BLAST.tv Austin Major Stage 2: All qualified teams

The opening stage of the BLAST.television Austin Main has concluded, with eight teams entering stage two alongside a recent batch of opponents.

Sixteen groups from the world over competed over 5 rounds of matches to e-book a spot within the subsequent stage because the Moody Middle’s playoff stage strikes into view. 

With Stage 2 taking centre stage this weekend, Esports Insider takes a better take a look at all of the groups competing on this part of the BLAST.tv Austin Main.

Having received PGL Bucharest earlier this yr, Group Falcons are certainly one of a number of notable groups trying to make a run on the Playoffs in Stage 2. Following the blockbuster signing of Ilya’ M0NESY’ Osipov, many predict Group Falcons to take flight in Austin. 

Ranked twelfth within the June 2nd Valve Regional Standings (VRS), 3DMAX appears to construct on its top-12 end from final yr’s earlier Main, the Excellent World Shanghai Main.

The French organisation has proven glimpses of potential this yr with a top-eight placement at PGL Bucharest, making the Main the proper alternative to showcase its peak on Counter-Strike’s largest stage.

Virtus.professional’s 2025 season hasn’t been probably the most thrilling by way of accolades. An Eleventh-place end at PGL Astana and a top-16 placement at IEM Melbourne imply the workforce, ranked fifteenth on the planet, has so much to show. 

The workforce has loads of expertise inside its ranks, resembling former NAVI participant and PGL Stockholm Main champion, Denis ‘electroNic’ Sharipov, which may show essential if VP goes to make an affect in Austin.

PaiN Gaming is one other South American workforce heading into Stage 2 trying to reverse its fortune. One win out of its final ten LAN matches places the Brazilians on the again foot.

A powerful efficiency on the Main might be the swing in momentum PaiN is searching for to steer its season again onto the proper observe.

The PGL Antwerp Main winners from 2022 have skilled a interval of turbulence. After benching Helvijs ‘broky’ Saukants in Could, FaZe Clan recruited Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostylijev, broadly thought to be among the best Counter-Strike gamers of all time, on mortgage from NAVI.

After a disappointing top-12 end at IEM Dallas —albeit with an emergency stand-in — the Crimson Militia and its well-known loanee have the prospect to make an unprecedented run.

Presently ranked sixteenth, FURIA is certainly one of a number of groups trying to make an affect in Stage 2. Regardless of some stiff competitors, the Brazilian facet includes a sturdy mixture of established abilities (Gabriel ‘FalleN’ Toledo) and youth (Danil ‘molodoy’ Golubenko) who’re able to scoring victories. 

If the workforce can start Stage 2 on the entrance foot, the possibilities of the workforce advancing to Stage 3 is excessive.

MIBR (Made in Brazil) is one other Brazilian workforce trying to advance to the third stage of the BLAST.television Austin Main.

A top-eight end at PGL Astana and a top-12 placement at IEM Melbourne noticed glimpses of the workforce’s capabilities in tier-one competitions.  Current victories over PaiN Gaming and Virtus.professional in a LAN setting put MIBR in a strong place to advance to the subsequent stage.

Following the departures of NRG, Complexity and Wildcard in Stage 1, North American organisation M80 has the prospect to maintain the hopes of a area alive with a powerful Stage 2 exhibiting. 

Regardless of three defeats at PGL Astana, there have been some indicators that the workforce is able to competing in opposition to a few of Counter-Strike’s established names.

B8 was one of many first groups to make it into Stage 2 after scoring a 3-0 document in Stage 1. Ranked twentieth within the newest VRS, the Ukrainians head into the second stage stuffed with confidence.

Wins over Imperial Esports, OG Esports, and Wildcard make B8 one of many few groups to defeat groups from Europe and the Americas. The workforce begins Stage 2 with a gap spherical conflict in opposition to Group Falcons, a match that’s certain to be a take a look at for B8’s spectacular begin to the Main.

Presently ranked fifteenth, the BLAST.television Austin Main is the final time this iteration of HEROIC will compete in a Counter-Strike match. After the match, Álvaro ‘SunPayus’ García and coach Eetu ‘sAw’ Saha will be part of G2 Esports.

The European facet kicked off its Main marketing campaign with comfy victories over NRG, Chinggis Warriors and FlyQuest, laying the foundations for one final deep run into the match. The workforce can be set for a tantalising opening match in opposition to FaZe Clan.

Ranked thirty sixth, BetBoom Group booked its place in Stage 2 of the Austin Main with a 3-1 document, choosing up victories in opposition to Nemiga Gaming, Legacy, and Wildcard. Notably, the workforce received probably the most rounds out of the 3-1 groups, scoring 67 in complete. 

A powerful efficiency in Stage 2 has the potential to see BetBoom climb up the rankings, laying the foundations for a powerful second half to 2025. The workforce’s opening match of Stage 2 can be in opposition to 3DMAX.

Belarusian organisation Nemiga Gaming additionally scored a 3-1 document, choosing up victories over Imperial Esports, Lynn Imaginative and prescient Gaming and FlyQuest. 

Ranked forty fifth on the planet, the workforce, like many others in Stage 2, has a superb alternative to maintain the momentum flowing and make it to Stage 3. Nevertheless, a win in opposition to its opening opponent, PaiN, might be essential.

Following a superb efficiency from Nico ‘nicodoz’ Tamjidi in Stage 1, OG Esports has proven that it will possibly spring a shock on the Main. The third workforce to earn a 3-1 document defeated TYLOO, Complexity and NRG to lock in a Stage 2 spot.

If OG can capitalise on the type of its gamers displayed within the opening stage, the expectation to qualify for Stage 3 is there. OG Esports will face off in opposition to Virtus.Professional in Stage 2 Spherical 1.

Chinese language organisation Lynn Imaginative and prescient Gaming is certainly one of two groups from the area which have secured qualification for Stage 2 of the Main, impressively placing the Asian Counter-Strike scene on the worldwide stage. 

Wins in opposition to Legacy, Chinggis Warriors and NRG have been sufficient for the workforce to advance, and after catching a number of unexpectedly, there’s each likelihood it will possibly look to present some family names a run for his or her cash. To try this, Lynn can be trying to begin on the proper foot with a win in opposition to FURIA.

Ranked forty eighth, Legacy wasn’t anticipating to compete on the BLAST.television Austin Main after dropping to BESTIA within the South American MRQ. After the Argentine organisation missed the visa deadline, BLAST chosen the workforce to symbolize the area. 

The workforce’s path to Stage 2 was the longest, scoring a 3-2 map document with wins over Chinggis Warriors, Imperial Esports, and Wildcard. With an opportunity of constructing it even additional into the match, the workforce has an opportunity to cement its legacy on the pinnacle of Counter-Strike. The Brazilian organisation will face its fellow countrymen, MIBR, within the opening spherical.

The ultimate workforce to safe a spot in Stage 2 of the Austin Main is TYLOO. Regardless of a gap defeat to NRG, the Chinese language facet bounced again with wins over Metizport, Complexity, and FlyQuest in Stage 1.

In recent times, TYLOO has established itself as one of the vital recognisable Counter-Strike groups from Asia, and after defeating certainly one of many North American hopefuls, it will likely be eager to maintain constructing on its early momentum. TYLOO will kick off its Stage 2 marketing campaign in opposition to M80.