MIBR send BetBoom packing from Austin

MIBR have kept their Major run alive after two hard-fought map wins over BetBoom.

MIBR have eliminated BetBoom from Stage 2 of the BLAST.tv Austin Major, sending the Russian team home after a 2-0 victory in their 0-2 pool match.

BetBoom kicked off their Major run in Stage 1, scoring wins over Nemiga, Legacy, and Wildcard while also suffering a best-of-one loss to FlyQuest.

Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov's men had a far more difficult time in Stage 2, enduring a one-sided 4-13 loss to 3DMAX in their opening match before faltering at the hands of HEROIC 9-13 in their next match.

Date	Matches
BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Stage 2
07/06/2025	3DMAX Finished 13:4 BetBoom	Match
07/06/2025	HEROIC Finished 13:9 BetBoom	Match
08/06/2025	MIBR Finished 2:0 BetBoom	Match

MIBR, who had the luxury of starting in Stage 2, also had a difficult start, faltering to Legacy and Nemiga in close games during their first day of play. The Brazilians now have no room for error, needing to win two best-of-threes from here on out if they want to reach Stage 3 of the Major.

The series began on BetBoom's map pick of Train, where neither side could take a commanding lead, with MIBR eventually eking out a 7-5 scoreline at halftime.

BetBoom separated themselves from the Brazilians on the defense, winning five of the first six rounds, but Boombl4's troops struggled to close out their map pick, allowing MIBR to crawl back to a 13-11 victory.

MIBR's pick of Anubis played out in an incredibly similar fashion; the Brazilians bagged a 7-5 half that BetBoom soon whittled away once they switched over to the CT side. Once again, BetBoom struggled to capitalize on their lead, and MIBR ultimately regained control of the map on the offense to claim Anubis 13-11.