{"id":138733,"date":"2025-03-19T14:16:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T14:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skin.club\/community?p=138733"},"modified":"2025-11-05T12:15:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:15:42","slug":"ranking-blast-open-lisbon-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/ranking-blast-open-lisbon-teams","title":{"rendered":"Ranking BLAST Open Lisbon Teams: Mauisnake\u2019s Tier List"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article__media y-red-dif-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YgGGcUngKcA?si=Gu_YwPuVkzTxS70a\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><b>Mauisnake <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">breaks down his expectations for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/events\/blast-open-lisbon-2025\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BLAST Open Lisbon 2025<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> teams in a detailed tier list, sorting them from S-Tier (title contenders) to lower-tier dark horses. With only 6 teams advancing from the brutal Copenhagen group stage, every squad must prove its worth before heading to Lisbon\u2019s MEO Arena for the single-elimination playoffs. The <\/span><b>$400,000 prize pool<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and BLAST\u2019s Frequent Flyer tokens raise the stakes, making each match a must-watch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mauisnake highlights top-tier teams dominating the HLTV rankings, placing them in S and A+ Tiers, while questioning the upset potential of rising underdogs like <\/span><b>FURIA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>M80<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Imperial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>The Huns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He also debates whether certain squads, despite their star-studded lineups, deserve their A or B Tier placements. The BO3 quarter- and semi-finals, leading into a BO5 grand final, ensure the best teams will have to fight through every round. With the world\u2019s best CS2 teams battling in BLAST\u2019s new tournament format, Mauisnake\u2019s predictions set the stage for an electrifying event on <\/span><b>March 17\u201330<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mauisnake breaks down his expectations for the BLAST Open Lisbon 2025 teams in a detailed tier list, sorting them from S-Tier (title contenders) to lower-tier dark horses. With only 6 teams advancing from the brutal Copenhagen group stage, every squad must prove its worth before heading to Lisbon\u2019s MEO Arena for the single-elimination playoffs. 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