4, 6, 7 and 6.
That was the unimpressed number of rounds Astralis managed to win at BLAST Open Lisbon 2025, before getting booted home in last place on Friday.
Yes, the opposition was tough. But failing to put up any meaningful resistance in the series against Vitality and FaZe cannot be acceptable for a team with Astralis’ ambitions.
“Super disappointed”
Astralis’ Sports Director Kasper Straube echoed that disappointment, voicing his frustration in a post on X following the team’s early exit.
Along with an apology to the fans, Straube admitted that the team is currently far from being able to challenge the top tier of Counter-Strike.
– We are very far from being able to contest top teams right now. Simply not good enough in so many aspects this week. Super disappointed. Reflection, soul searching and hard work ahead. Sorry, guys, Straube wrote.
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Beyond the disappointing results, the early elimination could have serious implications. Astralis entered the tournament ranked #9 in Europe on Valve’s VRS leaderboard, with the goal of securing a direct invite to Phase 2 of the BLAST.tv Austin Major.
But with no additional points earned in Lisbon, Astralis now face the real risk of dropping out of the Top 10 and being forced into the Major Regional Qualifier (MRQ) in mid-April.
The deadline for the direct Major invites is set to be April 7.
For a team that has missed the last four Majors, the pressure is once again mounting—and this time, their fate is no longer in their own hands.
Here are Astralis’ results from BLAST Open Lisbon 2025:
- Astralis vs FaZe
- Nuke: 6-13
- Train: 7-13
- Astralis vs Vitality
- Dust2: 6-13
- Inferno: 4-13
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