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.
Reigning major champs Spirit, second-best MOUZ, superteam Falcons, and a FaZe Clan bolstered by Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyljev are all hot on Vitality's heels. Challengers The MongolZ and Aurora will 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 after a 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.
Stage | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Stage 3 Final Swiss Stage | Europe Vitality MOUZ Spirit Aurora Natus Vincere G2 Esports Americas Liquid Asia The MongolZ |
| Stage 2 Middle Swiss Stage | Europe Falcons FaZe Clan 3DMAX Virtus.pro Americas paiN FURIA MIBR M80 |
| Stage 1 Opening Swiss Stage | Europe OG HEROIC Metizport Nemiga BetBoom B8 North America Complexity Wildcard NRG South America Imperial Fluxo Legacy * China Lynn Vision TYLOO Mongolia & West Asia Chinggis Warriors Oceania & Southeast Asia FlyQuest |
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All talent attending the Austin Major 2025
It's the Austin Major, so we need Major-tier talent and we've got it in spades over 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:
- Stage Hosts:
- Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere
- Tres "stunna" Saranthus
- Desk Hosts & Interviewers:
- Freya "Freya" Spiers
- James Banks
- Content Reporter:
- Mike "DarfMike" Winnick
- Commentators:
- Conner "Scrawny" Girvan
- Mohan "launders" Govindasamy
- Anders "Anders" Blume
- Daniel "ddk" Kapadia
- Hugo Byron
- Harry "JustHarry" Russell
- Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill
- Alex "Machine" Richardson
- Analysts:
- Jacob "Pimp" Winneche
- Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen
- Alex "Mauisnake" Ellenberg
- Jason "moses" O'Toole
- Danny "mahone" Hsieh
The Austin Major begins June 3 with Swiss stage matches played across two streams. For more CS2 coverage stay tuned to esports.gg.
