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A Counter-Strike fan plays the esports game on an oversized gaming laptop at the Counter-Strike Austin Major launch event at The Moody Center Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Austin will be the host city for the Counter-Strike Austin Major esports tournament in June 2025. Team Liquid improved to 2-0 and moved into a tie for first place with a 3-0 sweep of Extinction on Saturday in the Overwatch Champions Series North America Stage 2.
Team Liquid opened with a 2-0 win on Illios, followed that with a 144.86-8.12m victory on Runasapi and closed with a 3-1 triumph on New Junk City.
Sakura Esports also won, posting a 3-0 sweep of DhillDucks. Sakura prevailed 2-0 on Illios, 2-1 on Watchpoint: Gibraltar and 136.18m-54.2m on Runasapi.
The tournament, played online, features eight teams. The regular-season round robin will conclude on June 15, with six qualifying teams heading to the double-elimination regional playoffs.
The top three teams will advance to the Midseason Championship and North America Stage 3. The prize money has yet to be determined.
NA Stage 2 continues Sunday with three matches:
–Supernova vs. NTMR
–Spacestation Gaming vs. DhillDucks
–Geekay Esports vs. Sakura Esports
Overwatch Champions Series North America Stage 2 standings (match win-loss, map differential):
T1. Team Liquid 2-0, 6-1, +5
T1. NTMR 2-0, 6-1, +5
2. Geekay Esports 1-0, 3-0, +3
T4. Extinction 1-1, 3-3, 0
T4. Sakura Esports 1-1, 3-3, 0
6. Supernova 0-1, 0-3, -3
7. Spacestation Gaming 0-2, 2-6, -4
8. DhillDucks 0-2, 0-6, -6
–Field Level Media
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