PARIVISION, SAW and Astralis lose their openers in European qualifier for Major

All matches of the opening round of the European regional qualifier (MRQ) for the upcoming Counter-Strike 2 BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 have ended.

The following squads managed to defeat their opponents in the first round of the competition: ENCE, Metizport, HEROIC, 9 Pandas, BetBoom Team, BC.Game, OG and Nemiga.

Accordingly, such teams as 500, B8, PARIVISION, BIG, SAW, fnatic, Astralis and GamerLegion suffered losses in their debut matches at the event.

The second series of matches within the European qualifiers will play out today, April 14: the winners of the openers will face the winners, while the losers will compete against the losers. All matches are held online.

The current group stage bracket:

The European qualifier for BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 takes place from April 14 to 17 this year. The Major itself will be held from June 3 to 22, 2025 in Austin, Texas. The tournament will feature a prize pool of $1.25 million, which will be divided among 32 rosters.