The low-seeded teams have selected their opponents for the first round of the tournament.

FaZe will face M80 in EliGE's debut match.

The opening matches of BLAST Bounty Season 1 have been determined through a selection system.

The lower seeded teams (17-32) selected opponents to attempt to win their "bounty", with each higher seeded team assigned a specific game time slot in advance. .

Due to being seeded 17th, BIG was the first team to choose an opponent and chose the Portuguese team SAW.

"We were probably considering between Complexity and SAW," BIG coach Alexander "⁠kakafu⁠" Szymanczyk said of his team's decision.

Virtus.pro were the next team to pick and chose Complexity as their opponent, while HEROIC's third choice meant they would face 3DMAX.

The next few picks went as expected, with teams mainly choosing the lowest remaining teams before B8 surprised with the decision to pick G2.

"They have a lot of points, so if we beat them, we will move up a lot on Valve's rankings," shared Andrii "⁠npl⁠" Kukharskyi. "They are also a comfortable opponent for us."

Imperial fe then made an equally bold choice by choosing Natus Vincere, before opting to return to normalcy, with lowest seeded Metizport taking on Vitality as their opponents.

The first round matches are as follows:

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January 15

January 16

January 17