BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Playoffs Day 2: Recap
The second day of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Playoffs saw the last two quarter-finals take place as Vitality got past Natus Vincere (NAVI) while The MongolZ created history for the Asian region as they took down s1mple and co.
If you missed the second day's action at the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Playoffs, here's a quick recap.
The favourites continue to inch closer to the title
The second day got going with Vitality taking on Aleksib's Natus Vincere (NAVI) which saw Vitality's stellar T side on Mirage help them take a 13-9 win before the ZywOo and mezii got Vitality over the line at 13-11 to pick up a 2-0 win. Vitality, one of the biggest favourites to win the Major, move into the semi-finals and will take on MOUZ next.
Natus VincereVitality| Natus Vincere |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ihor 'w0nderful' Zhdanov |
35 - 29 | +6 | 83.5 | 71.7% | 1.15 |
| Valeriy 'b1t' Vakhovskiy |
31 - 30 | +1 | 72.0 | 78.3% | 1.07 |
 Justinas 'jL' Lekavicius |
22 - 29 | -7 | 58.9 | 73.9% | 0.88 |
 Mihai 'iM' Ivan |
25 - 34 | -9 | 71.8 | 69.6% | 0.87 |
 Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen |
28 - 30 | -2 | 62.4 | 71.7% | 0.87 |
| Vitality |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut |
41 - 27 | +14 | 90.7 | 78.3% | 1.38 |
 William 'mezii' Merriman |
38 - 27 | +11 | 85.6 | 76.1% | 1.26 |
 Robin 'ropz' Kool |
28 - 27 | +1 | 68.5 | 71.7% | 1.02 |
 Shahar 'flameZ' Shushan |
22 - 33 | -11 | 61.6 | 69.6% | 0.92 |
| Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire |
21 - 28 | -7 | 46.9 | 73.9% | 0.85 |
The MongolZ create history
FaZe and s1mple were looking to continue their magic Austin Major run but it was Asia's finest in their way as bLitz and co. sent FaZe home after a 2-0 win over the crowd favourites. By making the semi-finals of the Austin Major, The MongolZ created history becoming the most successful team at a Major, making the deepest run for an Asian team ever.
FaZeThe MongolZ| FaZe |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Finn 'karrigan' Andersen |
32 - 31 | +1 | 72.3 | 76.1% | 1.07 |
 David 'frozen' Čerňanský |
28 - 32 | -4 | 88.7 | 65.2% | 1.03 |
 Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski |
32 - 33 | -1 | 73.4 | 71.7% | 1.00 |
 Håvard 'rain' Nygaard |
28 - 36 | -8 | 73.7 | 71.7% | 0.96 |
| Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev |
24 - 33 | -9 | 60.0 | 63.0% | 0.80 |
| The MongolZ |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Usukhbayar '910' Banzragch |
40 - 25 | +15 | 86.8 | 76.1% | 1.35 |
| Azbayar 'Senzu' Munkhbold |
35 - 27 | +8 | 74.9 | 73.9% | 1.19 |
| Garidmagnai 'bLitz' Byambasuren |
31 - 31 | +0 | 81.2 | 65.2% | 1.12 |
| Sodbayar 'Techno' Munkhbold |
31 - 31 | +0 | 77.8 | 69.6% | 1.07 |
| Ayush 'mzinho' Batbold |
28 - 30 | -2 | 61.5 | 69.6% | 0.91 |
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