BLAST Slam 7 to take place in Copenhagen

The final day of BLAST Slam 6 Malta is upon us, and with it comes the news of where BLAST Slam 7 will be held. BLAST announced this afternoon that their next destination will be the city of Copenhagen in Denmark, where their Copenhagen studio will play host to the seventh edition of their Dota 2 tournament series.

Their announcement also comes with some more updates to the unique format of BLAST Slam to keep things fresh and entertaining.

To Denmark we go

The fact that BLAST Slam 7 will be held their Copenhagen studio comes as absolutely no surprise. After all, BLAST’s headquarters are in Copenhagen, and the company itself was founded there as well in 2016. It’s therefore only fitting that their next stop will be right there at home, and I’m sure that the Danish Dota faithful will be there to support their favorite teams.

Ancients will fall in Copenhagen 🇩🇰

The world’s best teams will return to the BLAST Copenhagen Studios for BLAST SLAM VII! 💥

📅 26th May – 7th June

Draft smart. Fight hard 👉 https://t.co/sNirRiMaX7#BLASTSLAM pic.twitter.com/BljASFaB3k

— BLAST SLAM (@BLASTDota) February 15, 2026

It’s highly likely that they’ll also be supporting Andreas Franck “Cr1t-” Nielsen there, given that Team Falcons will pretty much always be present in almost every tier 1 tournament there is to find. Cr1t- also happens to be Danish himself, so he’s definitely going to feel the home field advantage should he make it to the LAN portion of BLAST Slam 7.

More format adjustments

The format for BLAST Slam 7 will remain mostly the same: a 12-team group stage with best-of-one matches will determine which teams get seeded directly into the playoffs, and which teams will have to play for their survival in the last chance qualifier.

However, unlike previous editions, the group stage of BLAST Slam 7 will seed the top four teams into the playoffs instead of just the top two. This means that doing well in the group stage is even more valuable than ever knowing that there are two extra advancement slots. Another two teams won’t have to tire themselves out playing just to survive, which can be beneficial for some squads.

Doubling up

Notice that I haven’t mentioned the play-in stage at all, because there is no play-in stage to begin with in BLAST Slam 7. Instead, the bottom two teams in the group will be eliminated straight away.

This therefore marks the first time that BLAST Slam will send teams packing out of the group stage, whereas there was always a chance for poorly performing clubs to potentially upset stronger ones in the last chance qualifier and the play-in. So now, there’s only the last chance qualifier. This will play out the same way as it has before (single elimination Bo3), but will determine the last two teams that will go to the playoffs instead of the last four like it would have previously.

We also have some changes to the format coming your way! 📝

✅ 4 teams advance from the Group Stage
✅ 2 teams advance from the Last Chance Qualifiers
✅ Double Elimination Playoffs

👉 https://t.co/sNirRiMaX7 https://t.co/52GztSRLae pic.twitter.com/APOEnzQUUe

— BLAST SLAM (@BLASTDota) February 15, 2026

And speaking of the playoffs, it looks like BLAST are pivoting to a more traditional bracket, as BLAST Slam 7 will feature a double elimination system instead. I’m a little disappointed that they’ll be going to double elim knowing how intense single elim can be, but I can certainly cut them some slack as the newest tournament organizer to enter the Dota scene. I can’t fault them too much for experimenting to see what works best for them, but I do hope they go back to single elim sooner than later.

At any rate, I’m still excited to watch. BLAST have been killing it with these events, and I can’t wait to see more and more. BLAST Slam 7 will take place between May 26th aand June 7th, with the LAN playoffs starting on June 4th.