Fnatic to Replace Heroic at BLAST Open Fall 2025: Closed Qualifier [Updated]

Update as of 13:30 CEST: According to the director of Heroic , the reason for missing the tournament is that xfl0ud , the player replacing tN1R , will not be able to obtain a UK visa in time. He mentioned that there was too little time between the decision to change the roster (August 10) and BLAST's deadline for document submission (August 20) to process the visa.

Original News:
The organizers of BLAST Open Fall 2025 have announced that Heroic has been disqualified from the tournament, and their spot will be taken by Fnatic . The reason is the loss of three out of five players who were considered when the initial invitation was issued based on the VRS rating.

The change is due to the team losing 3/5 of its main roster. This was caused by tN1R , who will leave the team after the Esports World Cup. Since BLAST Open Fall will take place after the EWC, he will not be able to participate. Rumor has it that tN1R is close to transferring to Team Spirit , who are also registered for the tournament. More details about the potential transfer can be found in our article.

Fnatic received the opportunity to play at BLAST Open Fall due to the replacement. Previously, the team participated in the European qualifiers, where they lost in the semifinals to ECSTATIC , who eventually secured a spot in the tournament.

BLAST Open Fall 2025 will be held in two stages: first, the group stage will take place from August 27 to September 1 online, followed by the playoffs from September 5 to 7 at Wembley Arena in London . The tournament prize pool is $330,000.