BLAST Premier has announced an updated circuit for 2027, with a $10M investment, up from $8.5M, and an all-LAN format across all six events. The changes follow the current VRS landscape where LAN matches are greatly prioritized in Valve’s system. Alongside the switch back to LAN, BLAST has also scrapped the Frequent Flyer Programme, leaving teams free to skip particular events as they see fit, without risking a significant loss of revenue.
BLAST confirms fully LAN-based format for 2027
BLAST’s reliance on online qualification stages for both Bounty and Open events became a friction point for many top teams across 2025. While Bounty’s expansive 32-team format was always meant to start with an online stage, Open switched to an online qualifier for the fall edition. For 2027, the TO is returning to an all-LAN system, with both Bounty and Open returning to LAN for their initial stages.
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