The new CS2 season is kickstarted with the BLAST Bounty Spring qualifier, beginning Jan. 14.
The CS2 calendar for 2025 begins in Europe this January with BLAST Bounty Spring ushering in a new era of the esport. Featuring a unique bounty prize system, the best teams in the world will converge to earn vital Valve Ranking System points for the year ahead. First, we need to determine who gets to play via the BLAST Bounty Spring Qualifier.
Here's everything you need to know about BLAST Bounty Spring Closed Qualifier including invited teams, schedule, results, and more.
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BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 Qualifier format and teams
The 2025 CS2 calendar kicks off with BLAST's Bounty Spring event in late January, but first, we need to determine which teams will attend. The BLAST Bounty Spring Closed Qualifier will do just that, with a whopping 32 teams whittled down to eight for the LAN final.
As per Valve's new ruleset, the bulk of the qualifier team invites are based on Valve's rankings. Two additional wildcard slots have been added: The Falcons occupy one, while the other remains open at this time.
The 32 teams will be seeded into a single elimination bracket. Each match is a best-of-three with no second chances. Win two best-of-threes and the team packs their bags for Denmark for the final. Lose one and it's game over.
BLAST Bounty uses a unique system for dishing out its prize pool. Teams earn a bounty based on how many wins they record and their seeding as they progress through the qualifier and the main event. Defeating a higher seeded team means a higher payout, and with lower-seeded teams able to select their opponents, there's an added incentive for squads to test themselves for a bigger prize.
The top eight move forward to the LAN playoffs in Copenhagen on Jan. 23.
Below you'll find the teams invited to the BLAST Bounty Spring closed qualifier:
Qualification | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Valve Global Standings (as at Dec. 12, 2024) | G2 Esports Na'Vi Vitality Spirit The MongolZ MOUZ FaZe HEROIC Liquid FURIA Eternal Fire SAW 3DMAX paiN Gaming Complexity Astralis FlyQuest BIG Virtus.pro Sangal Esports GamerLegion MIBR Nemiga Wildcard B8 ENCE Imperial Female Fluxo 9Pandas M80 |
| Wildcard Invite | Team Falcons TBD |
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BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 Qualifier schedule and results
The schedule for the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 closed qualifier is yet to be determined. Check back soon!
BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 Qualifier streams: How to watch
The BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 closed qualifier will be streamed live on Twitch, YouTube, and via the official BLAST website. If you missed the action, be sure to check each channel for spoiler-free VODs after each matchday.
Broadcasts may also be available in other languages. Check the official Liquipedia event page for more!
BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 Qualifier squad list
There have been plenty of changes to the top CS2 rosters during the off-season. We've got a list of all changes here, but we've included the BLAST Bounty Spring qualifier teams below to refresh you!
Team | Squad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2 Esports | huNter- | m0NESY | malbsMd | Snax | TBD |
| Na'Vi | b1t | Aleksib | jL | iM | w0nderful |
| Team Vitality | apEX | ZywOo | Spinx | flameZ | mezii |
| Team Spirit | magixx | chopper | zont1x | donk | shiro |
| The MongolZ | bLitz | Techno4K | 910 | mzinho | Senzu |
| MOUZ | torzsi | xertioN | siuhy | Jimpphat | Brollan |
| FaZe Clan | rain | broky | karrigan | frozen | TBD |
| HEROIC | TeSeS | sjuush | NertZ | kyxsan | degster |
| Team Liquid | NAF | Twistzz | ultimate | jks | TBD |
| FURIA | yuurih | KSCERATO | FalleN | chelo | skullz |
| Eternal Fire | XANTARES | MAJ3R | Wicadia | woxic | jottAAA |
| SAW | MUTiRiS | rmn | story | Ag1l | shr |
| 3DMAX | Lucky | Djoko | Ex3rcice | Maka | Graviti |
| paiN Gaming | biguzera | kauez | nqz | snow | TBD |
| Complexity | JT | Grim | hallzerk | EliGE | TBD |
| Astralis | dev1ce | Staehr | stavn | jabbi | cadiaN |
| FlyQuest | INS | Liazz | Vexite | dexter | regali |
| BIG | tabseN | Krimbo | JDC | TBD | TBD |
| Virtus.pro | FL1T | fame | electroNic | FL4MUS | ICY |
| Sangal | LNZ | yxngstxr | xfl0ud | TBD | TBD |
| GamerLegion | volt | sl3nd | ztr | Tauson | TBD |
| MIBR | exit | insani | drop | saffee | Lucaozy |
| Nemiga Gaming | 1eeR | khaN | riskyb0b | Xant3r | zweih |
| Wildcard | stanislaw | JBa | Sonic | susp | phzy |
| B8 | npl | esenthial | headtr1ck | alex666 | kensizor |
| ENCE | gla1ve | sdy | podi | xKacpersky | Neityu |
| Imperial Female | ANa | twenty3 | tory | Kat | zAAz |
| Fluxo | zevy | arT | nicks | kye | piriajr |
| 9Pandas | d1Ledez | shalfey | r3salt | TBD | TBD |
| M80 | Swisher | reck | slaxz- | s1n | Lake |
| Team Falcons | Magisk | NiKo | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
That's all for now! Stay tuned to esports.gg for the latest CS2 news and coverage.
