BLAST R6 Major Salt Lake City 2026: How to Watch

The BLAST R6 Major Salt Lake City 2026 takes place May 8–17 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Twenty teams will compete for a $600,000 prize pool. Matches will stream on official multilingual channels. Single-day tickets start at $55.

The event opens with a Play-In stage on May 8–9, where eight teams compete for four spots in a GSL double-elimination bracket. A Swiss-style stage runs May 10–13 with 16 teams. The live top-eight playoffs and finals are scheduled for May 15–17. Most matches are best-of-three; the Grand Final is best-of-five.

Organizers set the total purse at $600,000, down from $750,000 at previous events in the series. The champion will receive $200,000 and the runner-up $102,000.

The field includes international squads such as G2 Esports, Virtus.pro, FaZe Clan, Ninjas in Pyjamas, EDward Gaming, Shopify Rebellion, FURIA Esports and Four Angry Men. Wolves Esports will not attend after players encountered visa problems; the team’s Phase 1 matches are recorded as forfeits and the organization will be placed 20th and receive the corresponding prize money and ranking points.

Organizers arranged emergency stand-ins after travel and visa issues affected several teams. EDward Gaming will use Noah “Noa” Urwitz in place of Cheng “Direction” Yabing, with Noa on loan from Team Secret. Wildcard Gaming will field Matthew “Hotancold” Stevens for Adrian Tryka, on loan from M80. Twisted Minds will run Abdulrahman “Guardz” Alsaeedi in for Abdullah “Dov2hkiin” Alsaeedi, and FiveFears will add Sam “Fenix” Spencer, the team’s coach, for Rostyslav “ArcherOmix” Holoshchuk. Players who resolve travel issues during the event may rejoin their teams and resume play.

Viewers can follow the tournament on official streams in English, Portuguese, French, Japanese and Chinese. Selected content creators will host watch parties and the official event feed lists participating broadcasters. Viewers who link their streaming and game accounts can earn in-game rewards by watching qualified official channels, including esports packs, charms, operator card backgrounds and weapon skins. Players who take part in match predictions can win an in-game skin and a Year 11 Season 2 battle pass. An interactive map will display audience milestones and peak viewership data during the event.

Tickets are available online. A single-day pass starts at $55. An Elite Package three-day pass costs $279 and includes early entry and a merchandise bundle. On site there will be a Year 11 Season 2 demo booth, a merchandise store and an Elite pick-up area, food vendors, a meet-and-greet zone, photo booths, a changing room for cosplayers and a media village.

Ubisoft will host a Year 11 Season 2 reveal panel on Sunday, May 17 at 2:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. MT / 5:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 p.m. CET. Viewers who watch the panel can unlock an exclusive in-game charm.

The Salt Lake City stop is the first global BLAST R6 Major of 2026 and will bring international teams and content creators together despite the late travel disruptions that required roster changes and forfeits.