{"id":193541,"date":"2025-06-18T12:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T12:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skin.club\/community?p=193541"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:16:44","slug":"blast-austin-major-playoff-teams-tier-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/blast-austin-major-playoff-teams-tier-list","title":{"rendered":"Elfishguy Ranks Playoff Teams at 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\/KH5mKzS6OCM?si=fKm0qRTKpbmlexuE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/en\/events\/blast-tv-austin-major-2025\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BLAST.tv Austin Major<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> group stage has wrapped, and the playoff action is about to ignite at the <\/span><b>Moody Center<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> starting Thursday, <\/span><b>June 19<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In a new video, <\/span><b>Elfishguy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, joined by <\/span><b>Pilski<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Bleh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, dives into what\u2019s next as they break down the playoff bracket and make bold predictions. One of the highlights is Elfishguy\u2019s tier list, which ranks the remaining teams from \u201cPotential Winners\u201d down to \u201cOut in Quarters 100%,\u201d offering hot takes and measured expectations alike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A thrilling Brazilian derby between <\/span><b>FURIA <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>paiN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> headlines one side of the bracket, while the reigning favorites, <\/span><b>Vitality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, face off against <\/span><b>NAVI <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in a blockbuster matchup. 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