Group stage action got underway on Wednesday at the $350,000 BLAST Rivals Fall 2025 event in Hong Kong.

Eight Counter-Strike 2 teams are competing this week for a top prize of $125,000.

The double-elimination group stage will send the top three finishers from each group to the single-elimination playoffs. Group winners advance directly to the semifinals, with runners-up and third-place teams going to the quarterfinals as high and low seeds, respectively.

All matches are best-of-three until Sunday’s best-of-five grand final.

In Group A, Team Falcons swept Team Spirit with a 16-13 win on Dust II and a 13-8 victory on Nuke. Passion UA defeated The MongolZ 2-1. After losing 16-14 on Overpass, Passion UA answered with 13-11 wins on both Inferno and Nuke.

In Group B, FURIA rallied for a 2-1 win against paiN Gaming. After falling 13-7 on Nuke, FURIA won 13-6 on Overpass and 13-11 on Mirage. Team Vitality also won 2-1 against TYLOO, sandwiching a 13-2 win on Overpass and a 13-11 victory on Inferno around a 13-4 defeat on Nuke.

Thursday’s schedule:
–The MongolZ vs. Team Spirit (Group A elimination match)
–Passion UA vs. Team Falcons (Group A winners match)
–paiN Gaming vs. TYLOO (Group B elimination match)
–FURIA vs. Team Vitality (Group B winners match)

BLAST Rivals Fall 2025 prize pool
1. $125,000 plus two BLAST frequent flyer tokens
2. $75,000
3-4. $40,000
5-6. $25,000
7-8. $10,000

–Field Level Media