Astralis edged out Nemesis 2–1 at BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 on 21 July 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Nuke, Ancient, Cache.

Nuke went 13–11 to Nemesis in a tight finish. mag1k3Y led the map with a 1.37 rating and 25 kills. Ancient went 13–10 to Astralis in a tight finish. jabbi led the map with a 1.60 rating and 27 kills. Cache went 13–7 to Astralis. Phzy led the map with a 1.76 rating and 24 kills.

Standout moments: mag1k3Y's a 1v3 clutch in round 6 on Nuke, jabbi's a 1v1 clutch in round 6 on Nuke, mag1k3Y's a 1v1 clutch in round 16 on Nuke. jabbi earned series MVP with a 1.28 rating (62–40 K–D, 93 ADR).