{"id":245523,"date":"2025-09-09T15:13:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=245523"},"modified":"2025-11-05T19:57:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T19:57:21","slug":"shox-wraps-up-the-blast-open-fall-2025-winners-losers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/shox-wraps-up-the-blast-open-fall-2025-winners-losers","title":{"rendered":"Shox wraps up the BLAST Open Fall 2025: winners &#038; losers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BLAST Open London 2025 ended with G2 finally lifting a trophy after a long drought, but the event told a bigger story than just one team\u2019s redemption. Spirit, despite donk being on fire, collapsed short of playoffs; NAVI\u2019s new look with makaz failed to click; and Liquid once again looked stuck in neutral. 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