The BLAST Slam 6 takes place as the first tier-one tournament of the Dota 2 2026 season, assembling 12 of the world’s best teams for a high-stakes battle.
For the first time, the competition unfolds in Malta, where the top squads clash on LAN at the BLAST Studios for the largest share of the $1 million prize pool. Defending champions Tundra Esports, The International 2025 winners Team Falcons, and two-time TI champions Team Spirit headline a stacked field of contenders.
Here’s all you need to know about the Dota 2 BLAST Slam VI event.
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BLAST Slam 6 teams and full rosters
Below is the complete list of participating teams, their rosters, and qualification paths to the tournament.
| Team | Roster | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Tundra Esports | Ivan “Pure” Moskalenko Bozhidar “bzm” Bogdanov Neta “33” Shapira Matthew “Ari” Walker Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon David “MoonMeander” Tan (coach) |
Direct Invite (Defending BLAST Slam champions) |
| Team Falcons | Oliver “Skiter” Lepko Jingjun “Sneyking” Wu Andreas “Cr1t-” Franck Nielsen Stanislav “Malr1ne” potorak Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf Kurtis “Aui_2000” Daniel Ling (coach) |
Direct Invite (BLAST Slam 4 and 5 top 4) |
| MOUZ | Remco “Crystallis” Arets Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng Miroslav “BOOM Bičan Daniyal “Yamich” Lazebnyy Melchior Leander “Seleri” Isaac Hillenkamp Daniel “ImmortalFaith” Moza (coach) |
Direct Invite (BLAST Slam 4 and 5 top 4) |
| HEROIC | Yuma “Yuma” Langlet Santiago Gustavo “TaiLung” Olivos Aguero Adrian “Wisper” Cespedes Dobles Thiago “Thiolicor” de Oliveira Cordeiro Matheus Santos “KingJungles” Jungles Diniz Igor Furtado “kaffs” Guimarães Estevão (coach) |
Direct Invite (BLAST Slam 4 top 4) |
| Team Yandex | Alimzhan “watson” Islambekov Ilya “CHIRA_JUNIOR” Chirtsov Evgeniy “Noticed” Ignatenko Martin “Saksa” Sazdov Arman “Malady“ Orazbayev Alexander Accell” Litvinenko (coach) Abdimalik “Malik” Sailau (substitute) |
Direct Invite (BLAST Slam 5 top 4) |
| Team Spirit | Illya “Yatoro” Muliarchuk Marat Mirele” Gazetdinov Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov Alexander “rue” Filin Nikita “Panto” Balaganin Dmitrii “Korb3n” Belov (Coach) |
Direct Invite |
| OG | John Anthony “Natsumi” Vargas Erin Jasper “Yopaj-” Ferrer Nikko “Nikko” Bilocura Timothy John “Tims” Randrup Rolen Andrei Gabriel “skem” Ong Adam Erwann “343” Shah Bin Akhtar Hussein (coach) |
Direct Invite |
| Team Liquid | Michael “m1CKe” Vu Michał “Nisha Jankowski Marcus Folke “Ace” Hoelgaard Christensen Samuel “Boxi” Svahn Erik “tOfu” Engel William “Blitz” Lee (coach) |
Direct Invite |
| GamerLegion | Luke “Yamsun” Wang Francis “RCY” Fundemera Victor “Fayde” Zuev Daniil “Bignum” Shekhovtsov Paul “Speeed” Bocchicchio Andrei-Vlad “Mangusu” Săteanu (coach) |
Americas Invite |
| Natus Vincere | Taras “gotthejuice” Linnikov Artem “Niku” Bachkur Yurii “pma” Prots Bakyt “KG_Zayac” Emilzhanov Stanislav “Riddys” Mitroshkyn Aske Wilbur “Cy-” Vang Larsen (coach) |
Europe Qualifier |
| Xtreme Gaming | Wang “Ame” Chunyu Cheng “NothingToSay” Jin Xiang Lin “Xxs” Jing Xu “fy” Linsen Yap “xNova” Jian We Zhang “xiao8” Ning (coach) |
China Qualifier |
| REKONIX | Musthofa Dzikry “jikroy” Pamungkas Muhammad Rizky “InYourdreaM” Anugrah Muhammad Saieful “Fbz” Ilham Abdalla “dalul” Putra Afemi Rizki “Varizh” Varizh Gregorius “Sundabule” Arvindra Prasetyo (coach) |
Southeast Asia Qualifier |
The 33-led Tundra Esports enter the tournament as the clear favorites after claiming four straight BLAST titles in five editions. However, Team Spirit, Team Yandex, and MOUZ are eager to seek redemption following their disappointing runs at FISSURE Universe Episode 8, where Aurora Gaming ultimately took the crown.
Team Liquid and the all-Filipino OG remain teams to watch, having delivered consistently strong performances in recent tournaments. Xtreme Gaming aim to sustain their momentum after dominating their region, while NAVI look to build on their stunning upset over PARIVISION in the intense European qualifier.
BLAST Slam 6 format
After hearing feedback from the competing teams, BLAST has overhauled the format of the playoffs, making it a single elimination bracket with best-of-five matches.
The 12 teams will start facing off in a single round-robin group stage, with every match played as a best-of-one. The top two teams advance to the semifinals directly, while the 3rd to 8th-placed teams enter the play-ins and the 9th to 12th-placed squads battle in the last chance playoff. The four teams that emerge out of the play-ins qualify for the quarterfinals.
For the first time in BLAST Slam history, every playoff match—including the quarterfinals and semifinals—will be a BO5 series, not just the grand final. This notable change turns the playoffs into a true test of skill and consistency of the teams.
BLAST Slam 6 schedule, results, and standings
BLAST Slam VI will take place from Feb. 3 to 15, with competition spread across three phases: group stage, play-in/last chance playoff, and playoffs. The event culminates in a LAN event at the BLAST Studios in Malta.
- Group stage: Feb. 3-5
- Last chance playoff and Play-in: Feb. 6-8
- Playoffs: Feb. 13-15
We’ll be updating the match schedule, results, and standings as the tournament progresses.
Group Stage
Standings
| Team | Record |
|---|---|
| Tundra Esports | 6-1 |
| Natus Vincere | 5-3 |
| OG | 5-3 |
| Team Liquid | 5-3 |
| Xtreme Gaming | 5-3 |
| Team Yandex | 4-3 |
| GamerLegion | 3-4 |
| Team Falcons | 3-4 |
| HEROIC | 3-4 |
| MOUZ | 2-5 |
| Team Spirit | 2-5 |
| REKONIX | 1-6 |
Day 1 – Feb. 3
Stream A
- 3am CT | 10am CET: Team Falcons 0-1 GamerLegion
- 4am CT | 11am CET: Team Spirit 1-0 NAVI
- 5am CT | 12pm CET: OG 1-0 Team Liquid
- 6am CT | 1pm CET: Team Falcons 1-0 REKONIX
- 7am CT | 2pm CET: Tundra Esports 0-1 NAVI
- 8am CT | 3pm CET: Team Spirit 0-1 Team Liquid
- 9am CT | 4pm CET: Team Falcons 1-0 HEROIC
- 10am CT | 5pm CET: Tundra Esports 1-0 Team Liquid
- 11am CT | 6pm CET: Team Yandex 0-1 OG
- 12pm CT | 7pm CET: HEROIC 0-1 Xtreme Gaming
- 1pm CT | 8pm CET: REKONIX 0-1 Team Liquid
Stream B
- 3am CT | 10am CET: Tundra Esports 1-0 REKONIX
- 4am CT | 11am CET: Team Yandex 0-1 HEROIC
- 5am CT | 12pm CET: MOUZ 0-1 Xtreme Gaming
- 6am CT | 1pm CET: GamerLegion 1-0 HEROIC
- 7am CT | 2pm CET: Team Yandex 1-0 Xtreme Gaming
- 8am CT | 3pm CET: MOUZ 0-1 OG
- 9am CT | 4pm CET: REKONIX 0-1 NAVI
- 10am CT | 5pm CET: GamerLegion 0-1 Xtreme Gaming
- 11am CT | 6pm CET: Team Spirit 0-1 MOUZ
- 12pm CT | 7pm CET: Team Falcons 0-1 NAVI
- 1pm CT | 8pm CET: GamerLegion 0-1 OG
Day 2 – Feb. 4
Stream A
- 3am CT | 10am CET: Tundra Esports 1-0 MOUZ
- 4am CT | 11am CET: Team Falcons 1-0 Xtreme Gaming
- 5am CT | 12pm CET: HEROIC 1-0 OG
- 6am CT | 1pm CET: Tundra Esports 1-0 Team Yandex
- 7am CT | 2pm CET: Team Falcons 0-1 Team Liquid
- 8am CT | 3pm CET: NAVI 1-0 MOUZ
- 9am CT | 4pm CET: GamerLegion 0-1 Tundra Esports
- 10am CT | 5pm CET: Team Falcons 0-1 OG
- 11am CT | 6pm CET: Xtreme Gaming 1-0 Team Spirit
- 12pm CT | 7pm CET: HEROIC 0-1 Tundra Esports
- 1pm CT | 8pm CET: Team Liquid 1-0 Xtreme Gaming
Stream B
- 3am CT | 10am CET: Team Yandex 1-0 Team Spirit
- 4am CT | 11am CET: NAVI 0-1 Team Liquid
- 5am CT | 12pm CET: REKONIX 1-0 MOUZ
- 6am CT | 1pm CET: GamerLegion 0-1 Team Spirit
- 7am CT | 2pm CET: Xtreme Gaming 1-0 OG
- 8am CT | 3pm CET: HEROIC 1-0 Team Spirit
- 9am CT | 4pm CET: REKONIX 0-1 Team Yandex
- 10am CT | 5pm CET: Team Liquid 0-1 MOUZ
- 11am CT | 6pm CET: NAVI 0-1 Team Yandex
- 12pm CT | 7pm CET: REKONIX 0-1 GamerLegion
- 1pm CT | 8pm CET: OG 0-1 NAVI
Day 3 – Feb. 5
Stream A
- 3am CT | 10am CET: Team Falcons vs. MOUZ
- 4am CT | 11am CET: Team Liquid vs. Team Yandex
- 5am CT | 12pm CET: NAVI vs. GamerLegion
- 6am CT | 1pm CET: Team Falcons vs. Team Spirit
- 7am CT | 2pm CET: OG vs. Tundra Esports
- 8am CT | 3pm CET: Xtreme Gaming vs. REKONIX
- 9am CT | 4pm CET: Team Falcons vs. Team Yandex
- 10am CT | 5pm CET: MOUZ vs. GamerLegion
- 11am CT | 6pm CET: Team Liquid vs. HEROIC
- 12pm CT | 7pm CET: Team Falcons vs. Tundra Esports
- 1pm CT | 8pm CET: Team Spirit vs. REKONIX
Stream B
- 3am CT | 10am CET: OG vs. Team Spirit
- 4am CT | 11am CET: Xtreme Gaming vs. Tundra Esports
- 5am CT | 12pm CET: HEROIC vs. REKONIX
- 6am CT | 1pm CET: MOUZ vs. Team Yandex
- 7am CT | 2pm CET: Team Liquid vs. GamerLegion
- 8am CT | 3pm CET: NAVI vs. HEROIC
- 9am CT | 4pm CET: Team Spirit vs. Tundra Esports
- 10am CT | 5pm CET: OG vs. REKONIX
- 11am CT | 6pm CET: Xtreme Gaming vs. NAVI
- 12pm CT | 7pm CET: Team Yandex vs. GamerLegion
- 1pm CT | 8pm CET: MOUZ vs. HEROIC
(to be updated)
BLAST Slam VI final standings and prize pool distribution
| Placement | Team | Prize Money | Team Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | TBD | $300,000 | $100,000 |
| 2nd | TBD | $150,000 | $50,000 |
| 3rd-4th | TBD TBD |
$60,000 | $20,000 |
| 5th-6th | TBD TBD |
$35,000 | $15,000 |
| 7th-10th | TBD TBD TBD TBD |
$22,500 | $6,250 |
| 11th-12th | TBD TBD |
$10,000 | $2,500 |
How to watch BLAST Slam VI
Watch the matches through the following official broadcast channels of BLAST:
