Live, top-tier CS2 returns to the Portuguese capital for the first time since 2022.
The CS2 2025 circuit continues to Denmark and Portugal in mid-March with the BLAST Open Spring 2025 event. This is BLAST's second main event for 2025 after Spirit took home the trophy at BLAST Bounty in January.
Teams head to the Copenhagen studio first, with the playoff qualifiers making the flight to Lisbon, Portugal on March 28. The MEO Arena played host to top-tier CS in 2022 — it's a return three years in the making.
Here's everything you need to know about BLAST Open Spring 2025, including the schedule, format, teams, results, and more.
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BLAST Open Spring 2025 format and teams
BLAST kicks off its second big CS2 event for 2025 in the Copenhagen studio from March 19 to 26. The 16 attendees will be split into two groups of eight and will play through a double-elimination, best-of-three bracket.
The top two teams from the upper bracket final both qualify for playoffs with the winner starting in the semifinals. The upper bracket final loser and the lower bracket survivor start the playoffs in the quarterfinals.
Our final six then head to the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal for the live playoff finals from March 28 to 30. A single-elimination bracket will sort through the remaining six until one is left standing. This event will not use the Bounty system we saw in January and February.
Here are the teams participating at BLAST Open Spring 2025:
Qualification | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| VRS Global Rankings (as at Feb. 3) | Team Spirit G2 Esports The MongolZ Team Vitality FaZe Clan Natus Vincere Eternal Fire MOUZ Team Falcons Team Liquid FURIA Virtus.pro |
| BLAST Rising EU | Astralis |
| BLAST Rising NA | M80 |
| BLAST Rising SA | Imperial Esports |
| BLAST Rising Asia | The Huns Esports* |
Four teams, one each from Europe, North America, South America, and Asia, qualified via the BLAST Rising circuit. They're joining the 12 teams invited via VRS, some of which are backing up from ESL Pro League Season 21.
BLAST Open Spring Lisbon 2025 schedule, results, and standings
Group Stage
All match times are in Central European Time (CET).
Wednesday, March 19
- 12pm: Spirit 2-0 The Huns
- 2:30pm: MOUZ 2-0 Falcons
- 5pm: Vitality 2-0 Astralis
- 7:30pm: FaZe 1-2 VP
Thursday, March 20
- 12pm: G2 2-0 Imperial
- 2:30pm: Eternal Fire 2-0 Liquid
- 5pm: MongolZ 2-1 M80
- 7:30pm: NaVi 2-0 FURIA
Friday, March 21
- 12pm: The Huns 0-2 Falcons
- Group A lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
- 2:30pm: FaZe 2-0 Astralis
- Group A lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
- 5pm: Spirit 1-2 MOUZ
- Group A upper bracket. Winner proceeds to upper bracket final.
- 7:30pm: Vitality 2-0 VP
- Group A upper bracket. Winner proceeds to upper bracket final.
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Saturday, March 22
- 12pm: Imperial 1-2 Liquid
- Group B lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
- 2:30pm: M80 2-1 FURIA
- Group B lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
- 5pm: G2 0-2 Eternal Fire
- Group B upper bracket. Winner proceeds to upper bracket final.
- 7:30pm: MongolZ 1-2 NaVi
- Group B upper bracket. Winner proceeds to upper bracket final.
Sunday, March 23
- 12pm: Falcons vs. VP
- Group A lower bracket. Winner proceeds to loser bracket final, loser is eliminated.
- 2:30pm: FaZe vs. Spirit
- Group A lower bracket. Winner proceeds to loser bracket final, loser is eliminated.
- 5pm: Liquid vs. MongolZ
- Group B lower bracket. Winner proceeds to loser bracket final, loser is eliminated.
- 7:30pm: M80 vs. G2
- Group B lower bracket. Winner proceeds to loser bracket final, loser is eliminated.
Monday, March 24
- 12pm: MOUZ vs. Vitality
- Group A upper bracket final. Winner proceeds to semifinals, loser proceeds to quarterfinals.
- 2:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Group A lower bracket final. Winner proceeds to quarterfinals, loser is eliminated.
- 5pm: Eternal Fire vs. NaVi
- Group B upper bracket final. Winner proceeds to semifinals, loser proceeds to quarterfinals.
- 7:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Group B lower bracket final. Winner proceeds to quarterfinals, loser is eliminated.
Playoffs
Friday, March 28
- 4:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Quarterfinal.
- 7:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Quarterfinal.
Saturday, March 29
- 4:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Semifinal.
- 7:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Semifinal.
Sunday, March 30
- 3:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Grand final (best-of-five).
Standings
Here are the standings for BLAST Open Spring 2025 including prize pool distribution.
Placement | Prize (USD) | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $150,000 | TBD |
| 2nd | $60,000 | TBD |
| 3rd-4th | $40,000 | TBD, TBD |
| 5th-6th | $20,000 | TBD, TBD |
| 7th-8th | $10,000 | TBD, TBD |
| 9th-12th | $7,500 | TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD |
| 13th-16th | $5,000 | TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD |
BLAST Open Spring Lisbon 2025 streams and how to watch
Tickets for the finals at MEO Arena, Lisbon are available here.
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