BLAST Open Spring 2025 becomes BLAST’s most-watched non-Major Counter-Strike event
The BLAST Open Spring 2025 wrapped up on March 30th in Lisbon, showcasing some of the best Counter-Strike 2 teams from around the world. The event delivered a thrilling lineup of matches, including overtime games and surprising blowouts, with the grand final featuring the fierce rivalry between Team Vitality and MOUZ. With so many exciting moments, it’s no wonder this tournament has become the most watched (Hours Watched) one and one of the most popular (Peak Viewers) in the history of the BLAST Premier series.
One of the standout moments came in Group A, where MOUZ pulled off a gritty victory over Team Spirit, winning the decisive map 25:22. The teams played so many overtime rounds on Ancient that the final map ended up lasting almost as long as their matches on Dust II and Nuke together. A similar level of drama unfolded on the third map of the Virtus.pro vs. Team Falcons series: VP made a comeback, winning 22:20 on Inferno and sending Nikola ‘’NiKo’’ Kovač’s team home.
The tournament also featured some dominant victories. For example, VP crushed FaZe Clan 13:0 on Dust II, the deciding map in their group stage series. In Group B, The Mongolz stunned Natus Vincere on Inferno with a convincing 13:1 win. However, Ukrainian fans didn’t have to worry for long, as NAVI still won the series in the end.
Team Vitality / Photo: x.com/BLASTPremier
The final of BLAST Open Spring 2025 was truly one for the books. In the decisive match, Team Vitality and MOUZ faced off once again (two weeks ago, these teams fought for the ESL Pro League Season 21 title), delivering an incredible show for the fans. It all started with Team Vitality dominating the first map, Inferno, 13:0. After such a lopsided defeat, it seemed like the grand final might lose all its drama, but MOUZ bounced back and won the next two maps. The tables had turned, and now Team Vitality couldn’t afford to slip up. However, the French squad delivered an outstanding performance on Nuke and Train, securing 13:7 wins on both maps. This marks Team Vitality's third tournament victory of 2025 — they had previously won IEM Katowice 2025 and ESL Pro League Season 21.
BLAST Premier Spring 2025 viewership statistics
The broadcasts of BLAST Open Spring 2025 racked up over 28 million Hours Watched, setting a new record for the BLAST Premier series outside Majors. The peak viewership for BLAST Open Spring 2025 hit 851,728 concurrent viewers, making it the third-highest in the series’ history, trailing only the BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024 and BLAST Premier Fall 2021 Finals.
Most popular BLAST non-Major tournaments by Hours Watched
The peak was reached during the grand final between Team Vitality and MOUZ, in the final rounds of the fifth map. Overall, nearly every match in the tournament’s playoff bracket made it into the top matches list, except the game between MOUZ and G2 Esports.
Most popular BLAST non-Major tournaments by Average Viewers
The average viewership for BLAST Open Spring 2025 was 305,998 concurrent viewers — the highest for any BLAST tournament in the past four years, excluding BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023.
Most popular BLAST non-Major tournaments by Peak Viewers
BLAST Open Spring 2025 showed strong viewership performance compared to other Counter-Strike tournaments in 2025. In terms of watch time, it was only surpassed by IEM Katowice 2025 and ESL Pro League Season 21. For peak viewership, it ranked second, right behind IEM Katowice 2025. Additionally, the Portuguese tournament outperformed BLAST Premier Bounty Season 1 2025 in all viewer metrics.
The next big tournament from BLAST will be BLAST Rivals Spring 2025, held from April 30 to May 4 in Monterrey, Mexico. The top eight teams in the world will compete for a prize pool of $350,000. You can keep track of the viewership statistics and results of the tournament on this page.
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