Counter-Strike 2 (by Valve) served up an upset at BLAST Open London 2025 when M80 eliminated Virtus.pro. The match, on 29th August 2025, finished 2-1 as M80 took Dust2 13-6 and Mirage 13-9 after a heavy Overpass loss, 4-13.
M80 will continue in the lower bracket and is set to face the loser of FaZe vs Natus Vincere in the next round; that match is listed on the event page. Match details and the upcoming fixture are also shown on the scheduled match page for the FaZe/Natus Vincere loser: M80 vs FaZe/Natus Vincere loser.
The series opened with a dominant Overpass from Virtus.pro, who closed it 13-4 and briefly looked in control. M80 answered with aggressive T halves on Dust2 and Mirage, breaking defensive setups and capitalizing on round resets; each map’s detailed stats are available on the map pages: Overpass, Dust2, and Mirage.
Individual moments swung the decider. Jadan “HexT” Postma pulled off a lurk under Kaisar “ICY” Faiznurov’s scope that effectively ended Virtus.pro’s comeback hopes.
Mason “Lake” Sanderson topped M80’s scoreboard, with Fritz “slaxz-” Dietrich and others contributing clutch rounds at key moments. Virtus.pro saw solid games from Denis “electroNic” Sharipov and Kaisar “ICY” Faiznurov, but inconsistent T halves cost them across the series.
Virtus.pro flounder again
Across the season Virtus.pro have struggled to push past early exits at several events, and this result continues that trend. Some fans have pointed to the team’s limited map pool and irregular individual form; comments after the match suggested roster discussions might follow.
Other player pages referenced in the match stats include Michael “Swisher”, Elias “s1n”, Evgenii “FL1T”, Petr “fame”, and Ilya “Perfecto”.
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