Two North American squads have punched their tickets to the grand final of the BLAST Open Fall 2026 Closed Qualifier, with only one spot available for the Portuguese LAN event.
M80 dominated LAG in their semi-final matchup, taking both maps with identical 13-6 scorelines on Ancient and Inferno. This victory came after they had already defeated WINNERS, the team featuring Austin "Cooper" Abadir and Ryan "freakazoid" Abadir. Fritz "slaxz-'" Dietrich topped the server with a marginal advantage over Josh "JBa" Barutt in both frags and rating. The IEM Cologne participants are looking to kick off the second half of 2026 with a crucial tournament appearance.
Meanwhile, Voca secured their finals berth with a 2-0 triumph over regain. Paytyn "junior" Johnson's team managed to snatch their opponents' map selection 13-11 before dominating their own pick 13-5. The AWPer delivered an outstanding performance, recording 38 eliminations and posting a 1.49 rating. Despite a solid 1.20-rated showing from junior's Ukrainian counterpart, regain couldn't mount a comeback.
The decisive grand final matchup between M80 and Voca is scheduled to commence at 07:30 PM, with a coveted BLAST Open Porto berth on the line.
