
BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Stage 2 Day 1: Recap
The opening day of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Stage 2 was quite the eventful one as the day saw some of Counter-Strike's greatest names in action and we also got to see Asian Counter-Strike at its very best as Lynn Vision pulled out one of the all-time great upsets in Counter-Strike history. And all of that only on the opening day of Stage 2!
If you missed the action, here's a quick recap of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Stage 2 Day 1.

ROUND 1
s1mple's back; Falcons stunned by B8 as Pick 'Ems are ruined once more
FaZe started off their Austin Major 2025 campaign in Stage 2 in spectacular style as s1mple led from the front to see FaZe run through HEROIC 13-3 on Dust2 in a lopsided affair.
Falcons meanwhile, had a woeful start to their Austin Major campaign as B8, after going 3-0 in the opening stage, started in style on Ancient, going 9-3 up against Niko and co. before holding on for a 13-8 win.






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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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16 - 14 | +2 | 80.5 | 71.4% | 1.06 |
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15 - 13 | +2 | 64.1 | 76.2% | 0.98 |
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9 - 11 | -2 | 46.5 | 85.7% | 0.94 |
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8 - 14 | -6 | 57.3 | 61.9% | 0.70 |
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5 - 17 | -12 | 47.4 | 57.1% | 0.49 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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19 - 11 | +8 | 106.2 | 85.7% | 1.45 |
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19 - 8 | +11 | 83.0 | 90.5% | 1.43 |
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11 - 10 | +1 | 60.5 | 85.7% | 1.05 |
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10 - 12 | -2 | 49.6 | 81.0% | 0.99 |
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9 - 12 | -3 | 53.5 | 57.1% | 0.89 |















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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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21 - 5 | +16 | 119.4 | 100.0% | 2.14 |
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17 - 5 | +12 | 111.9 | 93.8% | 2.03 |
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17 - 10 | +7 | 106.3 | 87.5% | 1.52 |
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10 - 7 | +3 | 80.8 | 93.8% | 1.39 |
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11 - 7 | +4 | 71.0 | 75.0% | 1.17 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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12 - 14 | -2 | 88.9 | 50.0% | 1.05 |
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10 - 15 | -5 | 74.2 | 43.8% | 0.83 |
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7 - 16 | -9 | 49.8 | 56.2% | 0.51 |
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4 - 15 | -11 | 24.9 | 31.2% | 0.24 |
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1 - 16 | -15 | 31.6 | 31.2% | 0.16 |







3DMAX, VP run through their opponents
The second round of games were two complete blowouts as 3DMAX smashed BetBoom 13-4 on Anubis with their captain Makka leading from the front while Virtus.pro found some much needed form as electroNic turned back the clock which saw VP ease past OG, 13-2 on Inferno.




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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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18 - 8 | +10 | 109.0 | 88.2% | 1.82 |
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14 - 11 | +3 | 96.3 | 88.2% | 1.39 |
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12 - 11 | +1 | 74.6 | 82.4% | 1.24 |
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11 - 8 | +3 | 67.1 | 82.4% | 1.18 |
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10 - 7 | +3 | 58.2 | 88.2% | 1.15 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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13 - 13 | +0 | 78.2 | 58.8% | 0.89 |
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11 - 13 | -2 | 76.6 | 64.7% | 0.87 |
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9 - 14 | -5 | 75.9 | 70.6% | 0.79 |
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7 - 11 | -4 | 49.4 | 70.6% | 0.63 |
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5 - 14 | -9 | 42.8 | 41.2% | 0.37 |








K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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17 - 7 | +10 | 114.9 | 100.0% | 1.97 |
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16 - 4 | +12 | 96.7 | 86.7% | 1.74 |
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13 - 4 | +9 | 79.5 | 93.3% | 1.54 |
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10 - 9 | +1 | 96.8 | 93.3% | 1.31 |
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9 - 10 | -1 | 62.7 | 80.0% | 1.03 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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12 - 14 | -2 | 73.8 | 86.7% | 1.10 |
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10 - 13 | -3 | 81.3 | 66.7% | 0.94 |
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6 - 12 | -6 | 68.8 | 53.3% | 0.58 |
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2 - 13 | -11 | 39.2 | 53.3% | 0.38 |
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4 - 13 | -9 | 20.3 | 33.3% | 0.29 |


Brazil on top in round 1
FURIA made sure Lynn Vision's strong run from the end of Stage 1 didn't continue into Stage 2 as FalleN and co. eased to a 13-4 win against a sloppy performance from the Chinese team on Nuke while paiN picked up convincing win over Nemiga on Dust2 to move into the 1-0 bracket.




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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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15 - 5 | +10 | 80.0 | 100.0% | 1.42 |
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17 - 12 | +5 | 84.8 | 75.0% | 1.37 |
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15 - 11 | +4 | 89.6 | 90.0% | 1.33 |
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13 - 11 | +2 | 85.3 | 70.0% | 1.13 |
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13 - 12 | +1 | 62.2 | 70.0% | 0.96 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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11 - 13 | -2 | 62.1 | 65.0% | 0.88 |
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8 - 11 | -3 | 52.8 | 80.0% | 0.84 |
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14 - 16 | -2 | 63.0 | 70.0% | 0.84 |
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12 - 17 | -5 | 57.5 | 55.0% | 0.70 |
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6 - 16 | -10 | 70.3 | 50.0% | 0.62 |








K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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21 - 5 | +16 | 102.6 | 94.1% | 1.99 |
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18 - 10 | +8 | 115.4 | 82.4% | 1.73 |
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15 - 7 | +8 | 92.2 | 82.4% | 1.53 |
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11 - 9 | +2 | 76.4 | 88.2% | 1.22 |
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9 - 8 | +1 | 55.3 | 82.4% | 1.02 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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8 - 15 | -7 | 53.9 | 64.7% | 0.68 |
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8 - 16 | -8 | 63.4 | 52.9% | 0.61 |
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7 - 14 | -7 | 54.7 | 41.2% | 0.58 |
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7 - 14 | -7 | 50.1 | 35.3% | 0.54 |
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8 - 16 | -8 | 56.5 | 52.9% | 0.47 |


TYLOO shock M80; Legacy continue to impress
A near flawless CT half on Train from TYLOO saw the Chinese team start their Stage 2 run with a massive win over M80 while Legacy continued their fairytale run as they took down compatriots MIBR 13-10 on Nuke.






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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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15 - 16 | -1 | 66.9 | 78.3% | 0.98 |
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14 - 16 | -2 | 68.1 | 52.2% | 0.96 |
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16 - 15 | +1 | 69.9 | 69.6% | 0.89 |
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13 - 17 | -4 | 63.9 | 69.6% | 0.80 |
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11 - 18 | -7 | 61.6 | 78.3% | 0.75 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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22 - 12 | +10 | 95.0 | 69.6% | 1.50 |
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20 - 14 | +6 | 87.3 | 82.6% | 1.39 |
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16 - 14 | +2 | 64.7 | 82.6% | 1.06 |
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11 - 12 | -1 | 56.0 | 73.9% | 1.02 |
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12 - 18 | -6 | 71.3 | 60.9% | 0.88 |









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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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19 - 14 | +5 | 86.7 | 68.2% | 1.24 |
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16 - 15 | +1 | 94.3 | 81.8% | 1.13 |
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14 - 11 | +3 | 52.5 | 72.7% | 1.00 |
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11 - 15 | -4 | 69.6 | 63.6% | 0.90 |
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7 - 19 | -12 | 44.5 | 54.5% | 0.55 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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19 - 16 | +3 | 92.0 | 72.7% | 1.35 |
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14 - 12 | +2 | 75.8 | 77.3% | 1.20 |
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17 - 13 | +4 | 66.0 | 72.7% | 1.10 |
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14 - 13 | +1 | 71.5 | 86.4% | 1.06 |
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10 - 13 | -3 | 63.8 | 72.7% | 0.94 |



ROUND 2
paiN stun FURIA; VP continue to dominate
Despite being 2-5 down, a stellar T side from paiN led by snow, nqz and dgt saw paiN take a surprise 13-11 win on Dust2 against compatriots FURIA. Virtus.pro meanwhile continued to run through their opponents as electroNic and his boys finished the opening day going 2-0 after another massive 13-3 win over B8 on Inferno.


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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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20 - 13 | +7 | 87.2 | 79.2% | 1.24 |
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20 - 14 | +6 | 86.3 | 75.0% | 1.23 |
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17 - 16 | +1 | 58.8 | 70.8% | 0.94 |
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7 - 15 | -8 | 59.2 | 62.5% | 0.65 |
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8 - 17 | -9 | 38.0 | 54.2% | 0.54 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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20 - 14 | +6 | 79.5 | 83.3% | 1.38 |
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20 - 15 | +5 | 86.4 | 70.8% | 1.36 |
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15 - 15 | +0 | 68.7 | 75.0% | 0.98 |
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12 - 13 | -1 | 63.8 | 62.5% | 0.90 |
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8 - 15 | -7 | 45.6 | 66.7% | 0.65 |







K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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20 - 5 | +15 | 117.2 | 93.8% | 2.15 |
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16 - 8 | +8 | 112.1 | 93.8% | 1.68 |
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11 - 8 | +3 | 64.2 | 75.0% | 1.14 |
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6 - 7 | -1 | 55.4 | 93.8% | 0.97 |
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6 - 8 | -2 | 47.1 | 68.8% | 0.81 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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10 - 10 | +0 | 60.6 | 81.2% | 0.88 |
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11 - 14 | -3 | 69.7 | 56.2% | 0.82 |
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4 - 11 | -7 | 49.0 | 75.0% | 0.65 |
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7 - 12 | -5 | 48.7 | 50.0% | 0.59 |
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4 - 12 | -8 | 35.3 | 62.5% | 0.42 |



FaZe smash TYLOO; Legacy unstoppable
FaZe continued to dominate in Austin as they ran through TYLOO, whose T-side woes continued as they fell 5-13 to karrigan and co. while Legacy put up yet another dominating performance, taking down 3DMAX 13-7 on Inferno to move into the 2-0 pool.


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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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19 - 9 | +10 | 83.2 | 94.4% | 1.57 |
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15 - 7 | +8 | 83.9 | 83.3% | 1.54 |
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14 - 9 | +5 | 91.2 | 83.3% | 1.49 |
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10 - 11 | -1 | 77.2 | 83.3% | 1.20 |
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9 - 7 | +2 | 50.9 | 83.3% | 1.18 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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12 - 10 | +2 | 59.7 | 66.7% | 0.88 |
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7 - 13 | -6 | 68.4 | 66.7% | 0.65 |
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9 - 14 | -5 | 52.7 | 66.7% | 0.64 |
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9 - 15 | -6 | 70.6 | 38.9% | 0.60 |
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6 - 15 | -9 | 43.8 | 44.4% | 0.42 |









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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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11 - 12 | -1 | 68.2 | 85.0% | 0.93 |
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10 - 13 | -3 | 64.5 | 75.0% | 0.84 |
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10 - 14 | -4 | 57.6 | 60.0% | 0.65 |
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10 - 14 | -4 | 56.5 | 60.0% | 0.63 |
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7 - 13 | -6 | 49.2 | 60.0% | 0.59 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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16 - 9 | +7 | 88.8 | 90.0% | 1.47 |
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19 - 13 | +6 | 92.2 | 80.0% | 1.43 |
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13 - 10 | +3 | 69.0 | 75.0% | 1.12 |
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11 - 10 | +1 | 62.8 | 70.0% | 1.02 |
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7 - 10 | -3 | 40.7 | 70.0% | 0.86 |







Lynn Vision stun Falcons; HEROIC get on the board
A Westmelon masterclass saw Lynn Vision put up the biggest surprise result of the year (most probably) as the Chinese team shocked Falcons 13-9 on Nuke while HEROIC, after their hammering at the hands of FaZe, picked up their first win, taking down BetBoom 13-9. BetBoom and Falcons are now both one loss away from being sent home from Austin.




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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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16 - 15 | +1 | 85.5 | 63.6% | 1.09 |
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17 - 15 | +2 | 68.1 | 63.6% | 1.00 |
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12 - 16 | -4 | 73.2 | 68.2% | 0.94 |
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12 - 17 | -5 | 71.3 | 59.1% | 0.77 |
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12 - 17 | -5 | 51.5 | 54.5% | 0.70 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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25 - 14 | +11 | 109.8 | 77.3% | 1.62 |
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13 - 13 | +0 | 65.0 | 68.2% | 1.13 |
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16 - 15 | +1 | 77.4 | 77.3% | 1.12 |
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16 - 13 | +3 | 73.3 | 59.1% | 1.07 |
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9 - 16 | -7 | 51.5 | 81.8% | 0.87 |










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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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20 - 10 | +10 | 85.4 | 81.8% | 1.47 |
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19 - 14 | +5 | 93.6 | 77.3% | 1.33 |
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14 - 11 | +3 | 68.1 | 72.7% | 1.05 |
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14 - 14 | +0 | 85.9 | 63.6% | 1.04 |
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11 - 15 | -4 | 49.6 | 68.2% | 0.77 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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13 - 13 | +0 | 75.5 | 81.8% | 1.14 |
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14 - 17 | -3 | 85.1 | 72.7% | 1.11 |
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16 - 14 | +2 | 66.6 | 68.2% | 1.03 |
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14 - 16 | -2 | 61.9 | 63.6% | 0.85 |
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7 - 18 | -11 | 60.4 | 59.1% | 0.67 |







Ancient overtimes round out the day
The final two games of the opening day, both headed to Ancient and both were overtime affairs as M80 saw off six match points to steal a 16-13 win while Nemiga picked up a 16-12 win over MIBR.
Nemiga and M80 moved into the 1-1 pool while MIBR and OG drop to the 0-2 pool.






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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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29 - 18 | +11 | 99.2 | 78.6% | 1.52 |
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26 - 17 | +9 | 92.7 | 85.7% | 1.32 |
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16 - 20 | -4 | 76.9 | 67.9% | 0.96 |
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13 - 21 | -8 | 66.2 | 71.4% | 0.80 |
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8 - 18 | -10 | 35.9 | 67.9% | 0.55 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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22 - 18 | +4 | 87.5 | 75.0% | 1.31 |
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27 - 21 | +6 | 91.5 | 71.4% | 1.29 |
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20 - 17 | +3 | 74.8 | 75.0% | 1.10 |
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17 - 18 | -1 | 59.1 | 75.0% | 0.88 |
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7 - 20 | -13 | 54.2 | 60.7% | 0.66 |















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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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29 - 14 | +15 | 88.9 | 89.7% | 1.54 |
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29 - 20 | +9 | 89.8 | 75.9% | 1.41 |
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22 - 18 | +4 | 84.8 | 82.8% | 1.29 |
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18 - 20 | -2 | 82.1 | 72.4% | 1.11 |
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11 - 17 | -6 | 60.4 | 82.8% | 0.88 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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26 - 19 | +7 | 93.9 | 75.9% | 1.20 |
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18 - 24 | -6 | 64.6 | 72.4% | 0.88 |
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18 - 21 | -3 | 68.6 | 55.2% | 0.83 |
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15 - 23 | -8 | 64.1 | 58.6% | 0.74 |
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11 - 22 | -11 | 49.4 | 62.1% | 0.68 |






