We’re 4 days into the enjoyable at BLAST Open Spring 2025 up to now, and we formally have our first 4 Playoff groups determined. We’ve additionally seen some groups head residence at this early stage – learn on to search out out if it’s the standard suspects, or if there are any shock packages at this CS2 occasion.
MOUZ and Vitality prime Group A
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Over on the prime of Group A at BLAST Open Spring 2025, issues went largely as most would have predicted. Vitality, sitting fairly because the unchallenged finest CS2 workforce on the planet proper now, made fast work of Astralis and Virtus.professional to safe their Playoff slot. They have been joined by MOUZ, who needed to beat Falcons and Spirit to succeed in the identical stage. For MOUZ, their dealing with of Spirit is formally a sample, one which the Russian workforce wants to determine.
Heading residence already from Group A are The Huns and Astralis. For The Huns, they have been solely invited as a result of circumstances out of their management, so this was only a good studying expertise for them. However for Astralis, this was yet one more depressing outcome that would see them select to make a CS2 roster change earlier than the Main. Issues are that dire for the Danes.
Everlasting Hearth and NAVI battle by means of Group B
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Group B of BLAST Open Spring 2025 was eventful, with Everlasting Hearth going flawless towards Liquid and G2 to safe their fifth Playoff berth of the yr – the signal of an elite workforce if I ever noticed one. Assembly EF within the Playoffs from Group B is NAVI, who after beating FURIA, needed to run a full gauntlet collection towards The MongolZ to progress to the following stage. Issues have been on a downturn for NAVI of late, so this was a fairly good outcome.
Group B has already seen Imperial and FURIA despatched residence – a horrible state of affairs for Brazilian Counter-Strike. To make issues worse, they have been effectively crushed by Liquid and M80. It was a win for NA within the battle of the Americas down there.
Who can nonetheless qualify for the BLAST Open Spring Playoffs?
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With 4 Playoff groups determined at BLAST Open Spring 2025, there are nonetheless two slots remaining. These slots will go to the winners of Group A and B’s decrease brackets, which is a very punishing format.
Let’s begin with a take a look at Group A. The decrease bracket there may be completely stacked, to say the least. On one aspect, you’ve got Virtus.professional vs. Falcons, and on the opposite, it’s Spirit vs. FaZe. The winner of these matches will then face off for the ultimate Group A Playoffs spot. I’m guessing Spirit, however on this format, something can occur.
Over in Group B, there’s somewhat extra of a transparent favourite in my eyes. The MongolZ vs. Liquid makes up one aspect of the decrease bracket, matched by G2 vs. M80 on the opposite. If we don’t see The MongolZ go to the Playoffs of BLAST Open Spring 2025, I’ll be very shocked, given how poor the opposite three groups have checked out this occasion.
