ChaiViz
25.05.2026
BLAST Slam VII brings twelve of the best professional Dota 2 teams together at BLAST Studios in Copenhagen for a $1,000,000 prize pool. The format has been updated this year, and for Pick'ems players, the structural changes matter. The group stage runs online across the first week, with the top four teams advancing directly to the studio LAN stage, teams placed fifth through tenth moving into the Last Chance Qualifier, and the bottom two rosters eliminated outright. The playoff stage runs from June 4 to June 7, with matches in a Bo3 format and a Bo5 grand final determining the champion.
That top-four cutoff is the central Pick'ems decision. Identifying which rosters will clear it cleanly and which will be left fighting through the LCQ is where points are won and lost.
Gocore has full coverage of BLAST Slam VII live throughout the event, including match updates, standings breakdowns, and ongoing Pick'ems analysis. So, make sure to register your bracket and compete on the leaderboard before the group stage concludes.
Here is where we see the standings landing when the round-robin wraps.
The first week of BLAST Slam VII is held entirely online, with all twelve teams competing in a Bo1 round-robin group stage. In this format, consistency across the full schedule matters as much as individual match quality. A single dropped game in the wrong matchup can cost a team a direct top-four spot and force a deeper bracket run through the LCQ. Tracking the Dota 2 live scoreboard across the full round-robin week will be the key to informed Pick'ems decisions as the standings develop.
Falcons are the top projection in this field. Their roster has the individual ceiling and the strategic depth to absorb the variance of a Bo1 schedule without dropping enough games to fall out of direct qualification. A top-two group finish is the most likely outcome.
Team Liquid are the defending champions. Liquid defeated NAVI in the BLAST Slam VI grand final in February, and they arrive at Slam VII with that confidence intact. They have competed consistently across events since then and represent one of the safest top-four picks in the bracket.
Parivision earned direct entry through the Europe Closed Qualifier, finishing as one of the top two teams out of an eight-team field to secure their spot. A qualifier run that demands consistent best-of-three performances is a reasonable indicator of a roster that can handle the pressure of a competitive group stage against invited squads. Parivision are projected to outperform at least one or two of the direct invites in the standings.
Tundra Esports close out the top-four prediction. Their BLAST Slam history is extensive, having dominated the series with four consecutive titles before Slam VI. The stumble at Slam VI's Play-In is a real data point, but the talent on the roster makes a return to direct qualification the more probable scenario here. Tundra's experience in this specific tournament environment is a structural advantage others in the field do not have.
The teams sitting just outside the projected top four carry genuine upset potential. Team Spirit have the individual quality and adaptability to take points off any roster on any given day, and they represent the most credible threat to Tundra's projected top-four spot. BetBoom and OG both carry experienced cores and will look to build early momentum through the online phase before LAN pressure becomes a factor.
Any Dota 2 betting site approaching the qualifier representatives as automatic losses is misreading the format. Xtreme Gaming, Aurora Gaming, and x-HERO bring regional styles that create genuine tactical problems in Bo1 play. Stylistic mismatches are more damaging in a single-game format than they would be over a longer series, and each of these rosters has the capacity to steal points from higher-seeded opponents.
Yandex and GLYPH round out the field. Both are competing primarily to avoid the bottom-two elimination spots. Neither is projected to challenge for a direct top-four finish, but in a Bo1 round-robin, point accumulation can come from unexpected places.
The LCQ creates a secondary layer of Pick'ems value worth tracking closely. If Tundra or Spirit drop games early in the round-robin and slip out of the top four, the LCQ becomes the path back in and shifts the projection entirely. Monitoring the Dota 2 live scoreboard through the full group stage phase is the only way to stay ahead of those adjustments.
Make your BLAST Slam VII top-four predictions at our Pick’ems section and track where your bracket stands against the community leaderboard throughout the week.
ChaiViz
25.05.2026
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