BLAST.tv Austin Major Stage One NA Live Blog Day One
The BLAST.tv Austin Major is here and Dust2.us is on site to cover every single match, moment, and memory from NA's first Major in seven years. This blog will serve as your home for our coverage of the Austin Major and everyone that comes with the first Major of 2025!
11:46PM - Complexity take down Fluxo
Complexity have improved to a 1-1 record with a 13-9 win over Fluxo on Nuke. The team now have some much-needed breathing room heading into the second day of the BLAST.tv Austin Major.
ComplexityFluxo| Complexity |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny 'Cxzi' Strzelczyk |
16 - 14 | +2 | 97.3 | 90.9% | 1.39 |
| Michael 'Grim' Wince |
17 - 13 | +4 | 88.8 | 90.9% | 1.34 |
 Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou |
17 - 15 | +2 | 97.9 | 54.5% | 1.17 |
| Paytyn 'junior' Johnson |
14 - 10 | +4 | 68.4 | 90.9% | 1.11 |
| Nick 'nicx' Lee |
14 - 12 | +2 | 54.2 | 81.8% | 1.05 |
| Fluxo |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matheus 'mlhzin' Marçola |
15 - 16 | -1 | 85.3 | 63.6% | 0.97 |
| Guilherme 'piriajr' Barbosa |
16 - 16 | +0 | 69.4 | 81.8% | 0.95 |
| Kayke 'kye' Bertolucci |
13 - 15 | -2 | 60.9 | 72.7% | 0.88 |
| Andrei 'arT' Piovezan |
8 - 17 | -9 | 57.7 | 72.7% | 0.83 |
| Romeu 'zevy' Rocco |
12 - 16 | -4 | 53.5 | 68.2% | 0.81 |
09:49PM - Complexity lead heading into second half of Inferno
Complexity are up by four rounds heading into the second half of Inferno. They look to lock down the map on their T-side against Fluxo to avoid heading into the dreaded 0-2 pool of Stage One.
09:49PM - Wildcard top 2OT heater
Wildcard have bested Lynn Vision via a nailbiter double OT game on Nuke! They now advance into the 2-0 pool and look to make a clean exit into Stage 2.
Lynn VisionWildcard| Lynn Vision |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sike 'z4kr' Zhang |
32 - 22 | +10 | 91.7 | 77.8% | 1.33 |
| Junjie 'EmiliaQAQ' Tang |
26 - 24 | +2 | 75.5 | 72.2% | 1.03 |
| Qihao 'C4LLM3SU3' Su |
26 - 20 | +6 | 63.5 | 72.2% | 1.02 |
| Lizhi 'Starry' Ye |
21 - 32 | -11 | 91.6 | 77.8% | 0.98 |
| Zhe 'Westmelon' Niu |
22 - 27 | -5 | 67.8 | 72.2% | 0.92 |
| Wildcard |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek |
28 - 25 | +3 | 93.8 | 72.2% | 1.31 |
| Josh 'JBa' Barutt |
31 - 26 | +5 | 93.6 | 75.0% | 1.28 |
 Love 'phzy' Smidebrant |
23 - 23 | +0 | 73.0 | 75.0% | 1.01 |
| Tim 'susp' Ångström |
25 - 27 | -2 | 70.1 | 69.4% | 1.00 |
 Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz |
18 - 27 | -9 | 50.2 | 66.7% | 0.74 |
09:49PM - Lynn Vision claim narrow lead
Despite efforts to close the gap, Wildcard trail Lynn Vision heading into the second half of Nuke 5-7.
09:16PM - HEROIC smack NRG
HEROIC have continued to be a dominant force in Stage One as they claimed a 13-5 win over NRG on Dust2. They now advance into the 2-0 with a view of advancing into Stage Three tomorrow.
HEROICNRG| HEROIC |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yasin 'xfl0ud' Koç |
22 - 10 | +12 | 103.2 | 94.4% | 1.82 |
 Andrey 'tN1R' Tatarinovich |
17 - 12 | +5 | 106.6 | 83.3% | 1.55 |
 Álvaro 'SunPayus' García |
12 - 10 | +2 | 88.5 | 94.4% | 1.44 |
| Simon 'yxngstxr' Boije |
16 - 10 | +6 | 71.1 | 94.4% | 1.22 |
| Linus 'LNZ' Holtäng |
9 - 9 | +0 | 65.1 | 72.2% | 1.01 |
| NRG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alexander 'br0' Bro |
13 - 17 | -4 | 102.2 | 66.7% | 1.15 |
| Josh 'oSee' Ohm |
13 - 14 | -1 | 88.7 | 66.7% | 0.96 |
| Jadan 'HexT' Postma |
9 - 16 | -7 | 56.5 | 66.7% | 0.73 |
| Nick 'nitr0' Cannella |
11 - 14 | -3 | 53.0 | 61.1% | 0.70 |
| Jeorge 'Jeorge' Endicott |
5 - 15 | -10 | 47.8 | 55.6% | 0.40 |
08:05PM - Round Two Matchups Revealed
Round two matchups for Stage One of the BLAST.tv Austin Major have dropped:
1-0
• 
B8 v. OG 
• HEROIC v. NRG
• 
BetBoom v. FlyQuest 
• Lynn Vision v. Wildcard 
0-1
• Fluxo v. Complexity
• 
Chinggis Warriors v. Legacy
• Imperial v. Nemiga
• TYLOO v. Metizport
07:08PM - Wildcard decimate Metizport
With a 13-1 win, Wildcard have absolutely dominated Metizport on Inferno and advanced into the 1-0 Pool! Good stuff all around.
WildcardMetizport| Wildcard |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love 'phzy' Smidebrant |
17 - 3 | +14 | 111.3 | 100.0% | 2.30 |
| Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek |
20 - 6 | +14 | 126.6 | 92.9% | 2.12 |
| Tim 'susp' Ångström |
10 - 5 | +5 | 104.6 | 100.0% | 1.73 |
| Josh 'JBa' Barutt |
9 - 4 | +5 | 61.2 | 100.0% | 1.41 |
| Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz |
10 - 7 | +3 | 69.1 | 92.9% | 1.31 |
| Metizport |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isak 'isak' Fahlén |
9 - 13 | -4 | 63.5 | 50.0% | 0.59 |
| Lucas 'L00m1' Haukland |
6 - 13 | -7 | 46.7 | 50.0% | 0.36 |
| Adam 'adamb' Ångström |
5 - 13 | -8 | 26.6 | 50.0% | 0.35 |
| Hampus 'hampus' Poser |
2 - 14 | -12 | 46.1 | 42.9% | 0.28 |
| Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora |
3 - 13 | -10 | 27.9 | 42.9% | 0.22 |
06:46PM - Wildcard start off strong
Wildcard have gotten off to a dominant start against Metizport on Inferno, with the team leading 6-0 versus the Swedish Side! A great start for a favorite to make Stage Two.
06:30PM - NRG win over TYLOO!
NRG have claimed the first win for NA at the BLAST.tv Austin major with a 13-5 win over TYLOO!
TYLOONRG| TYLOO |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qianhao 'Moseyuh' Chen |
17 - 13 | +4 | 122.9 | 61.1% | 1.45 |
| Yi 'JamYoung' Yang |
12 - 13 | -1 | 45.8 | 66.7% | 0.82 |
| YuanZhang 'Attacker' Sheng |
10 - 15 | -5 | 72.3 | 61.1% | 0.79 |
| Jingxiang 'Mercury' Wang |
5 - 15 | -10 | 34.2 | 50.0% | 0.45 |
| Dongkai 'Jee' Ji |
4 - 15 | -11 | 24.3 | 38.9% | 0.26 |
| NRG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander 'br0' Bro |
19 - 11 | +8 | 105.2 | 77.8% | 1.60 |
| Jeorge 'Jeorge' Endicott |
15 - 9 | +6 | 83.2 | 83.3% | 1.42 |
| Jadan 'HexT' Postma |
13 - 11 | +2 | 91.7 | 72.2% | 1.31 |
| Josh 'oSee' Ohm |
12 - 7 | +5 | 68.5 | 83.3% | 1.30 |
| Nick 'nitr0' Cannella |
12 - 10 | +2 | 64.5 | 83.3% | 1.12 |
06:05PM - NRG claim a great half
NRG are currently up 9-3 against TYLOO after a great half on Anubis, with Josh "oSee" Ohm and Jadan "HexT" Postma playing great as NRG look to claim their first win of Stage One.
05:32PM - NRG get ready for TYLOO
NRG are currently prepping for their match against TYLOO as they aim to claim a win for NA:
04:42PM - JT: "Our team struggled to get into the game at the beginning and nicoodoz took full advantage of that"
03:51PM - Complexity 3-13 OG
After being dominated on the server by nicoodoz, Complexit have fallen to OG 13-3 on Ancient and been thrown into the 0-1 pool of Stage One of the BLAST.tv Austin Major.
ComplexityOG| Complexity |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick 'nicx' Lee |
10 - 15 | -5 | 65.6 | 62.5% | 0.81 |
| Paytyn 'junior' Johnson |
10 - 13 | -3 | 72.6 | 50.0% | 0.73 |
| Michael 'Grim' Wince |
5 - 14 | -9 | 35.7 | 50.0% | 0.48 |
| Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou |
3 - 14 | -11 | 56.2 | 50.0% | 0.36 |
| Danny 'Cxzi' Strzelczyk |
5 - 15 | -10 | 42.0 | 50.0% | 0.34 |
| OG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico 'nicoodoz' Tamjidi |
33 - 6 | +27 | 174.9 | 100.0% | 3.08 |
 Maciej 'F1KU' Miklas |
13 - 8 | +5 | 82.6 | 93.8% | 1.45 |
| Christian 'Buzz' Andersen |
10 - 5 | +5 | 71.0 | 93.8% | 1.27 |
| Christoffer 'Chr1zN' Storgaard |
10 - 6 | +4 | 68.3 | 87.5% | 1.20 |
| Olle 'spooke' Grundström |
5 - 8 | -3 | 55.4 | 93.8% | 1.14 |
03:51PM - Complexity on the backfoot
After an insane 26-4 CT-side performance from Nico "nicoodoz" Tamjidi, Complexity are trailing 9-3 heading onto their own CT-side. They will need to rally quick in order to avoid the 0-1 pool of Stage One of the BLAST.tv Austin Major.
03:45PM - We're live!
Complexity vs. OG is now live, with Complexity trailing 6-2 on Ancient in their opening game of Stage One,
03:19PM - Small tech pause to start day one
As is tradition, day one of the Major has started with a small tech pause as server issues have pushed back the start of Stage One.
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