Players from Team Vitality during Stage 2 at the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 decided to have some fun and created their own tier list of all participating teams. flameZ was the one placing the teams, but they considered everyone's opinion who was there.

Falcons , aurora , and Vitality are the main favorites for the championship, according to the lineup. While Falcons and Vitality are understandable choices, aurora surprised everyone. But they are not here by chance; the guys from aurora , under the former tag Eternal Fire , managed to defeat Vitality on January 24, 2025. This defeat was Vitality 's only loss in 2025.

In the category of strong contenders, NAVI, The MongolZ , Mouz , Spirit , and FaZe with s1mple were included. In the ranking of teams that could surprise, Heroic , Liquid, G2, FURIA Esports , OG , Wildcard, 3DMAX , and B8 made the list. Among these teams, B8 has already surprised by defeating Falcons .

In the ranking of good teams, Virtus.pro , pain , BetBoom, M80 , MIBR , NRG , FlyQuest, and Imperial were included. Three teams from this list have already exited the tournament, being eliminated in Stage 1, but based on their performance, they were considered for this ranking.

In the bottom tier, de_airport (hinting at an early exit from the tournament), TyLoo , Nemiga, Lynn Vision , Chinggis Warriors, Fluxo , Complexity, and Metizport were placed. Among these teams, TyLoo , Nemiga, and Lynn Vision remained in the tournament in Stage 2, with the latter sensationally defeating Falcons .