Falcons withdraw from BLAST Bounty Fall 2025 and Open Fall 2025 [Updated]

Update 21:50 CEST: Falcons CS2 Manager, Xavier Roussac, commented on the team’s reasons for withdrawing from BLAST tournaments for HLTV. According to him, the decision was made due to visa difficulties and the low value of these events in the Valve rating system:

Kyousuke is 17 years old, he has not traveled much before, so it is more difficult to get a Schengen visa. We will issue it, but at first it will be valid only for 30 days. This means that between tournaments he will have to submit a new application, and the visa process itself takes a lot of time, so we will not be able to participate in all Schengen events. The VRS value of BLAST tournaments is minimal compared to the time spent, especially since most of the matches are held online and in general are not so interesting to play

Original news:

Falcons unexpectedly refused to participate in BLAST Bounty Fall 2025 and BLAST Open Fall 2025. The organization did not comment on the reasons for the refusal, despite the fact that both tournaments are part of the official season of BLAST and could be an important part of the preparation for the fall Major.

At the same time, the team conducts a non-game bootcamp – without computers and matches. It is dedicated to the integration of new players, as well as physical and mental training. This method is popular under the guidance of zonic, and he has already done it in Astralis, Vitality and in previous Falcons rosters.

Now we have a non-PC bootcamp. It is focused on the adaptation of new players – this is a key part of this stage

said Lars Robl, sports psychologist and performance director at Falcons.

The bootcamp takes place without game stations, which raised questions in the community. Commentator and analyst voo noted with irony:

This bootcamp will not affect their game in any way. But when they are eliminated from the next Major, I will definitely say that he was to blame

Donald “voo” Parkhurst

Perhaps the Falcons are deliberately reducing the number of tournaments in order to avoid oversaturation and approach the BLAST.tv Major Budapest 2025 in optimal shape. It was overload and fatigue that could be one of the reasons for the team’s failure at the Austin Major, where the Falcons took only 20-22nd place.

The next tournament for the Falcons will be IEM Cologne 2025, which starts on July 23, but their match will be on the 26th. The prize pool of the tournament is $1,250,000. You can follow the news, schedule and results of the tournament by following the link.