DENDELE Beats FURIA to Close BLAST Bounty Stage 1

DENDELE defeated FURIA 2-1 on July 24 to conclude Stage 1 of the online BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2. The series ended 13-6 on Anubis, 6-13 on Mirage and 16-14 in overtime on Cache. DENDELE were competing under a new name following a recent organization partnership.

DENDELE set the tone on their Anubis pick. Máximo ‘maxxkor’ Cortina finished the series with 53 kills and 37 deaths, an 80.0 average damage per round (ADR) and a 1.27 rating. João ‘koala’ Pfeffer posted 43-35 with a 1.06 rating and Danilo ‘doc’ Barros had 48-45 and a 1.05 rating. The team secured seven rounds on the less-favored half of Anubis before closing out 13-6.

FURIA responded with a 13-6 win on Mirage but lost the Cache decider in overtime. Gabriel ‘FalleN’ Toledo and Kaike ‘KSCERATO’ Cerato were the only FURIA players with positive series ratings, both about 1.11. Mareks ‘YEKINDAR’ Gaļinskis recorded a 1.09 rating. Yuri ‘yuurih’ Santos finished with a 0.99 rating and Danil ‘molodoy’ Golubenko had a 0.93.

Other Stage 1 results on July 24 included 3DMAX defeating magic 2-1, with recent signing Jeremy ‘Kursy’ Gast posting a 1.42 rating. The MongolZ beat HEROIC 2-1; Usukhbayar ‘910’ Banzragch was a key performer and Dugarsuren ‘DarkMeister’ Ireedui had 36 kills and a 1.39 rating in a double-overtime Dust2 decider. Team Liquid eliminated Vitality 2-0, ending Vitality’s streak of 24 consecutive events with playoff appearances.

Sixteen teams advance from Stage 1. Matchups for the next phase will be determined through BLAST Bounty’s draft format later on Friday.