BLAST Rising regional qualifiers scheduled for late July, early August

BLAST has confirmed the schedule and tournament partners for BLAST Rising, the regional qualifier system to determine which teams qualify for the BLAST Open Fall closed qualifier later this year.

Each regional qualifier final will take place August 1-3, each consisting of eight teams: the top four ranked teams in the region (excluding teams already invited to BLAST Open Fall), and four teams from open qualifiers.

For North America in particular, the regional qualifier final for BLAST Open will be Ace North American Masters Fall, with a 16-team open qualifier taking place July 27th. As none of the top NA teams are ranked high enough globally to qualify directly for BLAST Open Fall, these teams should be invited directly to Ace North American Masters Fall: Complexity, NRG, Wildcard, and M80.

Signups for the Ace North American Masters Fall open qualifier are now live on the Gamers Club website until July 27th, an hour before the open qualifier begins.

BLAST has confirmed that Anubis and the old patch will be played in open qualifiers, while Overpass and the new patch will be used in closed qualifiers as well as Bounty and future Open events.