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Event dates at a glance
| Phase | Dates (2025) | Format notes |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 (Swiss) | June 3–6 | Round 1 began at 10:00 CDT on June 3 |
| Stage 2 (Swiss) | June 7–10 | Round 1 began at 10:00 CDT on June 7 |
| Stage 3 (Swiss) | June 12–15 | Round 1 began at 10:00 CDT on June 12 |
| Playoffs | June 19–22 | Quarterfinals June 19–20, semifinals June 21, grand final June 22 |
All times below are Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5), the zone BLAST used in its published schedule. Those are scheduled start times, not guarantees that a match began at that minute.
Swiss stages: June 3–15
The first three stages were Swiss-format stages of 16 teams each. Each stage ran over several days, and the start times were posted by round.
Stage 1: June 3–6
- Round 1 began at 10:00 CDT on June 3, and later rounds followed that day’s posted schedule.
- The final round, on June 6, had listed starts at 10:00, 13:30, and 17:00 CDT.
Stage 2: June 7–10
- Round 1 began at 10:00 CDT on June 7.
- On June 8, Rounds 2 and 3 were combined into one day, with scheduled starts from 10:00 CDT.
- The remaining rounds were played on June 9 and 10.
Stage 3: June 12–15
- Round 1 began at 10:00 CDT on June 12.
- The final round, on June 15, had listed starts at 10:00, 13:30, and 17:00 CDT.
Playoffs: June 19–22
The playoffs ran as a rolling schedule with 60 minutes between series. The table lists the start times from BLAST’s full playoff schedule, with CEST equivalents calculated from the seven-hour difference between CDT and CEST on those dates. BLAST’s June 17, 2025 playoff schedule article published the broadcast timings in both zones.
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| Date (2025) | Match | CDT start | CEST equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 19 | Preshow | 13:00 | 20:00 (June 19) |
| June 19 | Quarterfinal 1 | 14:00 | 21:00 (June 19) |
| June 19 | Quarterfinal 2 | 18:30 | 01:30 (June 20) |
| June 20 | Preshow | 12:00 | 19:00 (June 20) |
| June 20 | Quarterfinals | 13:00 and 17:30 | 20:00 and 00:30 (June 21) |
| June 21 | Preshow | 12:00 | 19:00 (June 21) |
| June 21 | Semifinals | 13:00 and 17:30 | 20:00 and 00:30 (June 22) |
| June 22 | Preshow | 12:00 | 19:00 (June 22) |
| June 22 | Showmatch | 12:30 | 19:30 (June 22) |
| June 22 | Grand final | 14:30 | 21:30 (June 22) |
Time zones and the rolling schedule
BLAST’s full schedule article, published May 8, 2025, states the event “will use a rolling schedule, and the times provided within the schedule are CDT (UTC -5).” In practice, a match slot moves forward when the previous series finishes early or runs late, so use the posted time as the earliest planned start. To convert a listed time to your own zone, start from CDT, which is UTC−5, and apply your local offset from UTC.
Format and match spacing
- Swiss stages: matches were best-of-one until a team reached an advance-or-elimination round, and those decisive rounds were best-of-three.
- Gap between series: 10 minutes in the first three stages, and 60 minutes in the playoffs.
- Gap between maps: 15 minutes within best-of-three matches.
Result and prize pool
Vitality won the grand final 2–1 over The MongolZ on June 22, 2025, according to BLAST.tv’s official match results page. BLAST.tv’s schedule article, published in 2025, listed the event prize pool as $1,250,000.
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Where to check archived match times
If you are looking up a specific match from the event, begin with the stage or playoff day, then match it to the CDT start time in the tables above. Convert it from CDT to your own time zone. Using the published CDT start time avoids confusion from the rolling schedule.
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