(Up to date scores for the quarterfinals)
The Counter-Strike Main championship lastly returns to NA because the BLAST Austin Main 2025 Main 2025 brings the world’s high CS2 groups to Texas for a shot at cementing their legacy in esports historical past.
Group Vitality rolls into Austin nonetheless scorching after their dominant run at IEM Dallas, the place they prolonged their historic profitable streak to 30. Led by the veteran apEX, they’re chasing a second Main trophy since their victory at BLAST Paris Main 2023.
It wouldn’t be a stroll within the park for the French group, although, as Group Spirit, the winner of the earlier CS2 Main in Shanghai, is driving the momentum from a fairly straightforward win at PGL Astana. Group Falcons, MOUZ, The MongolZ, NAVI, and the revamped FaZe Clan might additionally give Vitality a run for his or her cash.
That is the primary Main within the U.S. in seven years, or because the ELEAGUE Boston Main in 2018. And what a comeback it’s, because the occasion options a few of the best gamers in CS historical past, together with ZyWoo, m0NESY, donk, and s1mple.
Right here’s the whole lot you have to know concerning the BLAST Austin Main 2025, which incorporates a $1.25 million prize pool.
BLAST Austin Main 2025 dates
The Austin Main spans almost three weeks, operating from June 3 to 22, 2025. Right here’s a breakdown of the important thing dates for every stage of the event:
Stage 1: June 3-6 Stage 2: June 7-10 Stage 3: June 12-15 Playoffs: June 19-22
BLAST Austin Main 2025 groups and format
A complete of 32 groups are set to compete within the Main. Sixteen (16) groups are already seeded into Levels 2 and three, whereas the opposite 16 groups who made it by way of the Main Regional Qualifiers (MRQ) conflict in Stage 1. All groups, together with these within the MRQs, have been invited utilizing the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) system.
Right here’s the record of all competing groups:
All three levels use the identical 16-team Swiss System format. Matches are best-of-one, aside from development and elimination matches, that are best-of-three. The highest eight groups advance to the following stage, whereas the underside eight are eradicated.
Within the playoffs, the eight remaining groups battle it out in a single elimination bracket on the Moody Middle. All matches are best-of-three, together with the grand remaining.
BLAST Austin Main 2025 schedule, outcomes, and standings
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
June 19 (Thursday)
2pm CDT | 9pm CEST: Spirit 1-2 MOUZ 25-21 on Mirage 9-13 on Mud 2 10-13 on Nuke 6:30pm CDT | 1:30am, June 20 CEST: FURIA 1-2 paiN 13-6 on Nuke 8-13 on Anubis 12-16 on Inferno
MOUZ and paiN Gaming advance to the semifinals.
Group Spirit and FURIA are eradicated.
June 20 (Friday)
1pm CDT | 8pm CEST: FaZe vs. MongolZ 5:30pm CDT | 12:30am, June 21 CEST: NAVI vs. Vitality
Semifinals – June 21 (Saturday)
1pm CDT | 8pm CEST: TBD vs. TBD 5:30pm CDT | 12:30am, June 22 CEST: TBD vs. TBD
Grand remaining – June 22 (Sunday)
2:30pm CDT | 9:30pm CEST: TBD vs. TBD
Stage 3 standings
Bolded groups are certified for the playoffs.
Stage 3 schedule and outcomes
Day 1 – June 12 (Thursday)
(operating schedule)
Spherical 1
10am CDT | 5pm CEST: Vitality 3-13 Legacy (Inferno) 10am CDT | 5pm CEST: MOUZ 11-13 VP (Mirage) 11:15am CDT | 6:15pm CEST: Spirit 13-3 paiN (Mud 2) 11:15am CDT | 6:15pm CEST: G2 5-13 3DMAX (Nuke) 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: MongolZ 11-13 FURIA (Inferno) 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: Aurora 13-5 FaZe (Anubis) 1:45pm CDT | 8:45pm CEST: NAVI 13-7 Nemiga (Practice) 1:45pm CDT | 8:45pm CEST: Liquid 5-13 Lynn Imaginative and prescient (Mud 2)
Spherical 2 Excessive Matches
Legacy 11-13 VP (Historical) Aurora 7-13 FURIA (Mud 2) Spirit 13-7 Lynn Imaginative and prescient (Mud 2) NAVI 16-14 3DMAX (Inferno)
Spherical 2 Low Matches
MOUZ 10-13 FaZe (Historical) Vitality 13-6 Nemiga (Mud 2) MongolZ 13-7 Liquid (Historical) G2 13-6 paiN (Mud 2)
Day 2 – June 13 (Friday)
Spherical 3 Excessive Matches (2-0)
12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: Spirit 2-0 NAVI 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: FURIA 2-0 VP
Group Spirit and FURIA advance to the playoffs.
Spherical 3 Mid Matches (1-1)
10am CDT | 5pm CEST: 3DMAX 2-13 Vitality (Nuke) 10am CDT | 5pm CEST: Legacy 8-13 FaZe (Anubis) 11:15am CDT | 6:15pm CEST: Aurora 4-13 G2 (Inferno) 11:15am CDT | 6:15pm CEST: MongolZ 13-7 Lynn Imaginative and prescient (Nuke)
Spherical 3 Low Matches (0-2)
3pm CDT | 10pm CEST: MOUZ 2-1 Liquid 13-8 Mud 2 4-13 Nuke 22-19 Mirage 3pm CDT | 10pm CEST: paiN 2-1 Nemiga 8-13 Historical 13-8 Anubis 13-7 Mud 2
Group Liquid and Nemiga Gaming are eradicated.
Day 3 – June 14 (Saturday)
Spherical 4 Excessive Matches (2-1)
12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: MongolZ 0-2 FaZe 11-13 Historical 4-13 Anubis 3pm CDT | 10pm CEST: VP 0-2 Vitality 3pm CDT | 10pm CEST: NAVI 2-1 G2 13-10 Mirage 9-13 Anubis 19-16 Inferno
FaZe Clan, Group Vitality, and Natus Vincere advance to the playoffs.
Spherical 4 Low Matches (1-2)
10am CDT | 5pm CEST: Legacy 2-1 Lynn Imaginative and prescient 2-13 Mud 2 13-3 Inferno 13-5 Nuke 10am CDT | 5pm CEST: 3DMAX 0-2 paiN 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: Aurora 1-2 MOUZ 10-13 Practice 13-11 Inferno 6-13 Mirage
Lynn Imaginative and prescient, 3DMAX, and Aurora Gaming are eradicated.
Day 4 – June 15 (Sunday)
Spherical 5 Deciders (2-2)
10am CDT | 5pm CEST: Legacy 1-2 MOUZ 13-4 Historical 11-13 Inferno 10-13 Nuke 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: MongolZ 2-0 G2 13-6 Historical 28-25 Mud 2 3pm CDT | 10pm CEST: VP 1-2 paiN 8-13 Mirage 13-6 Inferno 11-13 Mud 2
MOUZ, The MongolZ, and paiN Gaming certified for the playoffs.
Legacy, G2 Esports, and Virtus.professional are eradicated.
Stage 2 standings
Bolded groups are certified for Stage 3.
Stage 2 schedule and outcomes
Day 1 – June 7 (Satuday)
(operating schedule)
Spherical 1
10am CDT | 5pm CEST: Falcons 8-13 B8 (Historical) 10am CDT | 5pm CEST: FaZe 13-3 HEROIC (Mud 2) 11:15am CDT | 6:15pm CEST: 3DMAX 13-4 BetBoom (Anubis) 11:15am CDT | 6:15pm CEST: VP 13-2 OG (Inferno) 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: paiN 13-7 Nemiga (Mud 2) 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: FURIA 13-4 Lynn Imaginative and prescient (Nuke) 1:45pm CDT | 8:45pm CEST: MIBR 10-13 Legacy (Nuke) 1:45pm CDT | 8:45pm CEST: M80 9-13 TYLOO (Practice)
Spherical 2 Excessive Matches (1-0)
paiN 13-11 FURIA (Mud 2) VP 13-3 B8 (Inferno) FaZe 13-5 TYLOO (Anubis) 3DMAX 7-13 Legacy (Inferno)
Spherical 2 Low Matches (0-1)
Falcons 9-13 Lynn Imaginative and prescient (Nuke) HEROIC 13-9 BetBoom (Mirage) MIBR 12-16 Nemiga (Historical) M80 16-13 OG (Historical)
Day 2 – June 8 (Sunday)
Spherical 3 Excessive Matches (2-0)
12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: FaZe 0-2 Legacy 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: paiN 0-2 VP 10-13 Mud 2 13-16 Mirage
Legacy and Virtus.professional advance to Stage 3.
Spherical 3 Mid Matches (1-1)
10am CDT | 5pm CEST: FURIA 13-8 M80 (Mud 2) 10am CDT | 5pm CEST: TYLOO 5-13 Lynn Imaginative and prescient (Anubis) 11:15am CDT | 6:15pm CEST: 3DMAX 13-11 Nemiga (Mud 2) 11:15am CDT | 6:15pm CEST: B8 13-10 HEROIC (Mud 2)
Spherical 3 Low Matches (0-2)
3pm CDT | 10pm CEST: MIBR 2-0 BetBoom 3pm CDT | 10pm CEST: OG 1-2 Falcons 13-11 Mud 2 10-13 Nuke 6-13 Mirage
BetBoom Group and OG are eradicated.
Day 3 – June 9 (Monday)
Spherical 4 Excessive Matches (2-1)
12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: paiN 2-0 Lynn Imaginative and prescient 3pm CDT | 10pm CEST: FaZe 0-2 3DMAX 3pm CDT | 10pm CEST: FURIA 2-1 B8 3-13 Mirage 13-6 Practice 13-7 Mud 2
paiN Gaming, FURIA, and 3DMAX advance to Stage 3.
Spherical 4 Low Matches (1-2)
10am CDT | 5pm CEST: TYLOO 1-2 HEROIC 16-12 Historical 10-13 Mirage 10-13 Practice 10am CDT | 5pm CEST: Nemiga 2-0 M80 13-11 Historical 13-2 Mud 2 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: Falcons 1-2 MIBR 13-6 Historical 9-13 Nuke 20-22 Inferno
TYLOO, M80, and Group Falcons are eradicated.
Day 4 – June 10 (Tuesday)
Spherical 5 Deciders (2-2)
10am CDT | 5pm CEST: Nemiga 2-0 HEROIC 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: B8 1-2 Lynn Imaginative and prescient 2-13 Mud 2 13-9 Historical 7-13 Anubis 3pm CDT | 10pm CEST: FaZe 2-0 MIBR 13-4 Anubis 16-12 Historical
Nemiga Gaming, Lynn Imaginative and prescient Gaming, and FaZe Clan advance to Stage 3.
HEROIC, B8, and MIBR are eradicated.
Stage 1 standings
Bolded groups are certified for Stage 2.
Stage 1 schedule and outcomes
Day 1 – June 3 (Tuesday)
(operating schedule)
Spherical 1
10am CDT | 5pm CEST: Complexity 3-13 OG (Historical) 10am CDT | 5pm CEST: HEROIC 13-7 Chinggis (Anubis) 11:15am CDT | 6:15pm CEST: B8 13-11 Imperial (Inferno) 11:15am CDT | 6:15pm CEST: BetBoom 13-7 Nemiga (Practice) 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: TYLOO 5-13 NRG (Anubis) 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: Lynn Imaginative and prescient 13-7 Legacy (Mud 2) 1:45pm CDT | 8:45pm CEST: Wildcard 13-1 Metizport (Inferno) 1:45pm CDT | 8:45pm CEST: FlyQuest 13-7 Fluxo (Historical)
Spherical 2 Excessive Matches (1-0)
B8 13-9 OG (Inferno) HEROIC 13-5 NRG (Mud 2) BetBoom 6-13 FlyQuest (Mirage) Lynn Imaginative and prescient 17-19 Wildcard (Nuke)
Spherical 2 Low Matches (0-1)
Complexity 13-9 Fluxo (Inferno) Chinggis 10-13 Legacy (Nuke) Imperial 9-13 Nemiga (Practice) TYLOO 13-4 Metizport (Mirage)
Day 2 – June 4 (Wednesday)
Spherical 3 Excessive Matches (2-0)
12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: HEROIC 2-1 FlyQuest 13-7 Historical 11-13 Anubis 13-6 Mirage 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: B8 2-1 Wildcard 14-16 Practice 13-6 Mud 2 13-2 Inferno
HEROIC and B8 advance to Stage 2.
Spherical 3 Mid Matches (1-1)
10am CDT | 5pm CEST: BetBoom 13-3 Legacy (Anubis) 10am CDT | 5pm CEST: NRG 13-9 Complexity (Inferno) 11:15am CDT | 6:15pm CEST: OG 13-4 TYLOO (Historical) 11:15am CDT | 6:15pm CEST: Lynn Imaginative and prescient 10-13 Nemiga (Mud 2)
Spherical 3 Low Matches (0-2)
4pm CDT | 11pm CEST: Chinggis 2-1 Fluxo 10-13 Historical 13-11 Mirage 13-2 Nuke 4pm CDT | 11pm CEST: Imperial 2-0 Metizport
Fluxo and Metizport are eradicated.
Day 3 – June 5 (Thursday)
Spherical 4 Excessive Matches (2-1)
12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: OG 2-0 NRG 3pm CDT | 10pm CEST: BetBoom 2-0 Wildcard 3pm CDT | 10pm CEST: FlyQuest 0-2 Nemiga 9-13 Historical 11-13 Inferno
OG, BetBoom Group, and Nemiga Gaming advance to Stage 2.
Spherical 4 Low Matches (1-2)
10am CDT | 5pm CEST: Complexity 0-2 TYLOO 10am CDT | 5pm CEST: Imperial 1-2 Legacy 2-13 Inferno 13-5 Mud 2 4-13 Mirage 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: Lynn Imaginative and prescient 2-1 Chinggis 13-9 Inferno 10-13 Nuke 16-13 Historical
Complexity, Imperial Esports, and Chinggis Warriors are eradicated.
Day 4 – June 6 (Friday)
Spherical 5 Deciders (2-2)
10am CDT | 5pm CEST: NRG 0-2 Lynn Imaginative and prescient 20-22 Mud 2 8-13 Inferno 12:30pm CDT | 7:30pm CEST: Wildcard 0-2 Legacy 3pm CDT | 10pm CEST: FlyQuest 1-2 TYLOO 13-10 Inferno 3-13 Mirage 3-13 Anubis
Lynn Imaginative and prescient Gaming, Legacy, and TYLOO advance to Stage 2.
NRG, Wildcard, and FlyQuest are eradicated.
BLAST Austin Main 2025 remaining rankings and prize distribution
The place to observe BLAST Austin Main 2025
You possibly can watch all of the matches dwell on BLAST.television’s official Twitch and YouTube channels:
