FURIA and Imperial were the first teams to exit Group B at the BLAST Open Spring 2025. Both teams lost their elimination matches and left the tournament with no chance of reaching the playoffs. The South American region, traditionally hoping for a breakthrough from its teams, once again remains without representation in the tournament.

Previously, Astralis and The Huns were similarly eliminated from Group A. Thus, four teams have already concluded their participation in the tournament. Liquid and M80, having defeated Imperial and FURIA, are advancing through the lower bracket and continue their fight for a playoff spot.

Liquid 2:1 Imperial

Liquid had no trouble starting the match on Dust II, crushing their opponent with a score of 13:4 — quick attacks and solid defense left Imperial with no chance. On the second map, Nuke, the battle was much tighter: Liquid led during the match, but towards the end, allowed Imperial to pull ahead and lost 11:13.

On the deciding Anubis, Liquid was once again stronger. The first half went their way — 7:5, and after switching sides, the Americans won six consecutive rounds to close the map 13:5. The result — 2:1 and Liquid's journey continues.

M80 2:1 FURIA

The first map went to FURIA: on Dust II, they confidently led 10:2 in the first half and carried the match to victory — 13:7. But on Train, M80 showed resilience — coming back from behind, they took the map 13:10 and pushed the game to the deciding Inferno.

On the third map, the battle went down to the wire: FURIA started strong again, but in the second half, M80 delivered a series of seven consecutive round wins. The match went into overtime, where the opponents exchanged series, but the second wave of extra rounds went to M80 — 19:17.

BLAST Open Lisbon 2025 takes place from March 19 to 30. The group stage will be held at the BLAST studio in Copenhagen, while the playoffs will occur at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Follow the results and progress of the tournament in more detail via this link.