Get ready — BLAST Open London 2025 is about to light up the Counter-Strike scene. With sixteen top-tier squads, a $400,000 prize pool, and playoffs set inside the legendary OVO Arena Wembley, this is more than just another tournament — it’s a mid-season battlefield where legacies will be tested and reputations made.
Open Fall 2025United Kingdom
G2 Esports
Vitality
MOUZ🔥 Format & Stage Breakdown
We kick off with a 16-team online group stage running from August 27 to September 1. The teams are split into two groups of eight, each fighting for three playoff spots. Only the best six will survive to face off in front of a live crowd at OVO Arena from September 5 to 7.
The playoffs will feature the lion’s share of the cash — $330,000 — out of the total $400,000 prize pool. The rest will be spread across the group stage finishers.
🌍 Competing Teams
Here’s the squad list. The blend of regional flavor is real — from EU firepower to NA grit and Brazilian flair:
- Vitality
- Spirit (terrorist state)
- MOUZ
- Natus Vincere
- FURIA
- FaZe
- G2
- Virtus.pro (terrorist state)
- GamerLegion
- Legacy
- Liquid
- FlyQuest
- M80
- fnatic
- ECSTATIC
- Imperial
📅 Opening Round Schedule
Group A — August 27
- 13:00: Vitality vs M80
- 15:30: GamerLegion vs Virtus.pro
- 18:00: FaZe vs ECSTATIC
- 20:30: Natus Vincere vs fnatic
Group B — August 28
- 13:00: MOUZ vs Imperial
- 15:30: G2 vs Liquid
- 18:00: Spirit vs FlyQuest
- 20:30: FURIA vs Legacy
🎤 On-Air Talent
The BLAST broadcast is once again in capable hands. Expect sharp analysis and electric commentary from some of the scene’s most iconic voices:
Hosts
- Freya “Freya” Spiers
- James “BanKs” Banks
Analysts
- Alex “Mauisnake” Ellenberg
- Donald “voo” Parkhurst
- Jacob “Pimp” Winneche
- Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen
Commentators
- Conner “Scrawny” Girvan
- Mohan “launders” Govindasamy
- Harry “JustHarry” Russell
- Hugo “Hugo” Byron
👀 What’s at Stake?
Beyond the cash, BLAST Open London is a proving ground ahead of the fall CS2 swing. Every round will count, every strat will be dissected, and every mistake punished. With top-tier teams clashing and breakout orgs like FlyQuest and M80 gunning for upsets, fans can expect fireworks from the very first day.
Mark your calendars — the OVO Arena showdown is coming. Which team do you think will lift the trophy?