All teams qualified for the BLAST Austin Major
The world’s top 60 teams will battle for a final 8 spot at the Austin Major in June.
Following the April 7 update to the Valve Regional Rankings, it is now clear which squads have earned a spot at the BLAST Austin Major in June. The teams’ invitations to various phases of this prestigious event are based on their achievements during the early part of 2025.
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This is an easy-to-understand breakdown of the upcoming BLAST Austin Major event, with details on how its format differs from earlier CS:GO Majors.
Table of contents
- BLAST Austin Major format
- All teams attending the BLAST Austin Major
- Stage 3
- Stage 2
- Stage 1 (MRQs)
What is the format for the BLAST Austin Major?
The BLAST Austin Major is split into four stages:
- Stage 1
- 16 teams qualify via the Major Regional Qualifiers (MRQs)
- 6 x Europe
- 4 x Americas
- 4 x Asia
- Swiss stage format; three wins means qualification for Stage 2, three losses means elimination.
- All matches are best-of-three.
- 8 teams proceed to Stage 2.
- 16 teams qualify via the Major Regional Qualifiers (MRQs)
- Stage 2
- 8 qualifiers via Stage 1.
- 8 invites per April 7 VRS rankings.
- Swiss stage format; three wins means qualification for Stage 3, three losses means elimination.
- All matches are best-of-three.
- 8 teams proceed to Stage 3.
- Stage 3
- 8 qualifiers via Stage 2.
- 8 invites per April 7 VRS rankings.
- Swiss stage format; three wins means qualification for Stage 3, three losses means elimination.
- All matches are best-of-three.
- 8 teams proceed to Playoffs.
- Playoffs
- 8 qualifiers via Stage 3.
- Single-elimination bracket; teams seeded based on Stage 3 results.
- All matches are best-of-three.
CS2 teams attending the BLAST Austin Major
Stage 3 Invites
Here are some teams that have been granted direct entry into Stage 3 of the Austin Major. These elite groups represent some of the finest in global esports competition, and they get to enjoy a brief respite for two weeks before facing opponents who advanced from Stages 1 and 2.
- Team Vitality
- MOUZ
- Team Spirit
- Aurora Gaming
- Natus Vincere
- G2 Esports
- Team Liquid
- The MongolZ
Stage 2 Invites
Here are the teams that qualified for Round 2 of the Austin Major. Unfortunately, these groups fell short of making it to Round 3, but they will now compete against the top 8 teams from the initial round in the subsequent Swiss round.
- Team Falcons
- FaZe Clan
- 3DMAX
- Virtus.pro
- paiN Gaming
- FURIA
- MIBR
- M80
Stage 1 MRQ teams
In the initial phase of the Austin Major, we have 16 participating teams confirmed, however, the specific teams advancing to the first Swiss round are still undetermined. These teams will be selected from the Major Regional Qualifiers (MRQs) held in each major region of CS2.
In the following table, we have categorized the participants of the MRQ event by region. As eliminations occur in their respective qualifying rounds, we’ll systematically remove them from the list.
Table: MRQ Attendees by Region
| Region | Participants |
|||
| North | X |
| South | Y |
| East | Z |
| West | W |
| Central | V |
| MRQ | Team(s) attending |
|---|---|
| Europe: April 14-17 6 slots | Astralis GamerLegion SAW BC.Game HEROIC BIG 500 B8 OG Nemiga BetBoom Fnatic PARIVISION 9Pandas ENCE Metizport |
| North America: April 15-17 2 slots | Complexity Wildcard NRG BLUEJAYS Getting Info Marsborne Nouns Esports MIGHT |
| South America: April 15-17 2 slots | Imperial Espoorts Fluxo Legacy Sharks Esports ODDIK BESTIA RED Canids Team Solid |
| China: April 15-17 2 slots | Rare Atom TYLOO Lynn Vision DogEvil |
| Mongolia & West Asia: April 15-17 1 slot | The Huns Esports Eruption Chinggis Warriors Gods Reign |
| Oceania & Southeast Asia: April 15-17 1 slot | SemperFi FlyQuest ex-TALON Rooster |
Europe is allocated six spots for the initial stage, while the Americas are given four slots split between North and South America. Similarly, Asia gets four slots, with each sub-region within Asia receiving one slot. Notably, China receives an additional slot due to the fact that the Chinese team, known as Rare Atom, was the highest-ranked squad not yet invited to Stage 3 at the time of invitations distribution.
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