Group stage action got underway on Wednesday at the $350,000 BLAST Rivals Fall 2025 event in Hong Kong.

Eight Counter-Strike 2 teams are competing this week for a top prize of $125,000.

The double-elimination group stage will send the top three finishers from each group to the single-elimination playoffs. Group winners advance directly to the semifinals, with runners-up and third-place teams going to the quarterfinals as high and low seeds, respectively.

All matches are best-of-three until Sunday's best-of-five grand final.

In Group A, Team Falcons swept Team Spirit with a 16-13 win on Dust II and a 13-8 victory on Nuke. Passion UA defeated The MongolZ 2-1. After losing 16-14 on Overpass, Passion UA answered with 13-11 wins on both Inferno and Nuke.

In Group B, FURIA rallied for a 2-1

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