{"id":337598,"date":"2026-01-18T02:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T02:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=337598"},"modified":"2026-01-18T03:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T03:20:28","slug":"falcons-eliminate-monte-from-blast-bounty-2026-season-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/falcons-eliminate-monte-from-blast-bounty-2026-season-1","title":{"rendered":"Falcons eliminate Monte from BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elimination tournaments do not forgive weak moments. Here, not only form matters, but also the ability to consistently close out series without the right to make a mistake. It is in matches like these that it is determined who is truly ready to fight for the major goals of the season.<\/p>\n

Tournament context<\/strong><\/h2>\n

BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 1 is a ranked online tournament in Europe that opens the season and directly affects the distribution of Valve Regional Standings (VRS) points. 32 teams compete in a single-elimination Bo3 format, where every loss means immediate elimination. The tournament carries a weight of $500,000 in the VRS system, and its results form the basis for seeding at the LAN finals and key events of the first half of the year.<\/p>\n

For Monte, this was a chance to establish themselves in the top-40 and reduce the gap to the zone of stable participants in major tournaments. For Falcons, it was an opportunity to confirm their status as one of the strongest teams in Europe and maintain their position in the top-3 of the VRS.<\/p>\n\n

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How the match unfolded \u2014 Falcons vs Monte<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Score: 2:0 in favor of Falcons<\/p>\n

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  1. Nuke (Monte pick) \u2014 13:10
    \nMonte started the map in an organized manner and kept a tight tempo in the first half, but Falcons quickly adapted to their setups. m0NESY and TeSeS consistently won the opening duels, and Falcons managed the economy more effectively. In the second half, Falcons took control of the map, not allowing Monte to develop their attacking plays. Several consecutive streaks without dropping rounds finally broke Monte\u2019s resistance.<\/li>\n
  2. Mirage (Falcons pick) \u2014 13:7
    \nOn their own map, Falcons looked completely dominant. Their defensive structure left Monte no room for aggression, and fast rotations shut down all possible approaches. Monte won rounds only through individual moments, but overall control of the game remained with Falcons. The second half was played under the full dictate of the series favorite.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Player of the Match \u2014 Ilya \u201cm0NESY\u201d Osipov (Falcons)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    It was m0NESY who became the main driving force behind Falcons\u2019 victory.<\/p>\n