StarLadder Budapest Major 2025

StarLadder Budapest Major 2025
2025
Tournament information
GameCounter-Strike 2
LocationBudapest, Hungary
DatesNovember 24–December 14, 2025
AdministratorValve
StarLadder
FormatThree 16-team Swiss-system group stages
8-team single-elimination playoff
HostStarLadder
VenueMTK Sportpark (Group stages)
MVM Dome (Playoffs stage)
Teams32
Defending championsTeam Vitality
PurseUS$1,250,000
Final positions
ChampionsTeam Vitality
1st runners-upFaZe Clan
2nd runners-upTeam Spirit
Natus Vincere
MVPMathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut

The StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 was the fourth Counter-Strike 2 Major Championship and twenty-third Counter-Strike Major overall. It was held in Budapest, Hungary, from November 24 to December 14, 2025. It was the second Major organized by StarLadder, after Berlin 2019. Each stage of the tournament was held in front of live audiences, with the first three stages being held at MTK Sportpark and the playoffs held at the MVM Dome.[1] The Major was the second to feature 32 teams, with all teams being directly invited to the Major,[2] and was the first Major to have a best-of-five grand final.[3] It featured a prize pool of US$1,250,000.[4]

Team Vitality were crowned champions after a 3–1 victory over FaZe Clan, their third title.[5] Vitality's Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut was awarded his third Major MVP, the most of any player.[6]

Background

Counter-Strike 2 is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation. It is the fifth game in the Counter-Strike series. In professional Counter-Strike, the Valve-sponsored Majors are considered the most prestigious tournaments.[7]

The Major was announced by StarLadder on 12 May 2025, and was their second in six years after last hosting the Berlin 2019 Major.[4]

Team Vitality were the Major's defending champions following a 2–1 victory over The MongolZ at Austin 2025.[8]

Format

The tournament involves three Swiss-system group stages before an eight-team single-elimination playoffs. The Major featured 32 teams directly invited according to their Valve Regional Standings (VRS), following the scrapping of Major Regional Qualifiers.[9] Eight teams are eliminated from each Swiss-system stage before the final eight teams compete in a single-elimination playoff bracket to determine a champion. Each match after the initial matchups of each stage and the initial matchups of the Playoffs Stage are seeded according to teams' Buchholz score.

In the first three stages, all matches except for progression or elimination matches, which are played as bests-of-three, are played in a best-of-one format. Each match in the Playoffs Stage before the grand final is played in a best-of-three format, with the final being a best-of-five.

Map pool

Talent

On October 28, 2025, StarLadder announced the full talent lineup for the Major.[10]

Hosts

  • James Banks (arena host)
  • Freya Spiers (desk host)
  • Sam "Tech Girl" Wright (desk host)

Analysts

  • Jacob "Pimp" Winneche
  • Alex "Mauisnake" Ellenberg
  • Jonatan "Devilwalk" Lundberg
  • Teodor "Tedd" Borisov

Casters

  • Mohan "launders" Govindasamy
  • Conner "Scrawny" Girvan
  • Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill
  • Alex "Machine" Richardson
  • Harry "JustHarry" Russell
  • Hugo Byron
  • Jason "moses" O'Toole
  • Adam "Dinko" Hawthorne

Teams

Europe

Americas

Asia

  • The MongolZ
  • TYLOO
  • Lynn Vision
  • The Huns Esports
  • FlyQuest
  • Rare Atom

Rosters

Below are the rosters for each qualified team. Stand-in coach or substitute players who replaced a member of the core roster are italicized.[11]

Legends

The Legends rosters includes the eight teams directly invited to Stage 3 of the Major.

Challengers

The Challengers rosters includes the eight teams directly invited to Stage 2 of the Major.

Contenders

The Contenders rosters includes the sixteen teams directly invited to Stage 1 of the Major.

Qualification

Invites to the Major were distributed to each region according to their performance at Austin 2025, with the number for each region past Stage 1 determined by the number of teams of each region that advanced to the next Stage. The ten highest ranked European teams in the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) were invited to Stages 2 and 3, with five in each, along with two Americas teams and one Asian team in each stage.[12] The distribution of Stage 1 invites remain the same as in Austin.[13]

The final VRS update determining invites was on 6 October 2025,[14] with invites officially being sent on 8 October 2025.[9]

Invited teams

Below are the qualified teams for each region, based on their VRS standing as of 6 October 2025.[15][16]

Region Qualified Stage
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
Europe
Americas
Asia
  • Lynn Vision
  • The Huns Esports
  • FlyQuest
  • Rare Atom
  • TYLOO
  • The MongolZ

Stage 1

Stage 1 featured sixteen directly invited teams based on their global Valve Regional Standings, competing in a Swiss-system bracket. Teams were initially seeded according to their Valve Regional Standing, with further matches seeded according to a team's Buchholz score. Sixteen teams competed for eight Stage 2 spots, with all matches besides elimination and progression matches, which are bests-of-three, being bests-of-one.

Stage 1 was played from November 24 to November 27, 2025.

Pos Team W L RW RL RD BS Qualification
1 M80 3 0 52 29 +23 2 Qualification
to Stage 2
2 FlyQuest 3 0 52 20 +32 -1
3 B8 3 1 66 52 +14 1
4 fnatic 3 1 67 62 +5 -3
5 Ninjas in Pyjamas 3 1 59 33 +26 -4
6 PARIVISION 3 2 102 98 +4 0
7 Imperial 3 2 77 70 +7 -1
8 FaZe 3 2 103 95 +8 -5
9 NRG 2 3 80 98 -18 9 Eliminated
10 Fluxo 2 3 69 104 -35 6
11 Legacy 2 3 91 91 +0 1
12 The Huns 1 3 65 70 -5 1
13 RED Canids 1 3 68 74 -6 0
14 GamerLegion 1 3 68 70 -2 -5
15 Lynn Vision 0 3 22 52 -30 1
16 Rare Atom 0 3 29 52 -23 -2
Updated to match(es) played on November 27, 2025. Source: [1]

Results

Round 1

0–0 November 24 B8 11 – 13 M80 Budapest  
13:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
11 Mirage 13
0–0 November 24 Imperial 13 – 11 Rare Atom Budapest  
13:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Dust II 11
0–0 November 24 Legacy 10 – 13 FlyQuest Budapest  
14:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
10 Train 13
0–0 November 24 PARIVISION 13 – 8 The Huns Budapest  
14:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Mirage 8
0–0 November 24 Ninjas in Pyjamas 7 – 13 NRG Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
7 Overpass 13
0–0 November 24 GamerLegion 10 – 13 Fluxo Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
10 Nuke 13
0–0 November 24 FaZe 13 – 5 Lynn Vision Budapest  
16:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Nuke 5
0–0 November 24 fnatic 16 – 14 RED Canids Budapest  
17:30 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
16 Ancient 14

Round 2

1–0 November 24 Imperial 6 – 13 FlyQuest Budapest  
20:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
6 Inferno 13
1–0 November 24 PARIVISION 9 – 13 M80 Budapest  
21:30 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
9 Mirage 13
1–0 November 24 fnatic 9 – 13 Fluxo Budapest  
23:30 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
9 Train 13
1–0 November 25 FaZe 10 – 13 NRG Budapest  
00:30 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
10 Dust II 13
0–1 November 24 Legacy 13 – 6 Rare Atom Budapest  
20:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Dust II 6
0–1 November 24 B8 13 – 11 The Huns Budapest  
21:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Dust II 11
0–1 November 24 GamerLegion 6 – 13 RED Canids Budapest  
22:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
6 Train 13
0–1 November 24 Ninjas in Pyjamas 13 – 2 Lynn Vision Budapest  
23:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Train 2

Round 3

2–0 November 25 FlyQuest 2 – 0 Fluxo Budapest  
17:20 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Overpass 1
13 Inferno 3
— Train —
2–0 November 25 M80 2 – 0 NRG Budapest  
19:05 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Dust II 7
13 Mirage 2
— Train —
1–1 November 25 Legacy 13 – 6 RED Canids Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Nuke 6
1–1 November 25 B8 13 – 11 PARIVISION Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Inferno 11
1–1 November 25 FaZe 8 – 13 Ninjas in Pyjamas Budapest  
16:10 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
8 Overpass 13
1–1 November 25 fnatic 13 – 3 Imperial Budapest  
16:10 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Train 3
0–2 November 25 GamerLegion 2 – 0 Rare Atom Budapest  
17:05 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Inferno 7
13 Overpass 5
— Ancient —
0–2 November 25 The Huns 2 – 0 Lynn Vision Budapest  
19:30 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Ancient 7
13 Dust II 8
— Nuke —

Round 4

2–1 November 26 Fluxo 0 – 2 Ninjas in Pyjamas Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
5 Nuke 13
5 Train 13
— Overpass —
2–1 November 26 B8 2 – 0 Legacy Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Dust II 12
13 Mirage 5
— Ancient —
2–1 November 26 NRG 1 – 2 fnatic Budapest  
17:15 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Mirage 3
10 Inferno 13
9 Dust II 13
1–2 November 26 RED Canids 1 – 2 FaZe Budapest  
17:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Mirage 7
17 Nuke 19
5 Inferno 13
1–2 November 26 PARIVISION 2 – 0 GamerLegion Budapest  
20:30 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
16 Overpass 14
16 Ancient 12
— Dust II —
1–2 November 26 Imperial 2 – 0 The Huns Budapest  
20:20 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Nuke 8
13 Mirage 12
— Dust II —

Round 5

2–2 November 27 Fluxo 1 – 2 FaZe Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
6 Inferno 13
13 Nuke 7
10 Mirage 13
2–2 November 27 NRG 0 – 2 Imperial Budapest  
18:05 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
8 Nuke 13
5 Train 13
— Dust II —
2–2 November 27 PARIVISION 2 – 1 Legacy Budapest  
20:15 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Ancient 9
5 Inferno 13
19 Dust II 16

Stage 2

Stage 2 featured eight directly invited teams based on their Valve Regional Standings as well as eight teams qualified from Stage 1, competing in a Swiss-system bracket. Invited teams were initially seeded according to their global Valve Regional Standing, while the eight teams qualified from Stage 2 were seeded according to their final Buchholz score, with further matches seeded according to a team's Buchholz score in Stage 2. Sixteen teams competed for eight Stage 3 spots, with all matches besides elimination and progression matches, which are bests-of-three, being bests-of-one.

Stage 2 was played from November 29 to December 2, 2025.

Pos Team W L RW RL RD BS Qualification
1 Natus Vincere 3 0 52 26 +26 1 Qualification
to Stage 3
2 FaZe 3 0 58 44 +14 -2
3 B8 3 1 69 74 -5 3
4 Imperial 3 1 64 63 +1 -3
5 PARIVISION 3 1 66 55 +11 -4
6 Liquid 3 2 106 96 +10 -2
7 Passion UA 3 2 89 79 +10 -2
8 3DMAX 3 2 88 63 +25 -3
9 Ninjas in Pyjamas 2 3 89 111 -22 3 Eliminated
10 M80 2 3 92 99 -7 -2
11 Astralis 2 3 100 100 +0 -6
12 fnatic 1 3 52 58 -6 6
13 Aurora 1 3 66 69 -3 3
14 TYLOO 1 3 63 69 -6 1
15 MIBR 0 3 37 58 -21 4
16 FlyQuest 0 3 25 52 -27 3
Updated to match(es) played on December 2, 2025. Source: [2]

Results

Round 1

0–0 November 29 Astralis 10 – 13 Ninjas in Pyjamas Budapest  
13:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
10 Nuke 13
0–0 November 29 3DMAX 6 – 13 fnatic Budapest  
13:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
6 Inferno 13
0–0 November 29 Passion UA 10 – 13 FaZe Budapest  
14:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
10 Dust II 13
0–0 November 29 PARIVISION 5 – 13 TYLOO Budapest  
14:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
5 Mirage 13
0–0 November 29 Natus Vincere 13 – 2 FlyQuest Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Train 2
0–0 November 29 Aurora 13 – 6 M80 Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Dust II 6
0–0 November 29 MIBR 5 – 13 Imperial Budapest  
16:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
5 Nuke 13
0–0 November 29 Liquid 7 – 13 B8 Budapest  
16:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
7 Mirage 13

Round 2

1–0 November 29 Ninjas in Pyjamas 13 – 8 TYLOO Budapest  
18:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Nuke 8
1–0 November 29 Natus Vincere 13 – 10 Imperial Budapest  
19:05 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Mirage 10
1–0 November 29 Aurora 10 – 13 FaZe Budapest  
20:15 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
10 Dust II 13
1–0 November 29 fnatic 11 – 13 B8 Budapest  
21:25 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
11 Ancient 13
0–1 November 29 FlyQuest 7 – 13 3DMAX Budapest  
18:05 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
7 Inferno 13
0–1 November 29 M80 13 – 11 Astralis Budapest  
19:10 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Ancient 11
0–1 November 29 Passion UA 13 – 10 MIBR Budapest  
20:20 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Mirage 10
0–1 November 29 PARIVISION 13 – 3 Liquid Budapest  
21:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Dust II 3

Round 3

2–0 November 30 FaZe 2 – 0 Ninjas in Pyjamas Budapest  
17:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
16 Inferno 12
16 Nuke 12
— Ancient —
2–0 November 30 Natus Vincere 2 – 0 B8 Budapest  
19:30 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Train 6
13 Mirage 8
— Ancient —
1–1 November 30 Passion UA 3 – 13 3DMAX Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
3 Train 13
1–1 November 30 M80 13 – 10 TYLOO Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Train 10
1–1 November 30 PARIVISION 13 – 11 Aurora Budapest  
16:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Overpass 11
1–1 November 30 fnatic 10 – 13 Imperial Budapest  
16:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
10 Dust II 13
0–2 November 30 MIBR 0 – 2 Liquid Budapest  
17:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
5 Inferno 13
17 Mirage 19
— Ancient —
0–2 November 30 FlyQuest 0 – 2 Astralis Budapest  
19:30 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
5 Mirage 13
11 Overpass 13
— Inferno —

Round 4

2–1 December 1 PARIVISION 2 – 0 Ninjas in Pyjamas Budapest  
15:15 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
19 Dust II 16
16 Train 12
— Overpass —
2–1 December 1 Imperial 2 – 1 M80 Budapest  
18:20 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Mirage 11
2 Dust II 13
13 Train 11
2–1 December 1 B8 2 – 1 3DMAX Budapest  
21:40 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
3 Train 13
13 Ancient 9
13 Dust II 8
1–2 December 1 fnatic 0 – 2 Passion UA Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
11 Overpass 13
7 Inferno 13
— Mirage —
1–2 December 1 Aurora 1 – 2 Astralis Budapest  
17:20 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Nuke 11
8 Train 13
11 Mirage 13
1–2 December 1 Liquid 2 – 1 TYLOO Budapest  
20:55 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
9 Ancient 13
13 Train 5
16 Inferno 14

Round 5

2–2 December 2 Passion UA 2 – 1 M80 Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
11 Mirage 13
13 Inferno 5
13 Train 7
2–2 December 2 Liquid 2 – 0 Astralis Budapest  
17:10 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Nuke 7
13 Mirage 9
— Inferno —
2–2 December 2 Ninjas in Pyjamas 0 – 2 3DMAX Budapest  
20:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
3 Ancient 13
8 Train 13
— Nuke —

Stage 3

Stage 3 featured eight directly invited teams based on their Valve Regional Standings as well as eight teams qualified from Stage 2, competing in a Swiss-system bracket. Invited teams were initially seeded according to their global Valve Regional Standing, while the eight teams qualified from Stage 2 were seeded according to their final Buchholz score, with further matches seeded according to a team's Buchholz score in Stage 3. Sixteen teams competed for eight Stage 3 spots, with all matches besides elimination and progression matches, which are bests-of-three, being bests-of-one.

Stage 3 was played from December 4 to December 7, 2025.

Pos Team W L RW RL RD BS Qualification
1 Spirit 3 0 62 42 +20 0 Qualification
to Playoffs Stage
2 FURIA 3 0 52 23 +29 -2
3 MOUZ 3 1 95 85 +10 0
4 Vitality 3 1 59 41 +18 -1
5 The MongolZ 3 1 66 42 +24 -5
6 FaZe 3 2 77 66 +17 4
7 Natus Vincere 3 2 79 71 +8 -1
8 Falcons 3 2 100 83 +17 -3
9 B8 2 3 74 93 -19 4 Eliminated
10 G2 2 3 79 102 -23 3
11 Passion UA 2 3 65 65 +0 -4
12 Imperial 1 3 40 66 -26 5
13 3DMAX 1 3 63 84 -21 -2
14 paiN 1 3 56 71 -15 -3
15 Liquid 0 3 38 52 -14 4
16 PARIVISION 0 3 52 67 -15 1
Updated to match(es) played on December 7, 2025. Source: [3]

Results

Round 1

0–0 December 4 MOUZ 16 – 14 PARIVISION Budapest  
13:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
16 Overpass 14
0–0 December 4 Imperial 16 – 14 The MongolZ Budapest  
13:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
16 Dust II 14
0–0 December 4 Spirit 13 – 8 Liquid Budapest  
14:35 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Train 8
0–0 December 4 Passion UA 8 – 13 G2 Budapest  
14:30 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
8 Mirage 13
0–0 December 4 Vitality 7 – 13 FaZe Budapest  
15:50 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
7 Nuke 13
0–0 December 4 paiN 13 – 10 3DMAX Budapest  
15:35 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Nuke 10
0–0 December 4 FURIA 13 – 2 Natus Vincere Budapest  
17:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Nuke 2
0–0 December 4 B8 13 – 10 Falcons Budapest  
16:40 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Ancient 10

Round 2

1–0 December 4 paiN 7 – 13 G2 Budapest  
18:40 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
7 Dust II 13
1–0 December 4 FaZe 5 – 13 Spirit Budapest  
19:50 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
5 Dust II 13
1–0 December 4 MOUZ 13 – 6 B8 Budapest  
20:50 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Overpass 6
1–0 December 4 FURIA 13 – 5 Imperial Budapest  
22:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Dust II 5
0–1 December 4 3DMAX 4 – 13 Vitality Budapest  
19:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
4 Nuke 13
0–1 December 4 Passion UA 5 – 13 Falcons Budapest  
19:50 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
5 Nuke 13
0–1 December 4 Liquid 9 – 13 The MongolZ Budapest  
20:50 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
9 Inferno 13
0–1 December 4 PARIVISION 6 – 13 Natus Vincere Budapest  
22:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
6 Ancient 13

Round 3

2–0 December 5 MOUZ 1 – 2 Spirit Budapest  
17:15 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
5 Mirage 13
13 Train 10
11 Overpass 13
2–0 December 5 FURIA 2 – 0 G2 Budapest  
20:50 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Inferno 6
13 Overpass 10
— Dust II —
1–1 December 5 FaZe 7 – 13 The MongolZ Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
7 Mirage 13
1–1 December 5 B8 2 – 13 Vitality Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
2 Inferno 13
1–1 December 5 paiN 8 – 13 Natus Vincere Budapest  
16:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
8 Dust II 13
1–1 December 5 Imperial 1 – 13 Falcons Budapest  
15:55 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
1 Mirage 13
0–2 December 5 Passion UA 2 – 0 Liquid Budapest  
16:55 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Train 11
13 Mirage 10
— Nuke —
0–2 December 5 PARIVISION 1 – 2 3DMAX Budapest  
19:05 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
16 Dust II 12
8 Inferno 13
8 Ancient 13

Round 4

2–1 December 6 Natus Vincere 0 – 2 Vitality Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
11 Inferno 13
11 Train 13
— Dust II —
2–1 December 6 MOUZ 2 – 1 Falcons Budapest  
17:35 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
11 Mirage 13
13 Inferno 6
13 Nuke 10
2–1 December 6 G2 0 – 2 The MongolZ Budapest  
21:05 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
4 Ancient 13
6 Dust II 13
— Inferno —
1–2 December 6 B8 2 – 0 paiN Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
19 Dust II 16
16 Ancient 12
— Inferno —
1–2 December 6 Passion UA 2 – 0 Imperial Budapest  
17:55 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Inferno 8
13 Dust II 10
— Overpass —
1–2 December 6 3DMAX 0 – 2 FaZe Budapest  
20:15 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
6 Dust II 13
5 Inferno 13
— Nuke —

Round 5

2–2 December 7 B8 0 – 2 Natus Vincere Budapest  
15:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
4 Ancient 13
14 Train 16
— Mirage —
2–2 December 7 FaZe 2 – 0 Passion UA Budapest  
17:30 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Overpass 11
13 Mirage 11
— Dust II —
2–2 December 7 G2 1 – 2 Falcons Budapest  
20:00 CET    HLTV MTK Sportpark  
13 Ancient 9
4 Inferno 13
10 Dust II 13

Playoffs stage

The top eight teams from Stage 3 advanced to a single-elimination bracket. Teams were seeded according to their final Buchholz score earned in Stage 3. Each match in the Playoffs Stage before the grand final is played in a best-of-three format, with the final being a best-of-five.

The Playoffs Stage was played between December 11 and December 14, 2025, at the MVM Dome.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                    
1 Spirit 13 16 — 2
8 Falcons 4 12 — 0
Spirit 17 8 — 0
Vitality 19 13 — 2
5 The MongolZ 5 4 — 0
4 Vitality 13 13 — 2
Vitality 6 13 13 13 — 3
FaZe 13 3 9 2 — 1
3 MOUZ 11 2 — 0
6 FaZe 13 13 — 2
FaZe 5 13 13 2
Natus Vincere 13 11 8 1
7 Natus Vincere 13 13 13 2
2 FURIA 5 16 3 1

Results

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1 December 11 Spirit 2 – 0 Falcons Budapest  
17:00 CET    HLTV MVM Dome  
13 Nuke 4
16 Dust II 12
— Ancient —
Quarterfinal 2 December 11 Vitality 2 – 0 The MongolZ Budapest  
20:10 CET    HLTV MVM Dome  
13 Mirage 5
13 Dust II 4
— Nuke —
Quarterfinal 3 December 12 MOUZ 0 – 2 FaZe Budapest  
17:00 CET    HLTV MVM Dome  
11 Nuke 13
2 Inferno 13
— Mirage —
Quarterfinal 4 December 12 FURIA 1 – 2 Natus Vincere Budapest  
21:00 CET    HLTV MVM Dome  
5 Mirage 13
16 Inferno 13
3 Train 13

Semifinals

Semifinal 1 December 13 Vitality 2 – 0 Spirit Budapest  
17:00 CET    HLTV MVM Dome  
19 Mirage 17
13 Dust II 8
— Overpass —
Semifinal 2 December 13 FaZe 2 – 1 Natus Vincere Budapest  
21:00 CET    HLTV MVM Dome  
5 Ancient 13
13 Nuke 11
13 Inferno 8

Final

Grand final December 14 Vitality 3 – 1 FaZe Budapest  
18:00 CET    HLTV MVM Dome  
6 Nuke 13
13 Dust II 3
13 Inferno 9
13 Overpass 2
— Mirage —

Final standings

The final placings are shown below. In addition, the prize distribution, roster, and coaches are shown. An eliminated team's final position is decided by its win-loss record, then by its Buchholz score and finally by its initial seeding in the case of ties.[17]

Place Prize Money Team Roster Coach
1st US$500,000 Team Vitality apEX, ZywOo, mezii, ropz, flameZ XTQZZZ
2nd US$170,000 FaZe Clan karrigan, frozen, broky, jcobbb, Twistzz NEO
3rd US$80,000 Team Spirit chopper, donk, sh1ro, zweih, tN1R hally
4th Natus Vincere Aleksib, iM, b1t, w0nderful, makazze B1ad3
5th US$45,000 FURIA Esports FalleN, KSCERATO, yuurih, YEKINDAR, molodoy sidde
6th MOUZ torzsi, Brollan, Jimpphat, xertioN, Spinx sycrone
7th The MongolZ 910, bLitz, controlez, mzinho, Techno maaRaa
8th Team Falcons NiKo, TeSeS, m0NESY, kyxsan, kyousuke zonic
9th US$15,000 B8 Esports headtr1ck, alex666, npl, kensizor, esenthial maddened
10th G2 Esports huNter-, malbsMd, SunPayus, HeavyGod, MATYS sAw
11th Passion UA JT, hallzerk, Grim, Kvem, nicx T.c
12th Imperial Esports chelo, VINI, skullz, try, noway zakk
13th 3DMAX bodyy, Maka, Lucky, Ex3rcice, Graviti YouKnow
14th paiN Gaming dgt, biguzera, dav1deuS, nqz, snow rikz
15th Team Liquid NAF, EliGE, NertZ, siuhy, ultimate flashie
16th PARIVISION Jame, BELCHONOKK, AW, xiELO, nota dastan
17th US$10,000 Ninjas in Pyjamas Snappi, sjuush, r1nkle, ewjerkz, xKacpersky Xizt
18th M80 slaxz-, Swisher, HexT, s1n, Lake dephh
19th Astralis device, Magisk, HooXi, jabbi, Staehr ruggah
20th fnatic KRIMZ, blameF, fEAR, jambo, jackasmo Independent
21st Aurora Gaming MAJ3R, XANTARES, woxic, Wicadia, jottAAA Fabre
22nd TYLOO Attacker, JamYoung, Jee, Mercury, Moseyuh zhokiNg
23rd MIBR exit, Qikert, brnz4n, insani, kl1m jnt
24th FlyQuest jks, INS, Vexite, nettik, regali AZR
25th US$5,000 NRG Esports daps,[a] Sonic, XotiC, br0, Jeorge N/a
26th Fluxo arT, Lucaozy, zevy, decenty, kye tacitus
27th Legacy dumau, latto, n1ssim, lux, saadzin chucky
28th The Huns Esports nin9, sk0R, Bart4k, xerolte, cobrazera Carnage
29th RED Canids drop, chayJESUS, kauez, history, venomzera tge
30th GamerLegion REZ, ztr, Tauson, PR, hypex ash
31st Lynn Vision Gaming Westmelon, z4kr, Starry, EmiliaQAQ, C4LLM3SU3 GUM
32nd Rare Atom Summer, Marek, ChildKing, Tiger, L1haNg z8z
  1. ^ The team's coach Damian "daps" Steele substituted Nicholas "nitr0" Cannella for NRG Esports.[18]

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