BLAST Open Fall 2026: CS2 Predictions for the Final Group Stage Deciders

Group stage action at BLAST Open Fall 2026 wraps up today in Copenhagen with four matches that carry real weight. Each group sends its top three teams to the Porto playoffs, and today's results decide who gets the favorable path through the Semifinals and who has to fight through the Quarterfinals first. With $1,100,000 on the line and every group stage win reshaping the road to September, these are the matches worth building a GoCore Pick'ems slate around before they go live.

Group A CS2 Live Scoring: Spirit vs FURIA and Aurora vs G2

Team Spirit meet FURIA in the Upper Bracket Final at 11:00 CEST, with the winner heading straight to the Porto Semifinals and the loser dropping only to the Quarterfinals as a High Seed. Spirit have looked composed all week, sweeping G2 in the Upper Bracket Semifinal, and their draft discipline and firepower make them the pick to close this one out and claim the group.

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Right behind that match, Aurora Gaming face G2 Esports at 13:30 CEST in the Lower Bracket Final, with a spot in the Quarterfinals as the Low Seed on the line and elimination for the loser. G2 have shown sharper form in their run through the lower bracket, sweeping Natus Vincere along the way, and that recent momentum gives them the edge to take Group A's third seed over Aurora.

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Group B CS2 Live Scoring: Falcons vs MOUZ and FUT vs Vitality

Team Falcons and MOUZ headline the Group B Upper Bracket Final at 16:00 CEST. Falcons have carried their form from the group's opening rounds and hold the deeper roster on paper, which should be enough to see off a MOUZ side that has talked openly about needing to rediscover its rhythm this week. Falcons should take the group and the direct route to the Semifinals.

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Later today, FUT Esports and Team Vitality clash in the Lower Bracket Final for Group B's final playoff spot. Vitality's individual talent, led by ZywOo, gives them the tools to close out FUT and claim the Low Seed, sending FUT home instead.

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What This Sets Up in Porto

If today's results land as expected, the Quarterfinal picture writes itself. FURIA, as Group A's High Seed, would face Team Vitality, Group B's Low Seed, while MOUZ, Group B's High Seed, would draw G2, Group A's Low Seed. Spirit and Falcons would skip straight to the Semifinals as their groups' winners. Neither of those Quarterfinal pairings is settled yet since both sides of the bracket depend on results still to come, so treat these as the picks to track rather than locks.

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Lock in today's picks on GoCore's Pick'ems before the 11:00 CEST first match, then watch how the Porto bracket takes shape as the day plays out.

TL;DR

• Four group stage deciders play out today in Copenhagen, all on August 31
• Team Spirit and Team Falcons are picked to win their groups outright
• G2 Esports and Team Vitality are picked to claim the third playoff seed in each group A
• Spirit and Falcons sweep would set up FURIA vs Vitality and MOUZ vs G2 in the Porto
• Quarterfinals GoCore Pick'ems opens ahead of the 11:00 CEST first match