The grand final of BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 is set as Team Spirit prepares to face MOUZ on Sunday, August 2, in Attard, Malta. The championship match begins at 12:30 CET, concluding a five-day competition that started July 30 and featured top-tier Counter-Strike 2 teams.
Team Spirit secured their finals berth through an impressive run of three straight best-of-3 victories. The Russian squad—donk, sh1ro, zont1x, magixx, and tN1R—opened their campaign with a dominant 2-0 victory over Team Liquid in the quarterfinals, taking both Dust2 and Anubis convincingly. Donk earned series MVP honors with an outstanding 42-20 kill-death record, while tN1R contributed solidly with 29-15.
Their semifinal clash against FaZe Clan proved significantly more challenging. Spirit required all three maps to advance, losing Cache 9-13 before mounting a crucial comeback on Anubis, winning 13-11 after trailing 7-5 at halftime. This marks Spirit's fourth consecutive tournament with a top-four placement and their first LAN event under coach Sergey "hally" Shavaev in 96 days.
MOUZ faced a more difficult path to the final. In the quarterfinals, they narrowly escaped 3DMAX in a full three-map series, dropping Dust2 10-13 before claiming a grueling overtime victory on Nuke 22-18 and dominating Inferno 13-3. Torzsi delivered an exceptional performance with a 67-44 kill-death ratio, earning series MVP.
Their semifinal against Astralis—who chose MOUZ over Spirit—saw the international roster of xertioN, Spinx, xelex, PR, and torzsi advance to the championship match.
The best-of-5 format traditionally favors teams with deep map pools and composure under pressure. Spirit enters as favorites based on consistent recent performances, but MOUZ has demonstrated remarkable resilience throughout the tournament. Sunday's final will determine which team claims the BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 title.
