In the second round match, NRG faced Heroic at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Stage 1. The match determined which team would advance to the next stage and which would fall to a 1-1 score. Dust2, in a bo1 match, ended with a crushing 13:5 score in favor of Heroic .

MVP of the match - Yasin “xfl0ud” Koç
The best player of the series was xfl0ud from the Heroic team. On the Dust2 map, he made 22 kills and received 103 adr . He made a decisive contribution to his team's victory by winning decisive rounds and making several multi-kills, which allowed the team to find space. Detailed match statistics can be found here.

It is also worth noting the good play of Andrey "tN1R" Tatarinovich on Dust2, where he finished the game with 17 kills and only 12 deaths, had 106 adr , and showed several great moments.

Among NRG , Alexander 'br0' Bro stands out as the only bright spot on the team, who spent the match looking for entry kills and space for his team, but to no avail. The player himself scored 13 kills and had an adr of 102.

The victory allowed The Heroic to climb the standings and already have a 2-0 record, but there is still a match to qualify for Stage 2, in the previous round the team also easily defeated Chinggis Warriors. Meanwhile, NRG dropped to 1-1 and will still have several chances to advance.

BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 is taking place from June 3 to 22 in Austin, USA, with a prize pool of $1,250,000. You can follow the news, schedule, and results of the tournament at the link.