Vitality Dominate BLAST’s 2025 Frequent Flyer Programme: Full Rankings, Payouts, and Player Reactions

Team Vitality have officially topped BLAST’s 2025 Frequent Flyer Programme, securing the biggest share of the $2,000,000 reward pool and reinforcing their status as the most dominant Counter-Strike team of the year. With 12 total tokens, Vitality earned $461,538, outpacing rivals Team Spirit, G2, MOUZ, and FURIA.

What Is BLAST’s Frequent Flyer Programme?

BLAST’s Frequent Flyer Programme is a year-long revenue-sharing system designed to reward teams for consistent participation and strong results across BLAST’s six annual events.

Reward pool: $2,000,000

Tokens based on attendance:

4 events → 1 token

5 events → 2 tokens

6 events → 4 tokens

Tokens based on performance:

Week 2 finish → +1 token

Tournament victory → +2 tokens

The final payout is distributed proportionally by token count — meaning teams who grind the full BLAST circuit benefit the most.

BLAST VP Andrew Haworth commented:

“We want to be able to reward the teams that regularly play our events.”

2025 Frequent Flyer Programme Final Rankings

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#1 Vitality: The Kings of BLAST’s 2025 Season

Vitality maximized the programme by attending all six BLAST events, earning the 4-token attendance bonus plus multiple week-two finishes and two BLAST titles:

BLAST Rivals Season 1

One BLAST Open/Bounty event (depending on calendar date)

Their Frequent Flyer payout only adds to a monster year: Vitality also topped ESL’s major events, claimed IEM Katowice, ESL Pro League S21, IEM Melbourne, IEM Dallas, BLAST Open Lisbon, and even secured the BLAST Austin Major.

Player Quotes Highlight Vitality’s Mindset

• ZywOo:

  “Even though I have seven MVPs, I won’t stop. Even though we have seven trophies, we won’t stop.”

• apEX:

  “Astralis’ record was 10 trophies in a year and we would love to at least equal them.”

• mezii:

  “We know when we’re the No.1 team, a lot of teams are looking at us to try to beat us.”

• flameZ:

  “ropz and ZywOo give you some rounds you should never get — you take them, say thank you, and move on.”

Vitality’s $461k Frequent Flyer reward is comparable to winning a CS2 Major, making their consistency extremely profitable.

#2 Team Spirit: Close Behind After a Breakthrough Year

Spirit finished just one token behind Vitality with 11 tokens and $423,077 earned.

Their highlight came at the BLAST Bounty Season 2 Finals, where donk claimed his 10th MVP award.

donk on chasing Vitality:

“We didn’t face Vitality, and we need to beat them to become the best team in the world.”

Spirit also delivered high viewership during ESL events but clearly shaped their schedule to maximize BLAST value.

#3 G2 Esports: BLAST Open London Makes the Difference

G2’s Frequent Flyer success is tied directly to their trophy run at BLAST Open London 2025, where they defeated Vitality in a blockbuster final. The two-token victory bonus pushed them safely into third place with six tokens.

#4–5 MOUZ & FURIA: Two Different Paths, Same Token Count

MOUZ

Regular deep runs at BLAST — including finals at IEM Dallas and BLAST Open Lisbon (often facing Vitality) — allowed them to accumulate five tokens despite no BLAST wins.

FURIA

FURIA surged in the second half of the season, highlighted by their 3–0 upset over Vitality at IEM Chengdu.
Their fewer appearances meant fewer attendance bonuses, but key playoff runs secured five tokens total.

How BLAST’s Programme Compares to ESL’s Annual Club Incentive

BLAST and ESL now run parallel revenue-sharing schemes.

ESL’s Annual Club Incentive (viewership-based):

Pot: $2.95 million

Top teams: Falcons ($407k), The MongolZ ($295k)

Vitality: $262,500 (5th place)

Spirit: 8th place

BLAST’s Frequent Flyer (attendance + performance):

Rewards teams who commit to the BLAST calendar

Vitality: 1st place, $461,538

Spirit: 2nd place, $423,077

Teams who fully commit to both ecosystems — especially Vitality and Spirit — are earning over $700,000 annually across the two programmes.

Why This Matters for CS2 Teams in 2026

BLAST’s Frequent Flyer Programme is part of an $8.5 million yearly investment into Counter-Strike’s competitive scene.

Executive Producer Frederik Munksgaard said BLAST is “ripping up the script” to build a new, sustainable ecosystem, while Haworth emphasized that the programme will help at least 32 teams plan long-term rosters and budgets.

For players like ZywOo and donk, this system financially rewards the nonstop schedule required to compete at the top.