BLAST Rising 2021
BLAST Rising 2021 ran 3–23 May 2021 in Europe (Online) and was won by Copenhagen Flames. A $30K prize pool and 24 teams were on the line. Full final standings and prize money below.
- Dates: 3–23 May 2021
- Location: Europe (Online)
- Prize pool: $30K
- Teams: 24
- Tier: Tier 3
- Type: Online
Final standings
- 1st — Copenhagen Flames — $15K
- 2nd — Spirit Academy — $10K
- 3rd — Young Ninjas — $5K
- 4th — DBL PONEY
- 5-8th — LDLC
- 5-8th — MAD Lions
- 5-8th — SKADE
- 5-8th — Apeks
- 9-16th — Nordavind
- 9-16th — NAVI Junior
- 9-16th — EC Brugge
- 9-16th — Galaxy Racer
- 9-16th — AGO
- 9-16th — Budapest Five
- 9-16th — Tricked
- 9-16th — GORILLAZ
- 17-18th — Sangal
- 17-18th — Nexus
- 19-24th — Finest
- 19-24th — SINNERS
- 19-24th — OFFSET
- 19-24th — ALTERNATE aTTaX
- 19-24th — Astralis Talent
- 19-24th — UMX
Format
- Group stage: GSL Bo3 · Top 2 teams of each group advance directly to the playoffs, while the 3rd placed teams go to a knockout stage (Play-In) to determine the last 4 playoff teams. · Play-In Stage 1: Single elimination Bo3 · Winners advance to playoffs, while the losing teams go to Play-In Stage 2. · Play-In Stage 2: Head to head Bo3 · The 3 losing teams of Play-In Stage 1 play each other to determine the final team that proceeds to the playoffs. The team that gets 2 wins advances.
- Playoffs: Single elimination Bo3 · 3rd place decider Bo3
Play with these teams
- Guess the Player — A daily Counter-Strike 2 wordle: name the mystery pro from clues that light up green as you get closer.
- Blur — A pixelated photo of a Counter-Strike 2 pro sharpens with every wrong guess. Name them before the picture gives it away.
- Higher or Lower — Two Counter-Strike 2 pros, one hidden stat. Call higher or lower and build the longest streak you can.
- Bingo — A grid of Counter-Strike categories — countries, teams, trophies, roles. Fill each cell with a real pro, and no player twice.
- Team Path — Follow a Counter-Strike pro’s career through the teams they played for, and work out who it is.
- Major Draft — Draft five Counter-Strike 2 pros by role, then coach them live through a full Major — Swiss stage, playoffs, round by round.
- Pro Career — Create a Counter-Strike 2 pro at 16, sign with a real club, and play out a full career of seasons, transfers and choices.
- CS2 Wordle — The Wordle you know, played on the Counter-Strike dictionary: guess the daily word letter by letter, six tries.
- Ace — A ranked list of Counter-Strike pros for each difficulty, every day. Name everyone on it and it’s an ace.
- Fan Favourites — Vote for the Counter-Strike 2 pros you actually like — no account, no sign-up. The ranking below is the crowd's, updated the moment you click.
- CS2 Transfers — Every roster move HLTV has published, dated to the day, back to March 2023.
- Pro Manager — Run a real Counter-Strike 2 club on the real circuit — sign pros and retired legends, call the veto and every round, and climb Valve's ranking season after season.
- Multiplayer rooms — Press Find a match for a 1v1 against another player, or create a private room, send the code, and race your friends through the same rounds of Guess, Blur, Team Path, Higher-Lower, Wordle, Bingo, Ace or Major Draft — or pick Mixed and get a different game every round.
- CS2 tier lists — Rank Counter-Strike players, coaches, clubs or maps the way you see them, send the board to whoever you want with one link, and compare it with where everyone else put them.