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Yesterday marked the conclusion of the group stage of the BLAST Open Fall 2026 Counter-Strike tournament in Copenhagen. The broadcasts saw a peak of nearly 480,000 live viewers, witnessing several unexpected outcomes as multiple top contenders failed to advance to the playoffs. Esports Charts, in partnership with Hellcase, now presents an interim viewership summary of the group stage.
BLAST Open Fall 2026 group stage viewership results
The BLAST Open Fall 2026 group stage accumulated over 16 million Hours Watched, showing an 18.7% decrease compared to the BLAST Open Spring 2026 group stage. Other key viewership metrics, such as Average Viewers and Peak Viewers, also experienced declines of 9.8% and 35.5%, respectively. Notably, all major broadcast languages reported lower viewership figures as well.
The most-watched match of the group stage was Team Vitality vs Legacy, peaking at 479,400 viewers. In comparison, the most popular match of the BLAST Open Spring 2026 group stage — FURIA vs Team Falcons — reached 743,800 Peak Viewers.
Data from the group stage indicates a decline in both average and peak viewership across BLAST’s official channels and those of prominent community casters like Leonid “chopperinho” Vishnyakov, Alexandre “Gaules” Chiqueta, Max “shadowkekw” Pavlov, and others. Some streamers who covered BLAST Open Spring 2026 have yet to broadcast the Fall event, such as Vadim “evelone2004” Kozakov, whose channel ranked among the top three by Peak Viewers during the Spring tournament.
Several factors may have contributed to the decrease in viewership, from the participating teams to general viewer fatigue. BLAST Open Fall 2026 commenced just three days after the Esports World Cup 2026 final, which marked the end of one of the season’s major Counter-Strike tournaments.
BLAST Open Fall 2026 is projected to surpass last year’s Fall event in Hours Watched, but achieving the same with Peak Viewers remains uncertain. To reach this goal, the playoff matches will need to draw more than 701,200 concurrent viewers, a challenging task considering the trends observed in the group stage.
BLAST Open Fall 2026 group stage results
In Group A, Team Spirit showcased a dominant performance, clinching all three series 2:0 and securing a direct spot in the playoff bracket following their Esports World Cup 2026 victory. On the other hand, Natus Vincere faced setbacks after unexpected losses to M80 and G2 Esports.
MOUZ and Team Falcons stood out in Group B, ultimately meeting in the upper-bracket final. Legacy and FUT Esports, both top finishers at the Esports World Cup 2026, failed to progress this time, with Team Vitality eliminating both teams. Interestingly, Vitality almost missed the playoffs themselves after a surprising defeat to Ukrainian team IC Esports in the group stage opener.
BLAST Open Fall 2026 playoff schedule
The playoffs will include six teams, with the top three from each group advancing.
Quarterfinals:
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Team Falcons vs G2 Esports @ Sep 4, 14:00 CET;
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FURIA vs Team Vitality @ Sep 4, 17:30 CET.
Semifinals:
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Team Spirit vs Falcons / G2 winner @ Sep 5, 14:00 CET;
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MOUZ vs FURIA / Vitality winner @ Sep 5, 17:30 CET.
Stay updated on the results and viewership data for BLAST Open Fall 2026 on the tournament’s Esports Charts event page.