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1 day ago | hltv.org | Danish Allana

Stage 1 of the BLAST.tv Austin Major is reaching its conclusion with just three matches left to play. The penultimate day saw OG, BetBoom, and Nemiga secure advancement to Stage 2 in the 2-1 pool, while hometown hopefuls Complexity, fielding Paytyn "⁠junior⁠" Johnson as a stand-in, had their Major campaign brought to a heartbreaking end alongside Imperial and Chinggis Warriors.

1 day ago | hltv.org | Danish Allana

Nemiga are through to Stage 2 of the BLAST.tv Austin Major after beating FlyQuest 2-0 (13-9 Ancient, 13-11 Inferno) in the 2-1 pool of Stage 1. The team of five rookies — six, including coach Anton "⁠boX⁠" Burko — showed resilience throughout their match against the Australian team, recovering from a 6-9 deficit on Ancient and a 5-10 deficit on Inferno to lock in a top-24 berth in Austin.

1 day ago | hltv.org | Luis Mira

Boombl4 said that BetBoom's goal is to reach the Major playoffs BetBoom have booked a spot in Stage 2 of the BLAST Austin Major after a hard-fought 2-0 win over Wildcard in a high-octane series in which both maps went to overtime. Speaking to James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks after the match, Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov said he was pleased with how the team is doing, considering that this is their first LAN event after he and Aleksandr "⁠zorte⁠" Zagodyrenko missed BLAST Bounty due to visa issues.

1 day ago | hltv.org | Danish Allana

Lynn Vision have eliminated Chinggis Warriors from the BLAST.tv Austin Major after a messy three-map series (13-9 Inferno, 10-13 Nuke, 16-13 Ancient). The Mongolians had yet to beat Zhe "⁠Westmelon⁠" Niu's side coming into the series, going 0-2 in their head-to-head in ESL Challenger League in January, and Lynn Vision kept that record in their favor to cling on to their lives in Austin.

1 day ago | hltv.org | Luis Mira

Chr1zN led the charge as OG breezed past NRG OG are through to Stage 2 of the BLAST Austin Major, capping a dominant run through the opening phase with a quick 2-0 victory against a helpless NRG side that must now fight for their tournament life on Friday.