{"id":174932,"date":"2025-05-28T12:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skin.club\/community?p=174932"},"modified":"2025-11-05T16:59:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:59:39","slug":"blast-tv-austin-major-teams-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/blast-tv-austin-major-teams-ranking","title":{"rendered":"Elfishguy, Pilski &#038; Bleh Rank Austin Major Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article__media y-red-dif-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i0-zdwRlUO8?si=KLBeQl5kyEbkko61\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><b>Elfishguy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Pilski<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and<\/span><b> Bleh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> break down the <\/span><b>32 teams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> competing in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/en\/events\/blast-tv-austin-major-2025\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They create a comprehensive tier list categorizing squads into six distinct brackets: <\/span><b>Champion candidate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Playoffs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Top 8), <\/span><b>Stage 3 hardstruck<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Stage 2 hardstruck<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Stage 1 hardstuck<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the<\/span><b> two biggest losers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The discussion highlights key contenders poised for a deep run, dark horses that might surprise, and underperformers expected to crash out early. The analysts dissect roster moves, recent form, and tactical depth to back up their rankings. As tension builds ahead of the <\/span><b>June 3\u201322 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">showdown in Austin, they debate who has what it takes to lift the trophy. The stakes are sky-high with <\/span><b>$1,250,000 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the line and only eight teams making it to the Playoffs. Expect bold calls, spicy disagreements, and expert insights as the CS2 community gears up for the season\u2019s biggest Major.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elfishguy, Pilski, and Bleh break down the 32 teams competing in the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025. They create a comprehensive tier list categorizing squads into six distinct brackets: Champion candidate, Playoffs (Top 8), Stage 3 hardstruck, Stage 2 hardstruck, Stage 1 hardstuck, and the two biggest losers. 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