{"id":32850,"date":"2026-01-20T08:51:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/?p=32850"},"modified":"2026-01-20T08:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:51:48","slug":"blast-slam-vi-malta-and-fissure-universe-episode-8-teams-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/dota-2\/blast-slam-vi-malta-and-fissure-universe-episode-8-teams-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"BLAST Slam VI: Malta and FISSURE Universe: Episode 8 Teams Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Even though we have a few weeks left until both Dota 2 tournaments, the organizers have decided to share more information about them. BLAST Slam IV: Malta and FISSURE Universe: Episode 8. <strong>Both Dota 2 tournaments have impressive prize pools<\/strong>, and the teams participating will make them worth watching, so let\u2019s check them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BLAST Slam VI: Malta Teams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Introducing the 12 teams who will be competing at the upcoming BLAST Slam VI: Malta \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf9 <br><br>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bybMYw2d61\">https:\/\/t.co\/bybMYw2d61<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tj89fpEeEm\">pic.twitter.com\/tj89fpEeEm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BLAST SLAM (@BLASTDota) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTDota\/status\/2013283751426400275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking place between February 3-15, BLAST Slam VI: Malta will be <strong>among the first<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/dota-2\/the-hottest-upcoming-dota-2-tournaments-in-2026\/\">big Dota 2 events of 2026,<\/a> and you definitely do not want to miss it. 12 teams will do what they can to<strong> earn the $1,000,000 reward<\/strong>, and BLAST finally decided to share their names:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Xtreme Gaming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rekonix<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GamerLegion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team Spirit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tundra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MOUZ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team Falcons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OG Esports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team Yandex<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HEROIC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team Liquid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>battle will be fierce<\/strong> because all of these 12 teams are in a good position to &nbsp;win. Naturally, Tundra and Team Falcons seem like <strong>the two big favorites<\/strong> because both have had amazing results in 2025. We believe they are the <strong>best Dota 2 teams right now<\/strong>, so it will be interesting to see if they can live up to people\u2019s expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from these two, there are a few interesting squads we\u2019ll keep an eye on, one of which is Team Spirit. The team won\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/team-spirit-to-play-without-lark-at-fissure-universe-blast-slam-vi-and-dreamleague-season-28\/\">play with Larl<\/a> and also recently <a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/dota-2\/silent-team-spirits-coach-leaves-the-team-after-5-years\/\">parted ways with Silent<\/a>, their coach, so <strong>it will be interesting <\/strong>to see the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>REKONIX <\/strong>is another interesting name that a lot of people will follow closely. The <strong>Indonesian powerhouse<\/strong> has a really good roster on paper, but this will be its first Tier 1 event, so it will be fun to see what\u2019s going to happen. q<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FISSURE Universe: Episode 8 Teams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfc6FISSURE Universe Ep. 8 participants list update!<br><br>The following teams will join the Play-in stage: <br>\u25ab\ufe0f Pipsqueak+4 <br>\u25ab\ufe0f Power Rangers <br>\u25ab\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AuroraDota2_GG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AuroraDota2_GG<\/a> <br>\u25ab\ufe0f Team Public <br>\u25ab\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InCircleEsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@InCircleEsports<\/a> x Insanity<br>\u25ab\ufe0f Rune Eaters <br>\u25ab\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/virtuspro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@virtuspro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ReqZRQi0BS\">pic.twitter.com\/ReqZRQi0BS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FISSURE_ENG (@fissure_eng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fissure_eng\/status\/2013242557514252581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The second tournament (technically the first one in terms of dates) that <strong>we\u2019ll have the chance<\/strong> to watch is the FISSURE Universe: Episode 8. The event will <strong>take place from January 29 to February 1<\/strong> and feature 8 teams <strong>competing for a $250,000 prize<\/strong>. Even though it may not seem as interesting as BLAST Slam VI: Malta, this competition will also give us access to several big names:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Team Spirit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PARIVISION<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BetBoom Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team Liquid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team Yandex<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MOUZ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TBD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TBD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We do not know the <strong>remaining two teams<\/strong> because they will come through he qualifiers. Regardless of who makes it, we can see several big names, so it\u2019s safe to say it will be an interesting competition to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Closing Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both of these Dota 2 tournaments will allow us to watch some of the best Dota 2 teams in the entire world. We at <a href=\"http:\/\/blix.gg\">Blix.gg<\/a> will follow them closely and share any valuable information, so make sure to check our site regularly. We can\u2019t wait to see the new rosters in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though we have a few weeks left until both Dota 2 tournaments, the organizers have decided to share more information about them. BLAST Slam IV: Malta and FISSURE Universe: Episode 8. Both Dota 2 tournaments have impressive prize pools, and the teams participating will make them worth watching, so let\u2019s check them out. 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