The MongolZ slammed the door on FaZe Clan’s Cinderella run in the BLAST Austin Major and is only separated from the finals by Pain Gaming. Can you bet on them to win?
| Match | BLAST Austin Major playoffs |
|---|---|
| Kick-off | June 21, 2025 at 6:30 pm ET |
| Top pick | The MongolZ wins 2-1 |
| Best price | GG.BET live odds |
| Betting favorite | The MongolZ |
Consistency is a hard thing to come by in Counter-Strike, as Team Falcons can attest to. The MongolZ is one of the few teams that has really found it, though. In almost every prominent tournament it plays in, the Mongolian team has been able to push its way into the playoffs. That consistency might be broken though, but in a good way. The team has scarcely made its way into tournament finals, but is in a prime position to do so here.
Betting tip: Pain Gaming has impressed in Austin, but it has been helped in the event with softer matchups. That ends here.
My The MongolZ vs Pain Gaming pick: The MongolZ wins 2-0 (2.15 at gg.bet)
The MongolZ play straightforward Counter-Strike, and that hasn’t really changed in Austin. The team has shown up, and largely played the same kind of games that it has all year.
The one key exception to that is Azbayar “Senzu” Munkhbold. The rifler has been markedly sharper than his usual in Austin, even as the attention on the team shifts to Ayush “mzinho” Batbold. He’s the third-highest-rated player of the Austin Major’s primary stages, behind only superstars Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut and Danil “donk” Kryshkovets.
Pain Gaming had an unremarkable season, but has stepped things up at the BLAST Austin Major in a big way. That hasn’t been limited to one player, though. Most of the team has been more polished than what they’ve shown this year, but the main drivers behind that success have been Lucas “nqz” Soares and Franco “dgt” Garcia.
nqz has been able to notch some of his best games of 2025. When he has popped off, Pain has been able to consistently turn that into a win. dgt has often been able to plug the holes when nqz has an off game, but not always.
The MongolZ will need to hold down nqz and keep dgt bottled up in order to get the win. They should be up to the task, though.
| The MongolZ | Pain Gaming |
|---|---|
| bLitz (IGL) | Biguzera (IGL) |
| Techno4K | nqz |
| 910 | snow |
| mzinho | dav1deuS |
| Senzu | dgt |
| Metric | The MongolZ | Pain Gaming | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pistol round win% | 50% | 51.0% | Pain Gaming |
| Top-rated player | Senzu (1.10) | Nqz (1.08) | The MongolZ |
| Map win-loss | 57-40 | 42-55 | The MongolZ |
Stats include all games played by both teams in 2025, unless otherwise noted.
Pain Gaming and The MongolZ have played each other sparingly. The total record officially stands at 2-1 in Pain’s favor, but Pain has undergone some major changes over the years while The MongolZ has gelled over time. The last time these teams played was in February 2025, when The MongolZ scored a 2-1 victory in PGL Cluj-Napoca.
The MongolZ started in Stage 3 of the BLAST Austin Major, and posted a deceptively strong 3-2 record to earn a playoffs berth.
Pain Gaming started its Austin Major journey and Stage 2 and advanced with a 3-1 record before scratching its way into the playoffs with a 3-2 Stage 3 run.
| Market | Odds |
|---|---|
| The MongolZ to win | 1.34 |
| Pain Gaming to win | 3.17 |
| Over 2.5 maps | 2.12 |
Lines pulled from gg.bet at 5:30 pm MT on June 20, 2025.
Since the Shanghai Major, The MongolZ have scarcely lost to teams ranked outside the top 15. Even with Pain Gaming having a Cinderella run of its own, the team is still ranked well outside the top 15. Keep that in mind when you look at the GG.BET live odds, or anywhere else.
Our pick: The MongolZ win 2-0 @ 2.15 at gg.bet
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