
BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Stage 3 Day 1: Recap
It was an eventful start to the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Stage 3 as we saw plenty of unexpected results with some big names suffering shock losses. A day when Vitality's incredible win streak came to an end and most of the Pick 'Ems were ruined, it was also a mixed day for Asian Counter-Strike with both Asian teams in the 1-1 bracket following the day's action.
If you missed the action, here's a quick recap of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Stage 3 Day 1.

ROUND 1
Vitality, MOUZ falter, Pick 'Ems dead?
Stage 3 kicked off with more upsets as the best team in the world, Vitality were stunned by Brazilian squad Legacy as apEX and co. just not turning up on Inferno to go down 3-13. While Vitality's shock loss ruined a lot of Pick 'Ems, another candidate for the 3-0 run through was MOUZ and MOUZ went down to electroNic's VP, who held on for a 13-11 win.






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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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11 - 10 | +1 | 76.4 | 81.2% | 0.97 |
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10 - 10 | +0 | 69.0 | 75.0% | 0.92 |
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8 - 8 | +0 | 46.8 | 68.8% | 0.80 |
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6 - 11 | -5 | 67.1 | 68.8% | 0.71 |
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9 - 13 | -4 | 62.3 | 50.0% | 0.64 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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14 - 8 | +6 | 84.4 | 75.0% | 1.57 |
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11 - 10 | +1 | 102.1 | 75.0% | 1.38 |
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12 - 9 | +3 | 82.1 | 68.8% | 1.21 |
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7 - 9 | -2 | 66.7 | 75.0% | 0.94 |
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8 - 9 | -1 | 40.2 | 68.8% | 0.86 |







K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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15 - 15 | +0 | 67.4 | 75.0% | 1.15 |
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20 - 18 | +2 | 78.7 | 62.5% | 1.07 |
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12 - 16 | -4 | 70.3 | 79.2% | 0.98 |
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14 - 18 | -4 | 85.6 | 70.8% | 0.97 |
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12 - 12 | +0 | 48.6 | 66.7% | 0.86 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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16 - 12 | +4 | 74.8 | 75.0% | 1.14 |
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18 - 15 | +3 | 72.9 | 62.5% | 1.11 |
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20 - 13 | +7 | 63.0 | 66.7% | 1.11 |
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13 - 16 | -3 | 73.6 | 75.0% | 0.96 |
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11 - 18 | -7 | 72.5 | 70.8% | 0.70 |

Spirit smash paiN, G2 wiped aside as well
Reigning Major champions, Spirit eased past paiN on Dust2, picking up a dominant 13-3 to get their Austin Major 2025 campaign underway while 3DMAX made light work of G2 on Nuke as the French team smashed Snax and co. 13-5.






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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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17 - 4 | +13 | 104.1 | 87.5% | 1.98 |
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19 - 11 | +8 | 104.4 | 87.5% | 1.91 |
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11 - 7 | +4 | 72.1 | 75.0% | 1.25 |
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7 - 10 | -3 | 69.0 | 75.0% | 1.03 |
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5 - 7 | -2 | 42.8 | 75.0% | 0.91 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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14 - 12 | +2 | 94.2 | 75.0% | 1.31 |
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11 - 11 | +0 | 63.7 | 62.5% | 0.76 |
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5 - 10 | -5 | 38.4 | 75.0% | 0.56 |
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3 - 12 | -9 | 42.3 | 43.8% | 0.41 |
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6 - 14 | -8 | 37.0 | 43.8% | 0.36 |















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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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17 - 11 | +6 | 84.9 | 72.2% | 1.39 |
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11 - 14 | -3 | 71.3 | 72.2% | 0.80 |
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9 - 16 | -7 | 65.1 | 55.6% | 0.76 |
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9 - 17 | -8 | 68.4 | 66.7% | 0.76 |
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6 - 16 | -10 | 36.8 | 50.0% | 0.41 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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17 - 8 | +9 | 87.4 | 88.9% | 1.60 |
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17 - 12 | +5 | 97.7 | 88.9% | 1.52 |
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14 - 12 | +2 | 82.3 | 83.3% | 1.31 |
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14 - 12 | +2 | 88.4 | 77.8% | 1.22 |
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10 - 11 | -1 | 63.8 | 88.9% | 1.04 |







Aurora run through FaZe; The MongolZ unable to get past FURIA
s1mple and FaZe, like Vitality, did not join the server in their opening game as Aurora ran through FaZe 13-5 on Anubis while Asia's finest, The MongolZ fell to FURIA on Ancient in their opener, going down 11-13 on Inferno.


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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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17 - 16 | +1 | 83.6 | 70.8% | 1.05 |
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17 - 17 | +0 | 68.2 | 66.7% | 1.01 |
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13 - 17 | -4 | 70.3 | 62.5% | 0.95 |
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14 - 14 | +0 | 65.0 | 66.7% | 0.93 |
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13 - 16 | -3 | 75.7 | 70.8% | 0.92 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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22 - 12 | +10 | 91.6 | 83.3% | 1.39 |
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18 - 15 | +3 | 79.3 | 70.8% | 1.17 |
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17 - 17 | +0 | 87.8 | 70.8% | 1.12 |
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14 - 16 | -2 | 46.4 | 66.7% | 0.88 |
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8 - 14 | -6 | 57.6 | 70.8% | 0.74 |





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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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23 - 7 | +16 | 117.6 | 100.0% | 2.20 |
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17 - 10 | +7 | 95.6 | 72.2% | 1.50 |
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10 - 9 | +1 | 74.4 | 83.3% | 1.12 |
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13 - 12 | +1 | 67.8 | 83.3% | 1.02 |
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8 - 11 | -3 | 54.9 | 77.8% | 0.87 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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13 - 13 | +0 | 96.4 | 83.3% | 1.10 |
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12 - 16 | -4 | 76.8 | 66.7% | 0.93 |
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8 - 13 | -5 | 64.6 | 72.2% | 0.77 |
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8 - 15 | -7 | 43.9 | 61.1% | 0.63 |
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5 - 15 | -10 | 44.2 | 55.6% | 0.58 |







NAVI ease past Nemiga; Lynn Vision continue to surprise
CS2's inaugural Major champions, Natus Vincere (NAVI) got their campaign in Austin underway with a big 13-7 win over Nemiga while Lynn Vision's stunning run continued as they hammered Liquid 13-5 on Dust2 in their first game at Stage 3.


K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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21 - 9 | +12 | 112.1 | 80.0% | 1.74 |
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20 - 15 | +5 | 123.7 | 85.0% | 1.55 |
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19 - 10 | +9 | 75.5 | 90.0% | 1.37 |
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10 - 13 | -3 | 58.8 | 80.0% | 1.03 |
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8 - 12 | -4 | 48.4 | 75.0% | 0.93 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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14 - 16 | -2 | 80.3 | 70.0% | 1.21 |
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16 - 14 | +2 | 85.0 | 65.0% | 1.11 |
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15 - 17 | -2 | 77.4 | 60.0% | 0.97 |
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9 - 16 | -7 | 52.1 | 60.0% | 0.70 |
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5 - 15 | -10 | 31.5 | 55.0% | 0.42 |



K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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9 - 11 | -2 | 77.4 | 72.2% | 1.00 |
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11 - 14 | -3 | 86.8 | 72.2% | 0.99 |
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9 - 13 | -4 | 75.1 | 72.2% | 0.80 |
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10 - 14 | -4 | 58.3 | 72.2% | 0.72 |
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9 - 13 | -4 | 45.1 | 66.7% | 0.65 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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17 - 11 | +6 | 83.8 | 77.8% | 1.50 |
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12 - 8 | +4 | 70.7 | 77.8% | 1.33 |
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10 - 10 | +0 | 85.7 | 83.3% | 1.10 |
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11 - 10 | +1 | 72.7 | 83.3% | 1.09 |
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15 - 10 | +5 | 62.9 | 77.8% | 1.03 |






ROUND 2
VP go 2-0; FURIA dispatch Aurora with ease
Virtus.pro were the first team to move into the 2-0 pool as they took care of Legacy on Ancient with a 13-11 win while FURIA saw themselves join Virtus.pro following a dominant 13-7 win on Dust2 as their new AWPer molodoy had a standout performance.


K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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17 - 13 | +4 | 82.4 | 79.2% | 1.33 |
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20 - 13 | +7 | 86.2 | 83.3% | 1.31 |
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20 - 16 | +4 | 90.1 | 62.5% | 1.25 |
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9 - 14 | -5 | 51.6 | 62.5% | 0.72 |
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10 - 15 | -5 | 43.9 | 54.2% | 0.60 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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22 - 16 | +6 | 88.0 | 75.0% | 1.36 |
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18 - 14 | +4 | 89.0 | 75.0% | 1.21 |
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13 - 17 | -4 | 67.5 | 66.7% | 0.89 |
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10 - 15 | -5 | 51.6 | 79.2% | 0.74 |
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8 - 15 | -7 | 49.5 | 70.8% | 0.65 |






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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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16 - 14 | +2 | 78.5 | 75.0% | 1.11 |
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14 - 16 | -2 | 82.5 | 65.0% | 0.94 |
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11 - 16 | -5 | 68.0 | 50.0% | 0.69 |
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8 - 14 | -6 | 47.5 | 60.0% | 0.64 |
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7 - 18 | -11 | 34.9 | 45.0% | 0.40 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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22 - 11 | +11 | 119.0 | 90.0% | 1.92 |
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16 - 13 | +3 | 83.7 | 85.0% | 1.42 |
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15 - 10 | +5 | 88.5 | 85.0% | 1.30 |
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16 - 9 | +7 | 69.4 | 85.0% | 1.28 |
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9 - 13 | -4 | 52.4 | 70.0% | 0.81 |


Spirit bring back Lynn Vision to reality; NAVI fight back against the French
Lynn Vision, high off their win over Liquid, came crashing down to Earth after being handed a 7-13 loss on Dust2 by donk and co. while 3DMAX were unable to close a 12-8 lead on Inferno against NAVI with aleksiB's boys stealing a 16-14 win to move into the 2-0 bracket.






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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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17 - 9 | +8 | 93.6 | 75.0% | 1.52 |
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15 - 8 | +7 | 82.3 | 85.0% | 1.39 |
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16 - 10 | +6 | 73.5 | 80.0% | 1.24 |
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7 - 11 | -4 | 47.4 | 85.0% | 0.93 |
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9 - 11 | -2 | 42.2 | 75.0% | 0.88 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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12 - 11 | +1 | 59.2 | 75.0% | 0.96 |
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6 - 11 | -5 | 56.8 | 70.0% | 0.79 |
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12 - 15 | -3 | 59.1 | 55.0% | 0.74 |
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9 - 11 | -2 | 58.1 | 65.0% | 0.73 |
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10 - 16 | -6 | 58.6 | 60.0% | 0.66 |













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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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18 - 18 | +0 | 89.3 | 76.7% | 1.08 |
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20 - 20 | +0 | 72.3 | 60.0% | 0.92 |
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17 - 17 | +0 | 56.2 | 70.0% | 0.88 |
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17 - 19 | -2 | 60.1 | 76.7% | 0.88 |
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17 - 20 | -3 | 65.2 | 73.3% | 0.87 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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20 - 19 | +1 | 96.4 | 70.0% | 1.18 |
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21 - 20 | +1 | 65.2 | 90.0% | 1.16 |
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20 - 16 | +4 | 63.9 | 70.0% | 1.03 |
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18 - 16 | +2 | 58.5 | 73.3% | 0.97 |
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15 - 21 | -6 | 62.6 | 73.3% | 0.87 |


MOUZ on the brink of elimination, Vitality find form against the Russians
FaZe fought back from being 1-5 down to take down MOUZ 13-10 on Ancient as rain stood up when it mattered most while Vitality dropped Nemiga to the 0-2 bracket after a comfortable 13-6 win on Ancient as apEX's boys finally found some form in Austin.


K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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18 - 16 | +2 | 88.1 | 65.2% | 1.18 |
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16 - 15 | +1 | 71.4 | 82.6% | 1.15 |
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19 - 17 | +2 | 93.1 | 65.2% | 1.09 |
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10 - 16 | -6 | 60.7 | 73.9% | 0.76 |
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9 - 17 | -8 | 43.5 | 56.5% | 0.58 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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21 - 14 | +7 | 92.5 | 78.3% | 1.39 |
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17 - 13 | +4 | 85.1 | 82.6% | 1.21 |
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15 - 13 | +2 | 76.3 | 87.0% | 1.15 |
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16 - 13 | +3 | 71.4 | 73.9% | 1.12 |
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11 - 20 | -9 | 63.7 | 65.2% | 0.81 |










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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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22 - 11 | +11 | 107.5 | 94.7% | 1.77 |
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14 - 8 | +6 | 78.2 | 84.2% | 1.41 |
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15 - 7 | +8 | 83.2 | 89.5% | 1.37 |
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15 - 10 | +5 | 94.8 | 78.9% | 1.35 |
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7 - 10 | -3 | 39.4 | 78.9% | 0.81 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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13 - 13 | +0 | 85.3 | 73.7% | 1.15 |
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11 - 15 | -4 | 66.7 | 68.4% | 0.77 |
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9 - 14 | -5 | 46.2 | 52.6% | 0.64 |
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5 - 16 | -11 | 58.9 | 68.4% | 0.60 |
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8 - 15 | -7 | 43.1 | 52.6% | 0.58 |












The MongolZ get on the board, G2 run through paiN
An 11-round streak after being 0-5 down saw The MongolZ fight back against Liquid to pick up a 13-7 win to move into the 1-1 pool while G2's stellar T side on Dust2 helped them take down paiN as the Brazilians fell 6-13 to drop to the 0-2 pool.


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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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21 - 9 | +12 | 115.4 | 95.0% | 1.85 |
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14 - 9 | +5 | 77.2 | 85.0% | 1.25 |
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16 - 11 | +5 | 72.2 | 85.0% | 1.25 |
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14 - 8 | +6 | 66.8 | 75.0% | 1.22 |
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9 - 12 | -3 | 59.8 | 80.0% | 0.99 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 | |
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16 - 15 | +1 | 91.0 | 65.0% | 1.22 |
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10 - 12 | -2 | 62.0 | 65.0% | 0.73 |
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11 - 16 | -5 | 71.5 | 55.0% | 0.72 |
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6 - 16 | -10 | 53.2 | 55.0% | 0.50 |
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6 - 17 | -11 | 38.2 | 45.0% | 0.46 |









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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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20 - 12 | +8 | 93.9 | 89.5% | 1.44 |
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16 - 13 | +3 | 97.4 | 84.2% | 1.41 |
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16 - 11 | +5 | 97.2 | 78.9% | 1.39 |
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16 - 12 | +4 | 74.3 | 84.2% | 1.29 |
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10 - 14 | -4 | 69.6 | 73.7% | 0.99 |
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K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
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14 - 12 | +2 | 71.5 | 68.4% | 1.03 |
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12 - 16 | -4 | 91.1 | 73.7% | 0.93 |
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14 - 16 | -2 | 78.3 | 73.7% | 0.86 |
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10 - 16 | -6 | 75.6 | 57.9% | 0.80 |
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12 - 18 | -6 | 72.4 | 57.9% | 0.74 |






