The trio of teams join Inner Circle at the event by winning their regional BLAST Rising qualifiers.
Lynn Vision, M80 and Sharks have secured valuable invites to BLAST Open Porto by winning their regional qualifiers.
They will be joined by Inner Circle, the winners in Europe, and 12 top-ranked VRS sides to compete for a $1.1m prize pool in one of the few Big Events before the Singapore Major invite date on November 2.
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Inner Circle qualify for BLAST Open Porto
The highest-ranked teams to miss out were losing grand finalists TYLOO and paiN, with M80 the only pre-event favorite to take home first place.
Sharks’ João “koala” Pfeffer, a top-15 Prospect, led the way in South America with a 1.23 rating while Lizhi “Starry” Ye (1.43) and Fritz “slaxz-” Dietrich (1.38) topped the leaderboards in their qualifiers.
| Date | Matches | |
|---|---|---|
| GGMEDIA Challenger Series 1: BLAST Premier Rising Event | ||
| 12/07/2026 |
TYLOO
 Finished 1:2  Lynn Vision |
Match |
| Date | Matches | |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit X BLAST Open Porto 2026 North America Rising Event | ||
| 12/07/2026 |
M80
 Finished 2:0   Voca |
Match |
| Date | Matches | |
|---|---|---|
| RES Showdown 4 South America: BLAST Premier Rising Event | ||
| 12/07/2026 |
paiN
  Finished 0:2  Sharks |
Match |
