match 1 Loser vs Initial Match 2 Loser (Group B Losers Match)

1st October

• Stream A
  • 15:00 CEST: Initial Match 1 Winner vs Initial Match 1 Winner (Group C Winners Match)
  • 18:00 CEST: Initial Match 1 Winner vs Initial Match 1 Winner (Group D Winners Match)
• Stream B
  • 15:00 CEST: Initial Match 1 Winner vs Initial Match 1 Winner (Group C Losers Match)
  • 18:00 CEST: Initial Match 1 Winner vs Initial Match 1 Winner (Group D Losers Match)

2nd October

• Stream A
  • 15:00 CEST: Losers Match Winner vs Winners Match Loser (Group A Decider Match)
  • 18:00 CEST: Losers Match Winner vs Winners Match Loser (Group D Decider Match)
• Stream B
  • 15:00 CEST: Losers Match Winner vs Winners Match Loser (Group B Decider Match)
  • 18:00 CEST: Losers Match Winner vs Winners Match Loser (Group C Decider Match)

3rd October

• Stream A
  • 15:00 CEST: Group A Winner vs Group D Winner (Seeding Match #1)
  • 18:00 CEST: Group B Winner vs Group C Winner (Seeding Match #2)
• Stream B
  • 15:00 CEST: Decider Match Winner A vs Decider Match Winner D (Last Chance Qualifier Match #1)
  • 18:00 CEST: Decider Match Winner B vs Decider Match Winner C (Last Chance Qualifier Match #2)

8th October (Playoffs)

• 11:00 CEST: Seeding Match #2 Loser vs LCQ #1 Winner (Upper Bracket 1.1)
• 14:30 CEST: Seeding Match #1 Loser vs LCQ #2 Winner (Upper Bracket 1.2)
• 18:00 CEST: Seeding Match #1 Winner vs Upper Bracket 1.1 Winner (Upper Bracket 2.1)

9th October

• 11:00 CEST: Seeding Match #2 Winner vs Upper Bracket 1.2 Winner (Upper Bracket 2.2)
• 14:30 CEST: Upper Bracket 1.2 Loser vs Upper Bracket 2.1 Loser (Lower Bracket 1.1)
• 18:00 CEST: Upper Bracket 1.1 Losers vs Upper Bracket 2.2 Loser (Upper Bracket 1.2)

10th October

• 12:30 CEST: Upper Bracket 2.1 Winner vs Upper Bracket 2.2 Winner (Upper Bracket 3.1)
• 16:00 CEST: Lower Bracket 1.1 Winner vs Lower Bracket 1.2 Winner (Lower Bracket 2.1)

11th October

• 11:00 CEST: Upper Bracket 3.1 Loser vs Lower Bracket 2.1 Winner (Lower Bracket 3.1)
• 15:00 CEST: Upper Bracket 3.1 Winner vs Lower Bracket 3.1 Winner (Grand Finals)