BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Stage 2FaZe lock in final Stage 3 spot over MIBR
A laser-focused FaZe put two failed attempts to qualify behind them in a round five win.
FaZe beat MIBR in a 2-0 series to lock in the final spot in Stage 3 of the BLAST.tv Austin Major.
In their third attempt at qualification following losses to Legacy and 3DMAX, things looked different from the start as FaZe got off to the series with a statement victory on MIBR's pick, Anubis, spearheaded by a red-hot David "frozen" Čerňanský.
Felipe "insani" Yuji's pistol round triple and 1v2 clutch in the second gunround made MIBR competitive to start, but FaZe's offense quickly kicked in, and a crucial 2v5 from Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev and frozen tipped the first half in their favor.
After sides switched, frozen's pistol round triple and another in a 3v3 round 16 retake and FaZe's aggressive posturing all over the map led to a quick closing.
Ancient began as more of the same. Things quickly spiraled out of control for MIBR after losing the pistol to a 1v2 flank from Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski and a 4v2 situation in the fourth round to another crisp s1mple triple.
This time, however, MIBR mustered a response late in the first half and turned a 2v4 around in the second pistol to climb back into contention. With a Breno "brnz4n" Poletto 1v3 and another 2v4 turn a few rounds later up against pistols, the Brazilians took charge of Ancient, but they were ultimately unable to close it out after EliGE pulled off a last-second clutch in the final round of regulation.
Once in overtime, s1mple locked in with opening after opening to lead the way to a flawless defensive half, and FaZe converted Håvard "rain" Nygaard's double entry in the first opportunity to close overtime for the 2-0 victory.
Stage 3 teams are set
With FaZe locking in the final spot, Stage 2 has come to a conclusion and Stage 3 is up next, where the rest of the world's elite comes into play.
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That will begin on Thursday after a day off, during which the incoming teams will undergo their media obligations while the teams qualified from Stage 2 take a well-deserved break.
 FaZe |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 - 23 | +6.54% | 96.7 | 82.2% | 1.49 | |
| 35 - 27 | +3.29% | 81.4 | 77.8% | 1.29 | |
| 35 - 27 | +1.27% | 74.4 | 75.6% | 1.28 | |
| 31 - 30 | +3.04% | 86.1 | 75.6% | 1.16 | |
| 22 - 32 | -3.43% | 52.0 | 71.1% | 0.85 |
  MIBR |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 - 33 | +1.53% | 88.1 | 73.3% | 1.19 | |
| 32 - 33 | +0.94% | 77.8 | 68.9% | 0.98 | |
| 27 - 35 | -1.55% | 69.9 | 60.0% | 0.79 | |
| 24 - 30 | -5.44% | 54.3 | 62.2% | 0.70 | |
| 17 - 35 | -6.28% | 44.6 | 71.1% | 0.62 |
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