First-Round Matchups for BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 2 Announced

Organizers of the BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 2 for CS2 have announced the result of the draw for the final stage of the event. The event will take place in the Single Elimination format, and teams that will play again in the second round will have the option of choosing their opponent, adding tension and strategic depth to the event.

In the quarterfinals bracket, Aurora chose to play The MongolZ in their initial matchup, looking to get off on a positive note in the playoffs. Virtus.pro had chosen to play against Team Spirit in what is arguably one of the most eagerly anticipated fixtures of the stage. Astralis had chosen playing against MOUZ, and Liquid had drawn against current champions Vitality, assured of high-voltage action from the opening round.

The BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 2 LAN finals will take place from August 14 to 17 in Malta. The event features a prize pool of $500,000, and it is one of the festival points of the competitive summer season. The grand final will be contested in best-of-five, while the others will be best-of-three.

The Single Elimination format dictates that one loss at any time results in immediate elimination from the tournament, raising stakes of each contest. The choice of selecting opponents during the second round makes preparation schemes especially crucial, with teams able to decide their own bracket and potential path to the trophy.

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The first-round pairings are as such: