Spirit Win BLAST Open Porto Grand Final, Defeat MOUZ in Best-of-Five

Spirit have secured the BLAST Open Porto trophy, defeating MOUZ in the grand final best-of-five series at the Super Bock Arena. The victory marks Spirit's second major tournament win of the season and comes after dominant semi-final performances against Falcons and Vitality.

Danil 'donk' Kryshkovets led the event in player ratings with a 1.47 average, narrowly ahead of MOUZ's Adrian 'xelex' Vincze at 1.38 and Lotan 'Spinx' Giladi at 1.32. The Russian rifler's consistent excellence throughout the tournament proved crucial in Spirit's path to the title.

The grand final saw Spirit pick Dust2 and Ancient in their map selections—choices that surprised some analysts given Spirit's extraordinary form on Ancient, where they had won 14 consecutive maps entering the event. The series featured several standout individual performances, including a decisive 2v4 retake on Mirage where Dmitry 'sh1ro' Sokolov provided crucial frags.

MOUZ, who had defeated Spirit at BLAST Bounty just over a month prior in a best-of-five final, came into Porto seeking to replicate that success. However, Spirit's preparation and execution ultimately proved superior. MOUZ's Adrian 'xelex' Vincze expressed confidence heading into the final: "We beat Spirit once, so why couldn't we do it twice? We will work tomorrow, do our prep and just play some good Counter-Strike again, and see what we get."

The tournament featured elite competition throughout, with semi-finals showcasing intense matches between Spirit and Falcons, and MOUZ versus Vitality. Falcons mounted several comeback attempts but could not overcome Spirit's consistency, while MOUZ held a 2-12 historical record against Vitality before their semi-final meeting—a record they improved upon by denying Vitality a comeback from an 8-4 deficit on Dust2 with repeated B-site attacks.

Spirit's victory at Porto continues their strong 2026 campaign and underscores their status among the tournament's elite teams heading into the remainder of the competitive season.