FURIA opened BLAST Rivals Hong Kong 2026 on Wednesday 11 November by beating Legacy 2-0, which guarantees them a playoff place. Team Vitality then beat Team Falcons 2-0, so the two will meet in Thursday's Group A winners' match while Legacy and Falcons play to stay alive. Group B had not started at 06:35 UTC, and FUT Esports play it with coach coolio standing in for Krabeni, who misses the event with visa issues. Eight teams are playing for $1,000,000 at AsiaWorld-Expo, and the grand final is on Sunday 15 November.
BLAST lists the event as BLAST Premier Rivals Hong Kong 2026; Liquipedia files it as BLAST Rivals Fall 2026. They are the same tournament.
BLAST Rivals Hong Kong 2026 results
Group A, opening matches (Wednesday 11 November)
- FURIA 2-0 Legacy: Inferno 13-10, Mirage 13-7. Nuke was not needed.
- Team Vitality 2-0 Team Falcons: Anubis 13-10, Dust II 13-10. Inferno was not needed.
Group B, opening matches (Wednesday 11 November)
- Team Spirit vs FUT Esports: had not started at 06:35 UTC.
- MOUZ vs G2 Esports: scheduled after Spirit vs FUT.
FURIA came into the event as the winners of the Thunderpick World Championship on 18 October and PGL Masters Bucharest on 31 October. MOUZ won IEM Beijing on 8 November without dropping a map, and Vitality won the spring Rivals event in Fort Worth in May.
Groups
- Group A: Team Vitality, Team Falcons, FURIA, Legacy
- Group B: Team Spirit, MOUZ, G2 Esports, FUT Esports
Schedule and match times
All times below come from BLAST's tournament page. Hong Kong time is UTC+8.
Wednesday 11 November: Group B opening matches
- Team Spirit vs FUT Esports: 06:00 UTC (14:00 HKT) on BLAST's page, 07:00 UTC on Liquipedia
- MOUZ vs G2 Esports: 08:30 UTC (16:30 HKT) on BLAST's page, 09:30 UTC on Liquipedia
At 06:10 UTC Liquipedia still showed Vitality and Falcons at half-time of their second map, so the Group B opener could not start at BLAST's listed time.
Thursday 12 November
- Group A elimination match, Legacy vs Team Falcons: 02:00 UTC (10:00 HKT)
- Group A winners' match, FURIA vs Team Vitality: 04:30 UTC (12:30 HKT)
- Group B elimination and winners' matches: 06:00 and 08:30 UTC (14:00 and 16:30 HKT)
Playoffs
- Quarter-finals: Friday 13 November, 07:00 and 09:30 UTC (15:00 and 17:30 HKT)
- Semi-finals: Saturday 14 November, 07:00 and 09:30 UTC (15:00 and 17:30 HKT)
- Grand final: Sunday 15 November, 07:00 UTC (15:00 HKT)
As of 11 November, Liquipedia's match listings also put every playoff match one hour later than BLAST does. BLAST runs the event, so we use its times, but check the broadcast on the day.
Format
Each group is a four-team GSL bracket and every group match is best-of-three. The two opening winners play each other for first place, and the two opening losers play an elimination match. Three of the four teams in each group go through:
- Group winners go straight to the semi-finals.
- Second and third place go to the quarter-finals, where the runner-up of one group plays the third-placed team from the other.
- Fourth place in each group is eliminated.
The playoffs are single elimination. Quarter-finals and semi-finals are best-of-three, and the grand final is best-of-five. The map pool on Liquipedia is Ancient, Anubis, Cache, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage and Nuke.
Teams and stand-ins
Liquipedia's participant list has these lineups:
- Team Vitality: apEX, ZywOo, flameZ, mezii, ropz
- Team Falcons: NiKo, TeSeS, m0NESY, kyousuke, karrigan
- FURIA: yuurih, KSCERATO, FalleN, molodoy, YEKINDAR
- Legacy: latto, dumau, arT, try, ksloks
- Team Spirit: magixx, zont1x, donk, sh1ro, tN1R
- MOUZ: torzsi, xertioN, Spinx, xelex, PR
- G2 Esports: huNter-, HeavyGod, matys, NertZ, r1nkle
- FUT Esports: dem0n, coolio, dziugss, xfl0ud, SunPayus
Two teams are using stand-ins. FUT announced on 10 November that coach coolio replaces in-game leader Krabeni for the whole event because of visa issues. Legacy benched n1ssim on 28 October and brought in ksloks until the end of the season.
BLAST Rivals Hong Kong 2026 prize pool
The prize pool is $1,000,000. BLAST's page splits each placing into a total and a club share:
- 1st: $250,000 (club share $125,000)
- 2nd: $200,000 (club share $125,000)
- 3rd-4th: $130,000 each (club share $90,000)
- 5th-6th: $85,000 each (club share $60,000)
- 7th-8th: $60,000 each (club share $50,000)
Where to watch
BLAST streams the event in English on its BLASTPremier channels on Twitch and YouTube, and Liquipedia also lists BLAST's Kick channel.
What it means for the Major
Results in Hong Kong cannot earn a Singapore Major invitation. Valve allocated those invitations from its 2 November Regional Standings, and our PGL Major Singapore guide covers the field and format. The rest of the season is on our remaining 2026 CS2 tournament schedule, and FURIA's last title run is in our PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 results page.
FAQ
When is BLAST Rivals Hong Kong 2026? From 11 to 15 November 2026. The group stage runs 11-12 November and the playoffs 13-15 November.
Who won the first match of BLAST Rivals Hong Kong? FURIA beat Legacy 2-0 on 11 November, 13-10 on Inferno and 13-7 on Mirage.
What are the BLAST Rivals Hong Kong groups? Group A has Team Vitality, Team Falcons, FURIA and Legacy. Group B has Team Spirit, MOUZ, G2 Esports and FUT Esports.
Why is coolio playing for FUT at BLAST Rivals? FUT's in-game leader Krabeni misses the event with visa issues, so coach coolio stands in for him.
How much is the BLAST Rivals Hong Kong prize pool? $1,000,000. The winner takes $250,000 and the runner-up $200,000.
When is the BLAST Rivals Hong Kong grand final? Sunday 15 November at 07:00 UTC (15:00 HKT), according to BLAST's tournament page. It is best-of-five.
Sources: BLAST's BLAST Premier Rivals Hong Kong 2026 tournament page (schedule, prize split); Liquipedia's BLAST Rivals Fall 2026 page (results, groups, format, rosters, map pool, stand-ins); HLTV match and roster reports; FUT Esports' roster announcement. Retrieved 11 November 2026.
