BLAST Announces Draft Order for Bounty Season 2, UK Players Set for Esports Nations Cup

BLAST has officially announced the draft order for the upcoming Bounty Season 2, with 3DMAX securing the first overall pick in the 32-team tournament. The live draft event is scheduled to take place on Friday at 19:00, where the bottom 16 seeds will choose their opponents ahead of the online stage set to begin on July 21.

In related news, the United Kingdom will be represented by a six-player roster in the Europe West qualifier for the Esports Nations Cup, which is slated for July 17-19. The team includes Oscar "AZUWU" Bell, Jack "Gizmy" von Spreckelsen, Cai "CYPHER" Watson, Owen "smooya" Butterfield, Sebastian "volt" Maloș (a dual citizen), and Marco "MMS" Salomone.

Additionally, former 3DMAX coach and OG assistant coach Adrien "killazoo" Legarda has joined HEROIC, teaming up with Joonas "doto" Forss on the coaching staff. Meanwhile, Freddy "KRIMZ" Johansson shared insights about his recent move to EYEBALLERS, revealing he was contemplating retirement before being approached by Jesper "JW" Wecksell.

In roster news, fnatic celebrated a successful debut with their new lineup in ESL Challenger League Season 52 Europe Cup 1, securing victories against SPARTA, BRUTE, and HOTU to earn $4,000 and a place in the Season 52 Europe Finals. Artem "cairne" Mushynskyi stood out with an impressive average rating of 1.48 throughout the event.

Lastly, BC.Game's new roster has commenced bootcamp preparations for their debut at Elisa Espors Breakout Series 1 on July 31, with players including Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev actively streaming their gameplay. Kirill "k0gaSs" Emelyanov has also been promoted to the main Spirit Academy lineup, marking a significant step in his career.