{"id":158172,"date":"2025-05-09T11:30:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T11:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skin.club\/community?p=158172"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:11:04","slug":"18-years-separates-the-oldest-and-youngest-players-at-blast-tv-austin-major-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/18-years-separates-the-oldest-and-youngest-players-at-blast-tv-austin-major-2025","title":{"rendered":"18 years separates the Oldest and Youngest Players at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Participants at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 are impressing not only with their skill and teamplay, but also with a remarkable age gap \u2014 from a 17-year-old prodigy to a 35-year-old CS legend. This tournament has become a true battleground of generations, where youth meets experience on the same stage. Undoubtedly, the age of players matters a lot when it comes to win predictions such as The Skin.Club Pick\u2019em Challenge<\/a>, or let\u2019s be fair, expectations from the players themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

Karrigan \u2013 Experience Above All<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Finn \u201ckarrigan\u201d Andersen is the oldest player at the tournament at 35 years old. Representing FaZe, he remains one of the most decorated in-game leaders in CS history. His leadership and composure under pressure could be the decisive factor in the fight for playoffs and possibly the championship. FaZe already showed this potential at the Shanghai Major, where they nearly defeated Spirit and delivered an impressive performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mzinho \u2013 The New Generation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ayush \u201cmzinho\u201d Batbold from The MongolZ is the youngest participant, just 17 years old. Despite his age, he plays with remarkable maturity and isn\u2019t afraid of the big stage. This is not his first major tournament \u2014 he\u2019s already played in two CS2 Majors, with their best result being a top 5\u20138 finish in Shanghai.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Average age of all teams at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The age parameters of the teams at the major give an interesting insight into how organisations build their rosters: some rely on young shooters, others on proven fighters with experience in major LAN tournaments. Below is the full list of all participants and their average age:<\/span><\/p>\n