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We continue our betting tips series on BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, where Stage 1 is heating up. The battle to reach Stage 2 is heating up and it's slowly but surely moving towards the climax.
Let's talk about the 2-0 basket, where we will find out the name of the participant of the next round. It will be someone from the pair Heroic - FlyQuest.
In our betting prediction we will try to understand which of the pair Heroic - FlyQuest will be stronger and will enter the next stage.
How the bookies view it: Heroic favourite
Before a more detailed betting prediction on the match Heroic - FlyQuest, let's talk about the favourite of the match. Bookmakers agree that Heroic will play first and it is hard to agree with that.
Although Heroic are not in peak form now, they are still an experienced team with a lot of title tournaments under their belt. FlyQuest is a bit worse in this respect, but they should not be discounted.
Heroic form. What result can be expected from Heroic
Our betting tips for the match Heroic vs FlyQuest will be opened by analysing the Heroic form. Still, they are the favourites for the match.
Heroic looked very good in the 2023 season. They were constantly playing in TIR-S tournaments and were a significant force.
Heroic had a streak of great tournaments. It was top 2 at IEM Rio 2023, top 4 at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 and IEM Dallas 2023. Heroic went on to win the BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 and also finished in the top 3 of the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023
- Heroic roster: SunPayus, LNZ, yxngstxr, xfl0ud, tN1R.
Before their performance at Gamers8 Heroic attended another prestigious tournament - IEM Cologne. Being one of the main contenders to win the German tournament, the Danes made it to the play-offs of the competition, but there they couldn't move further than the first round. Heroic lost to Astralis in the first round of the IEM Cologne play-offs with a score of 0-2.
At Gamers8 they debuted with a match against Falcons. In general, the game ended predictably, but the French gave a fight, especially on the first map (Mirage 22-18 in favour of Heroic). The second one went to Heroic with the score 16-10.
In the previous match Heroic met GamerLegion. Despite GL's seemingly idle position in that match, they were able to grind the nerves of the Danes and take the map, but still lost in the end.
Heroic finished off Gamers8 with a match against ENCE. The Danish club again failed to beat the Finns and left the major championship at the top-4 stage.
In the first match at ESL Pro League Season 18, the team played against Rooster. The Australians offered no resistance and took 6 rounds in two games.
Next was BIG - another passable opponent for Heroic, but it was not to be. The Danes lost 0-2, losing on Ancient with a score of 23-25 and on Inferno with a score of 13-16.
Heroic got into the last chance net after a 0-2 loss at MOUZ. So from the "achievements" so far, a win over the raw Roosters and that's it. It looks very deplorable. And it ended no better: Heroic Ledge and Monte crashed out of ESL Pro League Season 18.
Next up was Roobet Cup 2023, where Heroic finished in the top 12. After unsatisfactory performance at EPL and Roobet Cup Heroic played not better at Thunderpick World Championship 2023 and BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. There, it was top-8 and top-6 respectively.
Heroic face many challenges in the 2024 season. They still attend top tournaments, but the performance is much worse: Top-16 at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, Top-8 at IEM Chengdu 2024, Top-28 at ESL Pro League Season 9, Top-6 at IEM Dallas 2024 and Top-8 at YaLLa Compass 2024.
Later, the series of appearances at various championships continued, with Heroic playing at both BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 (Top 12) and IEM Cologne 2024 (Top 20) and BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown 2024 (Top 16). In October 2024 Heroic were close to finally taking the championship title, reaching the final of Elisa Masters Espoo 2024, but Ledgeili ENCE in the grand final.
Before appearing at European RMR B, Heroic played at Thunderpick World Championship 2024, where they finished top 2, losing to MongolZ in the grand final.
At European RMR B, Heroic Long Sogpeg started with a win against PARIVISION. Next was a loss to BIG, followed by a win against NiP. At PW Shanghai Major 2024 they qualified thanks to a win over Passion UA.
Going straight into the Elimination Stage, Heroic beat BIG and FaZe on their way to the basket 2-0. In the match to advance to the play-offs Heroic Ledge or MongolZ. In the play-offs match Ledge and Spirit. However, they managed to pass to the main stage after defeating the reigning world champions NaVi. However, in the first match of the play-offs Heroic were defeated by G2, who knocked Heroic out of the championship race.
In the 2025 season, Heroic attended BLAST Bounty Spring 2025, where they finished in the top 8. This was followed by an appearance at IEM Katowice 2025 with an even more disappointing result, and more specifically a top-20 finish.
In the course of ESL Pro League Season 21 Heroic were 1-1. Later, after a loss to 3DMax, they found themselves in a 1-2 tie, but after that Ledge went 1-2 and finished the tournament at the Top-22 stage. Prior to playing at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, won the CCT Season 2 Global Finals and MESA Nomadic Masters Spring 2025. In addition, they attended IEM Dallas 2025, an S-Class tournament, where they finished in the top 8, which is a good result.
On the first stage of BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Long Long Competed with two victories: defeated Chingis Warriors and NRG.
FlyQuest form. What result can be expected from FlyQuest
We continue to analyse the match Heroic vs FlyQuest with FlyQuest form analysis. Even though they play with the second number, they have enough chances to win.
FlyQuest is a new name for the Counter-Strike 2 competitive scene, but a familiar one for the North American eSports scene. The club is known for its League of Legends team and is now ready to expand into the Counter-Strike arena.
The choice of the American club fell on the Australian squad Greyhound. Now the American team is represented by the following players.
- FlyQuest lineup: INS, Liazz, Vexite, regali, nettik.
The then Grayhound lineup dominated the home arena in the Pacific region, and not because of this constantly played on the international stage. Thus, in 2023 the Australians played almost everywhere: IEM Katowice 2023, EPL Season 17, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, IEM Dallas 2023, EPL Season 18 and so on. However, no significant results were achieved, and the best performance with a stretch can be called TOP-16 at IEM Dallas 2023.
In 2024, they played at several qualifiers, again in their region, and again led, but almost everywhere. Won qualifiers at IEM China 2024, OneQode Frontier, but failed at the most important moment - at RMR. There Ledge and Lynn Vision, thus missing PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024.
IEM China 2024 the team started with a rather unexpected victory over the top 8 PGL CS2 Copenhagen Major 2024, the club C9. Next, they fought Vp, but lost with a 1-2 score and fell to the bottom of the grid. In the match against Nemiga Gaming on two dops won with a score of 2-0, thereby finding themselves in a duel for the exit in play-offs. However, FaZe couldn't be beaten, so FlyQuest finished at the TOP-8. Later there was an appearance at EPL Season 19, with a final top-12 and top-15 at Esports World Cup 2024.
After EWC 2024, FlyQuest played at IEM Cologne 2024, where they finished in the top-24, and after that, they played at ESL Pro League Season 20, where they finished in the top-28. Before playing at Shanghai Major 2024, FlyQuest played at ESL Challenger at DreamHack Atlanta 2024 and ELS Challenger League Season 48: Oceania, where they finished in the Top 1.
At PW Shanghai Major 2024, FlyQuest qualified for the PW Shanghai Major 2024 with a quota from Asia-Pacific, finishing in the top 1 at the local RMR.
Playing at PW: Shanghai Major 2024, FlyQuest performed well, Long Sogpegov with 2-0, but got to 2-2. In the Legend Stage match, they lost 1-2 to MIBR, ending their appearance in the Top 16.
At the very beginning of the 2025 season they visited BLAST Bounty Season 1. They made it to the second round, but lost to the world champions Spirit, leaving the tournament at the TOP-16 stage. They also attended IEM Katowice 2025, where they finished in TOP-24. The situation was no better at PGL Cluj-Napoca, where the Australians finished in 16th place.
ESL Pro League Season 21, at least on Long Cogner, looks like the team's most successful tournament of the 2025 season. Before their game against Eternal Fire, they managed to win two matches out of three. However, a subsequent loss to EF and then TYLOO put an end to FQ's performance at EPL S21 and the team finished in the top 19. Later they played at IEM Melbourne 2025, where they lost to NaVi in the bottom set of the group stage, thus placing 12th in the final standings.
Later, FlyQuest attended BLAST Rivals Spring 2025, where they finished in the top 8. Before appearing at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, they finished in the Top 3 at Asian Champions League 2025.
At BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Heroic won 2 out of 2 matches, beating Fluxo and BB.
Recent head to head: Heroic (almost) edging it
This will be the second match between the teams in the last year. They crossed each other at ESL Pro League Season 19 and Heroic won that time.
Players to watch: xfl0ud and INS
In the match Heroic vs FlyQuest, xfl0ud and INS will be the players to watch most closely. The former has shown good play in previous matches, while the latter has been FlyQuest's headliner for a very long period of time. However, according to the matches on BLAST.tv Austin Major, both teams showed a balanced game and all players earned a 1+ rating.
Which maps does Heroic pick and ban most often?
Strongest maps
- Mirage: Highest win percentage (64.6%) with 48 matches played.
- Vertigo: High win percentage (57.1%) with 28 matches played.
- Ancient: Steady winning percentage (54.7%) with 53 matches played.
Average results
- Nuke: Average winning percentage (51.8%) with 56 matches played.
- Anubis: Average winning percentage (51.2%) with 41 matches played.
- Dust2: Average win percentage (50.0%) with 26 matches played.
Weaknesses
- Overpass: Low win percentage (42.9%) with 14 matches played.
- Inferno: Low win percentage (0.0%) with 2 matches played.
Heroic performs best on Mirage, Vertigo and Ancient maps with a win percentage above 54%.
On maps Nuke, Anubis and Dust2 the team shows average results with a win percentage around 50%.
Overpass and Inferno are the team's weakest maps with win percentages of 42.9% and 0%
Which maps does FlyQuest pick and ban most often?
Strong maps
- Anubis: high win percentage (67.9%) with 28 matches played.
- Vertigo: high win percentage (58.3%) with 12 matches played.
- Ancient: stable win percentage (56.2%) with 32 matches played.
Average results
- Inferno: average winning percentage (54.8%) with 31 matches played.
- Dust2: average winning percentage (53.8%) with 13 matches played.
- Mirage: average winning percentage (50.0%) with 12 matches played.
- Train: average win percentage (50.0%) with 2 matches played.
Weak maps
- Nuke: low win percentage (47.8%) with 23 matches played.
FlyQuest shows the best results on Anubis, Vertigo and Ancient maps, with a win percentage above 56%.
On maps Inferno, Dust2, Mirage and Train the team shows average results with a win percentage of around 50%.
Nuke is a weak map for the team, with a win percentage below 48%.
Predicted result of the match between Heroic and FlyQuest at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025
In this match my bet is on FlyQuest. Despite the greater experience of Heroic, exclusively on BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 I will favour the Australian club, who beat Fluxo and BB, the teams are clearly prominent and certainly better than NRG and Chingis Warriors.
Bottom line: FlyQuest wins.
