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. NTMR improved to 4-0 and moved into sole possession of first place with a 3-0 sweep of Team Liquid on Saturday in the Overwatch Champions Series North America Stage 2.
NTMR opened with a 2-1 win on Illios, following that with a 3-0 victory on New Junk City and closed with a 144.86-6.51m triumph on Runasapi.
Geekay Esports also won, posting a 3-0 sweep of Spacestation Gaming. Geekay prevailed 2-1 on Oasis, 3-1 on Suravasa and 3-2 on King’s Row.
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 two matches:
–DhillDucks vs. Supernova
-Extinction vs. Sakura Esports
Overwatch Champions Series North America Stage 2 standings (match win-loss, map differential):
1. NTMR 4-0, 12-2, +10
2. Geekay Esports 3-0, 9-0, +9
3. Team Liquid 2-1, 6-4, +2
4. Extinction 1-1, 3-3, 0
5. Sakura Esports 1-2, 3-6, -3
6. Spacestation Gaming 1-3, 5-9, -4
7. Supernova 0-2, 1-6, -5
8. DhillDucks 0-3, 0-9, -9
–Field Level Media
