Stage 3 of the BLAST.tv Austin Major kicks off this Thursday, with the top-seeded teams finally entering the server.
Vitality, Spirit, MOUZ, and other heavyweights will join the battle for playoff spots as the last 16 teams begin their best-of-one openers.
The most anticipated matchup of the day features FaZe taking on Aurora. The latter arrive in Austin with a strong season so far, making several deep runs. Meanwhile, FaZe just scraped through Stage 2 after back-to-back losses and will be looking to reset and reassert themselves.
Elsewhere, Major favorites Vitality face off against the Major revelation Legacy, while MOUZ and Spirit begin their campaigns against Virtus.pro and paiN, respectively.
You can check out the opening-round schedule down below.
Opening Round Matches – Thursday, June 12
- 17:00 — Vitality vs. Legacy
- 17:00 — MOUZ vs. Virtus.pro
- 18:15 — Spirit vs. paiN
- 18:15 — G2 vs. 3DMAX
- 19:30 — The MongolZ vs. FURIA
- 19:30 — Aurora vs. FaZe
- 20:45 — Natus Vincere vs. Nemiga
- 20:45 — Liquid vs. Lynn Vision
