NaVi Unbeaten at BLAST Rivals; Vitality Survives Groups

The BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1 event in Fort Worth continued with group-stage matches that left Natus Vincere unbeaten and Team Vitality through to the quarterfinals. Natus Vincere recorded 2-0 wins over FaZe on April 29 and GamerLegion on April 30. Vitality won 2-1 against FUT on April 29 and 2-1 against G2 on April 30.

Natus Vincere entered the event as the No. 2 seed and reached the knockout stage without dropping a map. NaVi is scheduled to play the winner of G2 versus FaZe on May 2 at 5:30 p.m. local time.

Vitality dropped maps in both group matches but secured series victories in each. The team will face the winner of GamerLegion versus Astralis on May 2 at 8:30 p.m. local time.

Group play continues on May 1 with G2 versus FaZe at 7:30 p.m. and GamerLegion versus Astralis at 10:30 p.m. Winners from those matches will advance to meet the seeded teams in the quarterfinals.

Dan “apEX” Madesclaire addressed the team’s earlier results and the path ahead and added, “That will soon be forgotten if we march on to another trophy lift.”

Quarterfinal outcomes on May 2 will determine which teams move into the semifinals at the Fort Worth event.