Vitality win BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025

Dan "apEX" Madesclaire's squad won the first Counter-Strike 2 Major this year, which took place from June 3 to 22 in Austin, USA, with the participation of 32 of the strongest teams in the world.

In the final, Vitality defeated The MongolZ. The matchup ended with a scoreline of 2:1 – 5:13 on Mirage, 13:4 on Dust2, 13:6 on Inferno.

Note that the Madesclaire-led roster currently occupies first place in Valve's world ranking, while Byambasuren "bLitz" Garidmargnai and his teammates are in the top four.

Both finalists entered the third stage of the competition, bypassing the first two stages. Vitality finished the group stage without a single defeat, while The MongolZ – with two. En route to the final, Vitality knocked out NAVI and MOUZ, while The MongolZ prevailed over FaZe and paiN.

Vitality received half a million US dollars for first place. The runner-up earned $170,000. The total prize pool of BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 was $1.25 million.

The final playoff bracket looks as follows:

The prize pool distribution looks as follows:

1.  Vitality – $500,000
2.  The MongolZ – $170,000
3-4.  MOUZ – $80,000
3-4.  paiN – $80,000
5-8.  Team Spirit – $45,000
5-8.  NAVI – $45,000
5-8.  FaZe – $45,000
5-8.  FURIA – $45,000
9-11.  Virtus.pro – $20,000
9-11.  Legacy – $20,000
9-11.  G2 – $20,000
12-14.  Aurora – $20,000
12-14.  3DMAX – $20,000
12-14.  Lynn Vision – $20,000
15-16.  Liquid – $20,000
15-16.  Nemiga – $20,000
17-19.  B8 – $10,000
17-19.  MIBR – $10,000
17-19.  HEROIC – $10,000
20-22.  TYLOO – $10,000
20-22.  M80 – $10,000
20-22.  Falcons – $10,000
23-24.  BetBoom Team – $10,000
23-24.  OG – $10,000
25-27.  FlyQuest – $5,000
25-27.  NRG – $5,000
25-27.  Wildcard – $5,000
28-30.  Imperial – $5,000
28-30.  Chinggis Warriors – $5,000
28-30.  Complexity – $5,000
31-32.  Fluxo – $5,000
31-32.  Metizport – $5,000