Our picks for best CS2 BLAST Austin Major 2025 Pick'Ems

Choosing the best CS2 BLAST Austin Major 2025 Pick’Ems is not easy, especially with a mix of powerhouse teams and promising underdogs entering the scene. Hosted by BLAST.tv, this tournament is the first CS2 Major in North America and features $1.25 million in prize pool. The event kicks off on June 3, 2025, and concludes on June 22, 2025.

Just like past majors, the Viewer Pass for BLAST Austin Major 2025 is now available, and the Pick’Ems challenge is live. You’ll begin with a bronze coin that upgrades to silver, gold, and ultimately diamond as you make correct predictions.

On that note, here are our early picks for the CS2 BLAST Austin Major 2025 Pick'Ems.

Note: This article is subjective and solely based on the writer's opinions. It will be updated as we proceed to the next stages.

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Best choices for CS2 BLAST Austin Major 2025 Pick’Ems

As of May 22, 2025, the Stage 1 (Opening Stage) Pick’Ems are live in the game. Later stages will unlock once the current round concludes. Here are all the teams competing in the Stage 1:

OG (F1KU, Chr1zN, Buzz, spooke, nicoodoz)
HEROIC (SunPayus, LNZ, yxngstxr, xfl0ud, tN1R)
Metizport (adamb, Plopski, L00m1, isak, hampus)
Nemiga Gaming (1eeR, khaN, riskyb0b, Xant3r, zweih)
BetBoom Team (s1ren, zorte, Magnojez, Ax1Le, Boombl4)
B8 (npl, esenthial, headtr1ck, alex666, kensizor)
Complexity (JT, Grim, hallzerk, Cxzi, nicx)
Wildcard (stanislaw, JBa, Sonic, susp, phzy)
NRG (oSee, HexT, nitr0, Jeorge, br0)
Imperial Esports (VINI, noway, decenty, try, chayJESUS)
Fluxo (zevy, arT, kye, piriajr, mlhzin)
Legacy (latto, dumau, saadzin, n1ssim, lux)
Chinggis Warriors (controlez, ariucle, ROUX, efire, cool4st)
Lynn Vision Gaming (westmelon, z4kr, EmiliaQAQ, Starry, C4LLM3SU3)
TYLOO (Attacker, JamYoung, Moseyuh, Mercury, Jee)
FlyQuest (INS, Liazz, Vexite, regali, nettik)

Stage 1 prediction

To unlock the silver coin, you have to make five right predictions out of 10. Based on the recent performance of the Stage 1 teams, here are our predictions:

3-0 Results

HEROIC
Complexity

3-1, 3-2 Results

BetBoom Team
NRG
OG
B8
Nemiga Gaming
Lynn Vision Gaming

0-3 Results

FlyQuest
Chinggis Warriors

If you followed our expert predictions, then you must have gotten five predictions and still have a chance to redeem the diamond coin. While this was quite a risky one, the later stages are not that difficult to predict.

Stage 2 prediction

To unlock the gold coin, you have to make five right predictions out of 10 again. Here are our predictions for Stage 2 matchups:

3-0 Results

Team Falcons
3DMAX

3-1, 3-2 Results

HEROIC
FaZe Clan
MIBR
FURIA
OG
B8

0-3 Results

Legacy
Lynn Vision Gaming

Stage 2 was quite rough for the majority of the players. We saw some of the most unexpected results. From Legacy going 3-0 to Falcons, the second-best team in the world currently, getting destroyed and not even making it to the next stage, the predictions were almost ruined on the very first day for almost everyone. However, we still have a chance to unlock the gold coin.

Stage 3 prediction

Here are our predictions for Stage 3 matchups:

3-0 Results

Vitality
MOUZ

3-1, 3-2 Results

Virtus.pro
FaZe Clan
The MongolZ
paiN Gaming
Team Spirit
Aurora Gaming

0-3 Results

G2 Esports
Nemiga

Vitality has been going strong for the past few months, and their win streak is still remains broken. Moreover, the only team that has been able to give them good competition lately has been MOUZ. Considering this, putting them both in the 3-0 bracket makes sense.

The exceptional performances from Virtus.pro and paiN Gaming make them strong contenders for Stage 3, while G2 Esports, Nemiga, and Team Liquid are the safest bets for the 0-3 bracket.

These are our predictions for the CS2 BLAST Austin Major 2025 Pick'Ems for now. The later-stage predictions will be updated here as we proceed further in the event.

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About the author

Harshit Singh is a gaming journalist at Sportskeeda, with Fortnite, Counter-Strike 2, and Marvel Rivals being his areas of specialization. A final-year B.Des (Visual Communication) student at Delhi Technological University, he is always eager to pursue creative endeavors. Harshit aims to deliver news and up-to-date content promptly to players around the globe. To that end, he acquires information from reliable forums and social media pages and religiously tracks the latest coverage of Fortnite — a game he has been playing since 2018. He is often found testing the new meta in-game or spectating competitive tournaments.

Harshit holds a deep love for video games, which stemmed from the hours he spent playing GTA Vice City, NFS Most Wanted 2005, FlatOut 2, and Total Overdose in his school days. Currently, he is veering towards story-driven, single-player games, with Red Dead Redemption 2 being one of his favorites.

Harshit is an ardent fan of esports titles like CS, Rocket League, and Valorant, with Fnatic, EDG, G2, and Astralis being a few of his favorite orgs. Counter-Strike pro Xantares and Benjifishy, an esports athlete who has mastered both Fortnite and Valorant, are inspirational figures for him.

Harshit works as a music producer under the alias Hysaze. He is extremely passionate about EDM and has garnered over 40 million streams across all platforms. He is also a regular contributor to Fandom’s EDM Wiki.

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