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The team list is locked, the talent has been announced — the Austin Major is upon us at last.
The BLAST Austin Major is just days away now. The world’s best teams and talent spent the entire of 2025 building their resumes in the hopes they copped an invite — or won a final qualifier spot — to the Austin Major, biggest show in competitive Counter-Strike.
It all kicks off this week! Here’s a look at the teams and talent we’ll catch in June at the Austin Major.
All teams attending the Austin Major 2025
Team Vitality enters Austin as the overwhelming favorites with 24 teams embarking on a Major journey in Texas this June. Vitality’s streak is special —seven straight trophies and 30 series wins in a row— but the major is another beast altogether.
Reigningmajor champs Spirit,second-best MOUZ,superteam Falcons, and aFaZe Clan bolstered by Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyljevare all hot on Vitality’s heels. ChallengersThe MongolZandAurorawill also be vying for a top eight finish and are dark horses for a deep run this month, while Natus Vincere are hoping they saved their best for last aftera slow 2025.
Teams were either invited via Valve Regional Standings or qualified through the regional qualifiers for the Austin Major, with the top eight heading straight to Stage 3’s Swiss bracket, the next eight starting in Stage 2, while the qualifiers all open their accounts in Stage 1.
Here’s a breakdown of where each team will start at the Austin Major.
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All talent attending the Austin Major 2025
It’s the Austin Major, so we need Major-tier talent andwe’ve got it in spadesover the next few weeks. Anders “Anders” Blume returns to the microphone at a major for the first time since Copenhagen in 2024, pairing with Counter-Strike and VALORANT veteran caster Daniel “ddk” Kapadia.
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere and Tres “stunna” Saranthus will host the show from the stage while Mike “DarfMike” Winnick and Danny “mahone” Hsieh make their talent debuts at a CS Major.
Here’s a full list of the talent bringing the Austin Major to life:
TheAustin Majorbegins June 3 with Swiss stage matches played across two streams. For moreCS2coverage stay tuned toesports.gg.
