The BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 tournament will become the starting point for major CS2 competitions in the second half of the year. A total of 32 teams will take part in it: first - in a closed selection from July 21 to 26 in an online format, then - in the final part from July 30 to August 2 in Malta, in the city of Attard in the center of the island. The eight best teams will reach the LAN stage and perform at the BLAST studio venue. Qualifying qualifications are held using a single-elimination system: the team is eliminated after the first defeat. Before each round, pairs are formed taking into account the previous opponent, and teams with lower ratings themselves choose which of the higher-rated teams to play with. The prize fund is distributed according to a special “Bounty System” sche






