BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025: Format, Schedule, Teams, and More

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

8 May

Ganesh Jadhav

The first and the biggest Valve-sponsored Counter-Strike 2 event of the year is upon us. The BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 will feature 32 teams competing across four stages for the ultimate glory in CS esports.

The event will span a total of four weeks, and not only promises intense action, but sticker capsules, souvenir packages and the official pick’ems. Let’s see what the tournament side has in store for us.

Teams and Format

As mentioned before, a total of 32 teams will play four separate stages.

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Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3
OG	Team Falcons	Team Vitality
HEROIC	FaZe Clan	MOUZ
Metizport	3DMAX	Team Spirit
Nemiga Gaming	Virtus.pro	Aurora Gaming
BetBoom Team	paiN Gaming	Natus Vincere
B8	FURIA	G2 Esports
Complexity	MIBR	Team Liquid
Wildcard	M80	The MongolZ
NRG
Imperial Esports
Fluxo
BESTIA
Chinggis Warriors
Lynn Vision Gaming
TYLOO
FlyQuest

Stage 1

16 team Swiss bracket
- Features teams qualified via MRQ
First two stages are Bo1
Qualification and Elimination games are Bo3
Total 8 teams proceed to Stage 2

Stage 2

16 team Swiss bracket
- 8 teams qualified via Stage 1
- 8 directly invited via VRS
First two stages are Bo1
Qualification and Elimination games are Bo3
Total 8 teams proceed to Stage 3

Stage 3

16 team Swiss bracket
- 8 teams qualified via Stage 2
- 8 directly invited via VRS
First two stages are Bo1
Qualification and Elimination games are Bo3
Total 8 teams qualify for Playoffs

Playoffs

Single-Elimination Bracket
All matches are Bo3

Teams

The 32 teams playing the first three stages are as follows:

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Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3
OG	Team Falcons	Team Vitality
HEROIC	FaZe Clan	MOUZ
Metizport	3DMAX	Team Spirit
Nemiga Gaming	Virtus.pro	Aurora Gaming
BetBoom Team	paiN Gaming	Natus Vincere
B8	FURIA	G2 Esports
Complexity	MIBR	Team Liquid
Wildcard	M80	The MongolZ
NRG
Imperial Esports
Fluxo
BESTIA
Chinggis Warriors
Lynn Vision Gaming
TYLOO
FlyQuest