G2 Esports has clinched a playoff berth at BLAST Open Porto 2026, navigating a turbulent lower-bracket run that included a decisive Mirage victory to keep their tournament hopes alive. In a field of 16 teams competing for a share of $1.1 million in prize money, G2’s path to Porto was anything but smooth.
The playoffs will take place at the Super Bock Arena in Porto, Portugal, from September 4 to 6, where single-elimination matches will separate contenders from pretenders.
The road through the lower bracket
G2 opened BLAST Open Porto 2026 on August 26 with a clean 2-0 sweep over Aurora. On August 28, Spirit handed G2 a 0-2 defeat that dropped them into the lower bracket. On August 30, G2 dismantled Natus Vincere with another 2-0 scoreline. Their final lower-bracket match against Aurora on August 31 sealed their playoff qualification.
The group stage format, a double-elimination bracket played in best-of-three series, unfolded in Copenhagen before the action shifts to Portugal for the playoff weekend.
