It’s time for Blast Premier Open London! Want to know who’s playing, when they’re playing, and where you can watch it all go down? We’ve got all the competitive Counter-Strike 2 information you want right here!

BLAST Open London 2025: Where to Watch, Event Schedule, & More

The BLAST Premier Open Season has occurred each spring and at the end of summer since 2020. This year, the second Open Season is happening in London, featuring some of the best teams in the Counter-Strike 2 esports league. From August 27 to September 7, it’s nothing but high-level gunplay! Sixteen teams compete for the number one spot, a whopping cash pool of $400,000, and plenty of Valve Regional Standing points. Viewers can look forward to longtime participating teams, including FaZe Clan, Team Vitality, Natus Vincere, and more, again competing. Additionally, top-tier players such as b1t, apEX, EliGE, and Donk will be in attendance.

Where to Watch

You can watch every match in a few different places.

• YouTube
• Twitch
• HLTV

Naturally, the schedule is the same regardless of the platform you watch. HLTV has a detailed event schedule overview, results, and player stats. Meanwhile, Twitch and YouTube can alert you when the next broadcast starts so you don’t miss a second of the action. Here are all of the teams competing, some of their best players, the full schedule for the event, and a breakdown of the prize pool:

Qualifying Teams & Top Players

• Vitality — ZywOo, apEX, flameZ
• FlyQuest — Massu, Busio, Bwipo
• MOUZ — chirsJ, ropz, torzsi
• Imperial — Ryuzao, VINI, Fefe
• Spirit — Miposhka, Collapse, Yatoro
• M80 — Kyno, DiasLucasBr, GMZ
• Liquid — MinD+ContRoL, KuroKy, GH
• ECSTATIC — TMB, Kristou, Anlelele
• Legacy — Lux, Dumau, Latto
• Virtus.Pro — NEO, Snax, TaZ
• FaZe — karrigan, ZooMaa, Rain
• Fnatic — Rekkles, Bwipo, YellOwStaR
• Natus Vincere — s1mple, b1t, Ilya Zalutsky
• GamerLegion — REZ, EliGE, acoR
• Furia — donk, ropz, FalleN
• G2 — Julia Kiran, Perkz, malbsMd

Schedule

The BLAST Open London 2025 teams will compete for the top four spots from August 27 to September 1. Then those final four teams will compete in the playoffs from September 5 to September 7 to determine the ultimate winner.

Group A | August 27 - September 1

• Vitality versus M80
• GamerLegion versus Virtus.pro
• FaZe versus ECSTATIC
• Natus Vincere versus Fnatic

Group B | August 28 - September 1

• MOUZ versus Imperial
• G2 versus Liquid
• Spirit versus FlyQuest
• Furia versus Legacy

Prize Pool

• 1st Place — $150,000
• 2nd Place — $60,000
• 3rd - 4th Place — $40,000
• 5th - 6th Place — $20,000
• 7th - 8th Place — $10,000
• 9th - 12th Place — $7,500
• 13th - 16th Place — $5,000