{"id":176522,"date":"2025-05-29T13:38:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T13:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skin.club\/community?p=176522"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:01:40","slug":"shox-predicts-stage-1-of-blast-tv-austin-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/shox-predicts-stage-1-of-blast-tv-austin-major","title":{"rendered":"SHOX Predicts Stage 1 of BLAST.tv Austin Major"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article__media y-red-dif-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AzwXlt7Qm9k?si=p-7WxMU7CmY_0vFX\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legendary CS pro <\/span><b>Richard \u201cSHOX\u201d Papillon <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reveals his Pick\u2019em predictions for <\/span><b>Stage 1 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of 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;\">. With <\/span><b>16 teams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> set to battle from <\/span><b>June 3 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><b>6<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, SHOX walks viewers through each of his picks, offering insights into why he believes certain rosters will shine under pressure. He emphasizes form, chemistry, and key player performances\u2014pointing out teams with strategic depth and experience in LAN environments. SHOX doesn\u2019t shy away from bold calls, including underdog advances and surprise eliminations. He also factors in recent roster changes and the volatile nature of Bo1 matchups in the early stage. The French veteran combines his analytical experience with instinctive flair, giving fans a compelling breakdown of the opening battles. As the Austin Major unfolds, will SHOX\u2019s predictions hold up under the fire of fierce competition? Watch to see if your favorites made his cut.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary CS pro Richard \u201cSHOX\u201d Papillon reveals his Pick\u2019em predictions for Stage 1 of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025. With 16 teams set to battle from June 3 to 6, SHOX walks viewers through each of his picks, offering insights into why he believes certain rosters will shine under pressure. He emphasizes form, chemistry, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":176523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[455],"class_list":["post-176522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-blast-tv-austin-major-2025"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SHOX Predicts Stage 1 of BLAST.tv Austin Major<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SHOX reveals his Pick\u2019em predictions for Stage 1 of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, breaking down team choices and strategies on Skin.Club.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/shox-predicts-stage-1-of-blast-tv-austin-major\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SHOX Predicts Stage 1 of BLAST.tv Austin Major\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SHOX reveals his Pick\u2019em predictions for Stage 1 of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, breaking down team choices and strategies on Skin.Club.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/shox-predicts-stage-1-of-blast-tv-austin-major\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CS2 &amp; 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