BLAST Open Porto 2026 results for August 28: Spirit and FURIA qualify for playoffs

Spirit and FURIA Reach BLAST Open Porto Playoffs as NAVI Recover From 2:10

Four matches, eight maps and no deciders. Every BLAST Open Porto 2026 series played on August 28 ended with a 2:0 scoreline.

Team Spirit and FURIA secured their playoff spots, while NAVI and Aurora survived the first round of the lower bracket.

BLAST Open Porto 2026 Results for August 28

• Aurora 2:0 DENDELE: 13:7 on Cache, 16:12 on Mirage
• Team Spirit 2:0 G2: 13:6 on Dust2, 13:9 on Cache
• NAVI 2:0 paiN: 13:9 on Nuke, 13:11 on Mirage
• FURIA 2:0 M80: 16:13 on Cache, 13:5 on Dust2

NAVI Win 11 of 12 Rounds After Halftime

The biggest comeback of the day happened on Mirage.

NAVI entered the second half trailing paiN 2:10 on their own map pick. The team then won 11 of the next 12 rounds to complete the comeback at 13:11 and close the series without playing Inferno.

makazze finished as NAVI’s highest-rated player with a 1.28 rating and a 34-31 K-D record across the series.

The victory kept NAVI in the tournament, while paiN were eliminated from BLAST Open Porto 2026.

Spirit Continue Their Winning Run

Only a few days after winning the Esports World Cup, Team Spirit defeated G2 without dropping a map.

Spirit controlled Dust2 from the opening rounds and won 13:6. G2’s Cache pick was more competitive, but Spirit still closed the map 13:9.

donk led the server with a 1.45 rating, helping Spirit secure a place in the playoffs and reach the Group A upper-bracket final.

KSCERATO Powers FURIA Into the Playoffs

FURIA needed overtime to win M80’s Cache pick 16:13. The second map was far less competitive, with the Brazilian team taking Dust2 13:5.

KSCERATO delivered the strongest individual performance of the day. He recorded 50 kills, more than 100 average damage per round and a 1.86 rating across two maps.

The result guaranteed FURIA a playoff spot alongside Spirit.

What Comes Next?

Spirit and FURIA will meet in the Group A upper-bracket final. The winner will advance directly to the tournament semifinals, while the losing team will begin the playoffs in the quarterfinals.

NAVI will face G2, while Aurora will play M80 in the lower-bracket semifinals. Every remaining lower-bracket series is an elimination match.

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