Participants at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 are impressing not only with their skill and teamplay, but also with a remarkable age gap — from a 17-year-old prodigy to a 35-year-old CS legend. This tournament has become a true battleground of generations, where youth meets experience on the same stage. Undoubtedly, the age of players matters a lot when it comes to win predictions such as The Skin.Club Pick’em Challenge, or let’s be fair, expectations from the players themselves.
Karrigan – Experience Above All
Finn “karrigan” Andersen is the oldest player at the tournament at 35 years old. Representing FaZe, he remains one of the most decorated in-game leaders in CS history. His leadership and composure under pressure could be the decisive factor in the fight for playoffs and possibly the championship. FaZe already showed this potential at the Shanghai Major, where they nearly defeated Spirit and delivered an impressive performance.
Mzinho – The New Generation
Ayush “mzinho” Batbold from The MongolZ is the youngest participant, just 17 years old. Despite his age, he plays with remarkable maturity and isn’t afraid of the big stage. This is not his first major tournament — he’s already played in two CS2 Majors, with their best result being a top 5–8 finish in Shanghai.
Average age of all teams at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025
The age parameters of the teams at the major give an interesting insight into how organisations build their rosters: some rely on young shooters, others on proven fighters with experience in major LAN tournaments. Below is the full list of all participants and their average age:
- Vitality — 26.1
- Spirit — 22.4
- MOUZ — 22.0
- Natus Vincere — 22.0
- G2 — 26.4
- Aurora — 26.7
- The MongolZ — 20.7
- Liquid — 24.6
- FaZe — 28.8
- Virtus.pro — 22.8
- Falcons — 25.0
- 3DMAX — 26.0
- paiN — 23.1
- MIBR — 25.1
- M80 — 23.6
- FURIA — 26.2
- Complexity — 24.1
- Heroic — 23.2
- Wildcard — 24.3
- FlyQuest — 23.9
- B8 — 20.6
- BetBoom — 23.9
- Imperial — 22.3
- OG — 22.3
- Chinggis Warriors — 23.2
- TYLOO — 23.5
- Lynn Vision — 21.8
- Metizport — 23.5
- Nemiga — 21.3
- NRG — 24.9
- Fluxo — 23.2
- BESTIA — 24.3
Average Age of Players at the Tournament
BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 features a wide spectrum of player ages, but most teams manage to strike a balance between youth and experience. The majority of rosters are built around players aged 22–25, considered the peak performance years for pros. The average age at the tournament is 23.04 years.
Youngest Team
B8 is the youngest team at the event. Despite their lack of experience, they made it through a grueling qualifier, winning five BO3 matches in a row to secure their spot. The squad has already proven that youth is no obstacle when you’ve got strong character and great team chemistry.
Oldest Team
FaZe boasts the most veteran lineup at the Major. With legends like karrigan and s1mple, the team relies on deep experience and tactical understanding. They’re not afraid to take risks — and they’ve come to this Major with one goal only: the trophy. As karrigan himself said, it’s an all-in run.
We’ll find out soon enough. The tournament is just getting started, and with each passing match, one thing becomes clear: age is not a limitation — it’s a context in which greatness is revealed. Don’t forget to sign up for The Skin.Club Pick’em Challenge to win exclusive rewards from Skin.Club.
