{"id":422690,"date":"2026-09-06T18:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T18:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=422690"},"modified":"2026-09-06T18:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T18:38:53","slug":"spirit-became-the-champion-of-blast-open-porto-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/spirit-became-the-champion-of-blast-open-porto-2026","title":{"rendered":"Spirit became the champion of BLAST Open Porto 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">In Grand finals, the ability to maintain a stable level throughout the entire Bo5 becomes especially important. Spirit handled that distance better at BLAST Open Porto 2026, defeating MOUZ 3:1 and securing their second consecutive tournament title after Esports World Cup 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>Tournament context<\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">BLAST Open Porto 2026 concluded with a Grand final in a Bo5 format. The winner received $150,000 in prize money, while the runner-up earned $60,000. The tournament featured 16 teams and a total prize pool of $1.1 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Spirit reached the final after finishing first in Group A and defeating Falcons 2:0 in the Semi-finals. MOUZ also advanced directly to the Semi-finals from their group before beating Vitality 2:0.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__media y-red-dif-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=AbnegateObedientAardvarkAMPEnergy-cKNgdICptRjnxkyp&amp;parent=community.skin.club\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>How the match unfolded \u2014 Spirit vs MOUZ<\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Series score: 3:1 in favor of Spirit<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" data-spread=\"true\">\n<li>Dust2 (Spirit pick) \u2014 13:8<br>\nSpirit successfully converted their opening map pick. The first half ended 6:6, but after the side switch Spirit took control of the game and won seven of the next nine rounds to open the Grand final with a victory.<\/li>\n<li>Mirage (MOUZ pick) \u2014 11:13<br>\nMOUZ responded on their own pick despite entering the second half four rounds behind. Spirit led 8:4 after the opening half, but MOUZ produced a strong 9:3 comeback after the switch and tied the series.<\/li>\n<li>Ancient (Spirit pick) \u2014 13:3<br>\nThe third map became the most one-sided part of the final. Spirit dominated the opening half 11:1 and did not allow MOUZ any realistic chance to recover, quickly closing Ancient and moving one map away from the title.<\/li>\n<li>Nuke (MOUZ pick) \u2014 13:6<br>\nSpirit continued to control the series even on the opponent\u2019s map pick. They built an 8:4 advantage in the first half before winning five more rounds after the switch and closing the Grand final without needing Cache.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_422693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-422693\" style=\"width: 1464px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-422693\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1464\" height=\"743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20.png 1464w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20-600x305.png 600w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20-1400x711.png 1400w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20-1200x609.png 1200w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20-591x300.png 591w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20-1182x600.png 1182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1464px) 100vw, 1464px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-422693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Player statistics for the match taken from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hltv.org\/matches\/2396951\/spirit-vs-mouz-blast-open-porto-2026\">HLTV<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Player of the Match \u2014 Dmitry \u201csh1ro\u201d Sokolov (Spirit)<\/h2>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\" class=\"article-list-pink\">\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">K\u2013D: 70\u201342<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">ADR: 80.9<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">Rating 3.0: 1.36<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Key contribution: the strongest overall Rating 3.0 in the Grand final, a +28 K\u2013D difference, and consistent impact throughout all four maps, which helped Spirit recover immediately after losing Mirage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Danil \u201cdonk\u201d Kryshkovets also had a strong final with 73 kills, 95.0 ADR and a 1.28 Rating 3.0, while Andrey \u201ctN1R\u201d Tatarinovich finished just behind him at 1.27.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__media y-red-dif-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=CoweringHonorableZebraPoooound-qTpCV-j21kv2hAFT&amp;parent=community.skin.club\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>VRS results<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"1\" data-spread=\"true\">\n<li>Spirit \u2014 +2 pt \u2192 2029 pt<br>\nThe championship added two more VRS points to Spirit total and allowed the team to remain in first place in the ranking.<\/li>\n<li>MOUZ \u2014 -33 pt \u2192 1935 pt<br>\nThe loss in the Grand final cost MOUZ 33 points, but the team remained in second place despite the drop.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <p class=\"article-h3\">read more<\/p>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 club-section__load-more-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <article class=\"club-hover-connect-parent\">\n    <div class=\"club-top-line\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"club-row club-gutter-none\">\n                    <div class=\"club-col-4 club-col-6-xs\">\n                <figure class=\"picture-16x9 picture-with-gradient\">\n                    <a class=\"club-hover-connect club-hover-connect-img\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/niko-on-falcons-the-confidence-we-had-from-the-major-hurt-us-more-than-it-benefitted\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        <picture class=\"\">\n<source class=\"\" media=\"(max-width: 640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/55508623067_fc0b404472_k-768x512.jpg.webp 1x, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/55508623067_fc0b404472_k-1400x934.jpg.webp 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n<source class=\"\" media=\"(max-width: 640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/55508623067_fc0b404472_k-768x512.jpg 1x, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/55508623067_fc0b404472_k-1400x934.jpg 2x\">\n<source class=\"\" media=\"(min-width: 641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/55508623067_fc0b404472_k-768x512.jpg.webp 1x, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/55508623067_fc0b404472_k-1400x934.jpg.webp 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n<source class=\"\" media=\"(min-width: 641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/55508623067_fc0b404472_k-768x512.jpg 1x, 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         NiKo on Falcons: \u201cThe confidence we had from the Major hurt us more than it benefitted\u201d                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"club-bottom-line\"><\/div>\n<\/article>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What\u2019s next?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Spirit finish BLAST Open Porto 2026 in 1st place, become the tournament champion, and receive $150,000 in prize money. The organization also receives a $100,000 club share.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">MOUZ finish their run in 2nd place and receive $60,000, alongside a $100,000 club share. The team reached the Grand final after an undefeated run through the group stage and a 2:0 victory over Vitality in the Semi-finals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__media y-red-dif-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=AdorableCarelessLampTooSpicy-aX6LN0U08Rn1M1-1&amp;parent=community.skin.club\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Match summary<\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Spirit played a strong Grand final, where the main difference was their response after MOUZ tied the series on Mirage. They immediately dominated Ancient 13:3 and then took Nuke 13:6 despite it being the MOUZ pick.<\/p>\n<p>For MOUZ, the final ended in a 1:3 loss after a strong tournament run, but they were unable to maintain the level shown during their comeback on Mirage. Spirit, meanwhile, leave Porto with another championship, $150,000 in prize money, and first place in VRS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Grand finals, the ability to maintain a stable level throughout the entire Bo5 becomes especially important. Spirit handled that distance better at BLAST Open Porto 2026, defeating MOUZ 3:1 and securing their second consecutive tournament title after Esports World Cup 2026. Tournament context BLAST Open Porto 2026 concluded with a Grand final in a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":422698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[4634],"class_list":["post-422690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-blast-open-porto-2026"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spirit Become Champions of BLAST Open Porto 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Spirit defeated MOUZ 3:1 in the BLAST Open Porto 2026 Grand Final, securing another trophy after victories on Dust2, Ancient and Nuke.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/spirit-became-the-champion-of-blast-open-porto-2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spirit Become Champions of BLAST Open Porto 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Spirit defeated MOUZ 3:1 in the BLAST Open Porto 2026 Grand Final, securing another trophy after victories on Dust2, Ancient and Nuke.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/spirit-became-the-champion-of-blast-open-porto-2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CS2 &amp; 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