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Second BLAST Premier Open 2026 event heads to Europe

BLAST has announced that its second BLAST Premier Open Counter-Strike 2 event, taking place in 2026, will be held in Europe.

The esports tournament organiser is set to host a total of six Counter-Strike 2 events over the course of next year.

Taking place from August 24th to September 6th, the event is split into two weeks. The first week will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, while the second week heads to a European arena. BLAST has yet to reveal the exact location for next year’s event.

BLAST stated that “more details” on the event location will be revealed soon, leading to the community suggesting several European locations for the organiser to operate the arena portion of the tournament.