BLAST.tv Austin Major Stage 3 Qualifiers Revealed

The second stage of the 2025 "Counter-Strike 2" BLAST.tv Austin Major has come to a successful conclusion. Eight teams have stood out and successfully advanced to the third stage, continuing to move towards a total prize of US$1.25 million and the Major championship.

The two most dazzling teams in this stage are the Brazilian dark horse Legacy and the veteran Virtus.pro. Both teams maintained a perfect record in the second stage without losing a single map, and strongly led the qualifying list. Legacy was originally only a substitute, but it defeated its strong opponents all the way to complete the counterattack, becoming one of the biggest surprises of this Major.

Among the qualifying lineup, three popular teams, FaZe Clan, FURIA Esports and paiN Gaming, also successfully broke through. Among them, FaZe Clan withstood the pressure in the crucial life-and-death battle and secured the last qualifying spot.

It is worth mentioning that the Chinese team Lynn Vision Gaming made it to the top 16, becoming the first Chinese team to enter the third stage of a Major since the FACEIT London Major in 2018. The outstanding performance and post-match interview of player EmiliaQAQ also added to the topic of the team.

The other qualified teams include the French team 3DMAX and the Eastern European representative Nemiga Gaming. Both teams also showed strong combat power in this stage, defeating strong opponents one after another to advance.

In the next third stage, these eight teams will face the eight strong teams that have advanced earlier. The following are the first round of the third stage:

Team Vitality vs Legacy

MOUZ vs Virtus.pro

Team Spirit vs paiN Gaming

G2 Esports vs 3DMAX

·The MongolZ vs FURIA Esports

Aurora Gaming vs FaZe Clan

·Natus Vincere vs Nemiga Gaming

·Team Liquid vs Lynn Vision Gaming