StarLadder Budapest Major 2025

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StarLadder Budapest Major 2025
2025
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Tournament information
Game Counter-Strike 2
Location Budapest, Hungary
DatesNovember 24–December 14, 2025
Administrator Valve
StarLadder
FormatThree 16-team Swiss-system group stages
8-team single-elimination playoff
HostStarLadder
VenueMTK Sportpark (Group stages)
MVM Dome (Playoffs stage)
Teams32
Defending champions Team Vitality
PurseUS$1,250,000
Final positions
Champions Team Vitality
1st runners-up FaZe Clan
2nd runners-up Team Spirit
Natus Vincere
MVP Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut
←  Austin 2025
Cologne 2026 →

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]

Contents

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

On July 16, 2025, following the Austin Major, Valve updated the Active Duty maps used for the Majors, replacing Anubis with Overpass. [10]

Talent

On October 28, 2025, StarLadder announced the full talent lineup for the Major. [11]

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. [12]

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. [13] The distribution of Stage 1 invites remain the same as in Austin. [14]

The final VRS update determining invites was on 6 October 2025, [15] 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. [16] [17]

RegionQualified Stage
Stage 1Stage 2Stage 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.

PosTeamWLRWRLRDBSQualification
1M80305229+232Qualification
to Stage 2
2 FlyQuest 305220+32-1
3B8316652+141
4 fnatic 316762+5-3
5 Ninjas in Pyjamas 315933+26-4
6PARIVISION3210298+40
7 Imperial 327770+7-1
8 FaZe 3210395+8-5
9 NRG 238098-189Eliminated
10Fluxo2369104-356
11Legacy239191+01
12The Huns136570-51
13RED Canids136874-60
14 GamerLegion 136870-2-5
15Lynn Vision032252-301
16Rare Atom032952-23-2
Updated to match(es) played on November 27, 2025. Source:

Results

Round 1

0–0November 24B811–13M80Budapest 
13:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
11Mirage13
0–0November 24 Imperial 13–11Rare AtomBudapest 
13:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Dust II11
0–0November 24Legacy10–13 FlyQuest Budapest 
14:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
10Train13
0–0November 24PARIVISION13–8The HunsBudapest 
14:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Mirage8
0–0November 24 Ninjas in Pyjamas 7–13 NRG Budapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
7Overpass13
0–0November 24 GamerLegion 10–13FluxoBudapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
10Nuke13
0–0November 24 FaZe 13–5Lynn VisionBudapest 
16:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Nuke5
0–0November 24 fnatic 16–14RED CanidsBudapest 
17:30 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
16Ancient14

Round 2

1–0November 24 Imperial 6–13 FlyQuest Budapest 
20:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
6Inferno13
1–0November 24PARIVISION9–13M80Budapest 
21:30 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
9Mirage13
1–0November 24 fnatic 9–13FluxoBudapest 
23:30 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
9Train13
1–0November 25 FaZe 10–13 NRG Budapest 
00:30 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
10Dust II13
0–1November 24Legacy13–6Rare AtomBudapest 
20:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Dust II6
0–1November 24B813–11The HunsBudapest 
21:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Dust II11
0–1November 24 GamerLegion 6–13RED CanidsBudapest 
22:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
6Train13
0–1November 24 Ninjas in Pyjamas 13–2Lynn VisionBudapest 
23:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Train2

Round 3

2–0November 25 FlyQuest 2–0FluxoBudapest 
17:20 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Overpass1
13Inferno3
—Train—
2–0November 25M802–0 NRG Budapest 
19:05 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Dust II7
13Mirage2
—Train—
1–1November 25Legacy13–6RED CanidsBudapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Nuke6
1–1November 25B813–11PARIVISIONBudapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Inferno11
1–1November 25 FaZe 8–13 Ninjas in Pyjamas Budapest 
16:10 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
8Overpass13
1–1November 25 fnatic 13–3 Imperial Budapest 
16:10 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Train3
0–2November 25 GamerLegion 2–0Rare AtomBudapest 
17:05 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Inferno7
13Overpass5
—Ancient—
0–2November 25The Huns2–0Lynn VisionBudapest 
19:30 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Ancient7
13Dust II8
—Nuke—

Round 4

2–1November 26Fluxo0–2 Ninjas in Pyjamas Budapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
5Nuke13
5Train13
—Overpass—
2–1November 26B82–0LegacyBudapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Dust II12
13Mirage5
—Ancient—
2–1November 26 NRG 1–2 fnatic Budapest 
17:15 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Mirage3
10Inferno13
9Dust II13
1–2November 26RED Canids1–2 FaZe Budapest 
17:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Mirage7
17Nuke19
5Inferno13
1–2November 26PARIVISION2–0 GamerLegion Budapest 
20:30 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
16Overpass14
16Ancient12
—Dust II—
1–2November 26 Imperial 2–0The HunsBudapest 
20:20 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Nuke8
13Mirage12
—Dust II—

Round 5

2–2November 27Fluxo1–2 FaZe Budapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
6Inferno13
13Nuke7
10Mirage13
2–2November 27 NRG 0–2 Imperial Budapest 
18:05 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
8Nuke13
5Train13
—Dust II—
2–2November 27PARIVISION2–1LegacyBudapest 
20:15 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Ancient9
5Inferno13
19Dust II16

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.

PosTeamWLRWRLRDBSQualification
1 Natus Vincere 305226+261Qualification
to Stage 3
2 FaZe 305844+14-2
3B8316974-53
4 Imperial 316463+1-3
5PARIVISION316655+11-4
6 Liquid 3210696+10-2
7Passion UA328979+10-2
83DMAX328863+25-3
9 Ninjas in Pyjamas 2389111-223Eliminated
10M80239299-7-2
11 Astralis 23100100+0-6
12 fnatic 135258-66
13 Aurora 136669-33
14TYLOO136369-61
15 MIBR 033758-214
16 FlyQuest 032552-273
Updated to match(es) played on December 2, 2025. Source:

Results

Round 1

0–0November 29 Astralis 10–13 Ninjas in Pyjamas Budapest 
13:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
10Nuke13
0–0November 293DMAX6–13 fnatic Budapest 
13:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
6Inferno13
0–0November 29Passion UA10–13 FaZe Budapest 
14:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
10Dust II13
0–0November 29PARIVISION5–13TYLOOBudapest 
14:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
5Mirage13
0–0November 29 Natus Vincere 13–2 FlyQuest Budapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Train2
0–0November 29 Aurora 13–6M80Budapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Dust II6
0–0November 29 MIBR 5–13 Imperial Budapest 
16:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
5Nuke13
0–0November 29 Liquid 7–13B8Budapest 
16:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
7Mirage13

Round 2

1–0November 29 Ninjas in Pyjamas 13–8TYLOOBudapest 
18:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Nuke8
1–0November 29 Natus Vincere 13–10 Imperial Budapest 
19:05 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Mirage10
1–0November 29 Aurora 10–13 FaZe Budapest 
20:15 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
10Dust II13
1–0November 29 fnatic 11–13B8Budapest 
21:25 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
11Ancient13
0–1November 29 FlyQuest 7–133DMAXBudapest 
18:05 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
7Inferno13
0–1November 29M8013–11 Astralis Budapest 
19:10 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Ancient11
0–1November 29Passion UA13–10 MIBR Budapest 
20:20 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Mirage10
0–1November 29PARIVISION13–3 Liquid Budapest 
21:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Dust II3

Round 3

2–0November 30 FaZe 2–0 Ninjas in Pyjamas Budapest 
17:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
16Inferno12
16Nuke12
—Ancient—
2–0November 30 Natus Vincere 2–0B8Budapest 
19:30 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Train6
13Mirage8
—Ancient—
1–1November 30Passion UA3–133DMAXBudapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
3Train13
1–1November 30M8013–10TYLOOBudapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Train10
1–1November 30PARIVISION13–11 Aurora Budapest 
16:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Overpass11
1–1November 30 fnatic 10–13 Imperial Budapest 
16:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
10Dust II13
0–2November 30 MIBR 0–2 Liquid Budapest 
17:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
5Inferno13
17Mirage19
—Ancient—
0–2November 30 FlyQuest 0–2 Astralis Budapest 
19:30 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
5Mirage13
11Overpass13
—Inferno—

Round 4

2–1December 1PARIVISION2–0 Ninjas in Pyjamas Budapest 
15:15 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
19Dust II16
16Train12
—Overpass—
2–1December 1 Imperial 2–1M80Budapest 
18:20 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Mirage11
2Dust II13
13Train11
2–1December 1B82–13DMAXBudapest 
21:40 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
3Train13
13Ancient9
13Dust II8
1–2December 1 fnatic 0–2Passion UABudapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
11Overpass13
7Inferno13
—Mirage—
1–2December 1 Aurora 1–2 Astralis Budapest 
17:20 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Nuke11
8Train13
11Mirage13
1–2December 1 Liquid 2–1TYLOOBudapest 
20:55 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
9Ancient13
13Train5
16Inferno14

Round 5

2–2December 2Passion UA2–1M80Budapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
11Mirage13
13Inferno5
13Train7
2–2December 2 Liquid 2–0 Astralis Budapest 
17:10 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Nuke7
13Mirage9
—Inferno—
2–2December 2 Ninjas in Pyjamas 0–23DMAXBudapest 
20:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
3Ancient13
8Train13
—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.

PosTeamWLRWRLRDBSQualification
1 Spirit 306242+200Qualification
to Playoffs Stage
2 FURIA 305223+29-2
3 MOUZ 319585+100
4 Vitality 315941+18-1
5The MongolZ316642+24-5
6 FaZe 327766+174
7 Natus Vincere 327971+8-1
8 Falcons 3210083+17-3
9B8237493-194Eliminated
10 G2 2379102-233
11Passion UA236565+0-4
12 Imperial 134066-265
133DMAX136384-21-2
14 paiN 135671-15-3
15 Liquid 033852-144
16PARIVISION035267-151
Updated to match(es) played on December 7, 2025. Source:

Results

Round 1

0–0December 4 MOUZ 16–14PARIVISIONBudapest 
13:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
16Overpass14
0–0December 4 Imperial 16–14The MongolZBudapest 
13:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
16Dust II14
0–0December 4 Spirit 13–8 Liquid Budapest 
14:35 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Train8
0–0December 4Passion UA8–13 G2 Budapest 
14:30 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
8Mirage13
0–0December 4 Vitality 7–13 FaZe Budapest 
15:50 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
7Nuke13
0–0December 4 paiN 13–103DMAXBudapest 
15:35 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Nuke10
0–0December 4 FURIA 13–2 Natus Vincere Budapest 
17:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Nuke2
0–0December 4B813–10 Falcons Budapest 
16:40 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Ancient10

Round 2

1–0December 4 paiN 7–13 G2 Budapest 
18:40 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
7Dust II13
1–0December 4 FaZe 5–13 Spirit Budapest 
19:50 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
5Dust II13
1–0December 4 MOUZ 13–6B8Budapest 
20:50 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Overpass6
1–0December 4 FURIA 13–5 Imperial Budapest 
22:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Dust II5
0–1December 43DMAX4–13 Vitality Budapest 
19:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
4Nuke13
0–1December 4Passion UA5–13 Falcons Budapest 
19:50 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
5Nuke13
0–1December 4 Liquid 9–13The MongolZBudapest 
20:50 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
9Inferno13
0–1December 4PARIVISION6–13 Natus Vincere Budapest 
22:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
6Ancient13

Round 3

2–0December 5 MOUZ 1–2 Spirit Budapest 
17:15 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
5Mirage13
13Train10
11Overpass13
2–0December 5 FURIA 2–0 G2 Budapest 
20:50 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Inferno6
13Overpass10
—Dust II—
1–1December 5 FaZe 7–13The MongolZBudapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
7Mirage13
1–1December 5B82–13 Vitality Budapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
2Inferno13
1–1December 5 paiN 8–13 Natus Vincere Budapest 
16:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
8Dust II13
1–1December 5 Imperial 1–13 Falcons Budapest 
15:55 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
1Mirage13
0–2December 5Passion UA2–0 Liquid Budapest 
16:55 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Train11
13Mirage10
—Nuke—
0–2December 5PARIVISION1–23DMAXBudapest 
19:05 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
16Dust II12
8Inferno13
8Ancient13

Round 4

2–1December 6 Natus Vincere 0–2 Vitality Budapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
11Inferno13
11Train13
—Dust II—
2–1December 6 MOUZ 2–1 Falcons Budapest 
17:35 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
11Mirage13
13Inferno6
13Nuke10
2–1December 6 G2 0–2The MongolZBudapest 
21:05 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
4Ancient13
6Dust II13
—Inferno—
1–2December 6B82–0 paiN Budapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
19Dust II16
16Ancient12
—Inferno—
1–2December 6Passion UA2–0 Imperial Budapest 
17:55 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Inferno8
13Dust II10
—Overpass—
1–2December 63DMAX0–2 FaZe Budapest 
20:15 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
6Dust II13
5Inferno13
—Nuke—

Round 5

2–2December 7B80–2 Natus Vincere Budapest 
15:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
4Ancient13
14Train16
—Mirage—
2–2December 7 FaZe 2–0Passion UABudapest 
17:30 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Overpass11
13Mirage11
—Dust II—
2–2December 7 G2 1–2 Falcons Budapest 
20:00 CET     HLTV MTK Sportpark 
13Ancient9
4Inferno13
10Dust II13

Playoffs stage

The playoffs were held at the MVM Dome in Budapest. Budapesti Multifunkcionalis Sportcsarnok 2021.12.18.jpg
The playoffs were held at the MVM Dome in Budapest.

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 1December 11 Spirit 2–0 Falcons Budapest 
17:00 CET     HLTV MVM Dome  
13Nuke4
16Dust II12
—Ancient—
Quarterfinal 2December 11 Vitality 2–0The MongolZBudapest 
20:10 CET     HLTV MVM Dome  
13Mirage5
13Dust II4
—Nuke—
Quarterfinal 3December 12 MOUZ 0–2 FaZe Budapest 
17:00 CET     HLTV MVM Dome  
11Nuke13
2Inferno13
—Mirage—
Quarterfinal 4December 12 FURIA 1–2 Natus Vincere Budapest 
21:00 CET     HLTV MVM Dome  
5Mirage13
16Inferno13
3Train13

Semifinals

Semifinal 1December 13 Vitality 2–0 Spirit Budapest 
17:00 CET     HLTV MVM Dome  
19Mirage17
13Dust II8
—Overpass—
Semifinal 2December 13 FaZe 2–1 Natus Vincere Budapest 
21:00 CET     HLTV MVM Dome  
5Ancient13
13Nuke11
13Inferno8

Final

Grand finalDecember 14 Vitality 3–1 FaZe Budapest 
18:00 CET     HLTV MVM Dome  
6Nuke13
13Dust II3
13Inferno9
13Overpass2
—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. [18]

PlacePrize MoneyTeamRosterCoach
1stUS$500,000 Team Vitality apEX, ZywOo, mezii, ropz, flameZXTQZZZ
2ndUS$170,000 FaZe Clan karrigan, frozen, broky, jcobbb, Twistzz [a] NEO
3rdUS$80,000 Team Spirit chopper, donk, sh1ro, zweih, tN1R [b] hally
4th Natus Vincere Aleksib, iM, b1t, w0nderful, makazzeB1ad3
5thUS$45,000 FURIA Esports FalleN, KSCERATO, yuurih, YEKINDAR, molodoysidde
6th MOUZ torzsi, Brollan, Jimpphat, xertioN, Spinxsycrone
7thThe MongolZ910, bLitz, controlez, [c] mzinho, TechnomaaRaa
8th Team Falcons NiKo, TeSeS, m0NESY, kyxsan, kyousukezonic
9thUS$15,000B8 Esportsheadtr1ck, alex666, npl, kensizor, esenthialmaddened
10th G2 Esports huNter-, malbsMd, SunPayus, HeavyGod, MATYSsAw
11thPassion UAJT, hallzerk, Grim, Kvem, nicxT.c
12th Imperial Esports chelo, VINI, skullz, try, nowayzakk
13th3DMAXbodyy, Maka, Lucky, Ex3rcice, GravitiYouKnow
14th paiN Gaming dgt, biguzera, dav1deuS, nqz, snowrikz
15th Team Liquid NAF, EliGE, NertZ, siuhy, ultimateflashie
16thPARIVISIONJame, BELCHONOKK, AW, xiELO, notadastan
17thUS$10,000 Ninjas in Pyjamas Snappi, sjuush, r1nkle, ewjerkz, xKacpersky Xizt
18thM80slaxz-, Swisher, HexT, s1n, Lakedephh
19th Astralis device, Magisk, HooXi, jabbi, Staehrruggah
20th fnatic KRIMZ, blameF, fEAR, jambo, jackasmo [d] Independent
21st Aurora Gaming MAJ3R, XANTARES, woxic, Wicadia, jottAAAFabre
22ndTYLOOAttacker, JamYoung, Jee, Mercury, MoseyuhzhokiNg
23rd MIBR exit, Qikert, brnz4n, insani, kl1mjnt
24th FlyQuest jks, INS, Vexite, nettik, regaliAZR
25thUS$5,000 NRG Esports daps, [e] Sonic, XotiC, br0, JeorgeN/a
26thFluxoarT, Lucaozy, zevy, decenty, kyetacitus
27thLegacydumau, latto, n1ssim, lux, saadzinchucky
28thThe Huns Esportsnin9, sk0R, Bart4k, xerolte, cobrazeraCarnage
29thRED Canidsdrop, chayJESUS, kauez, history, venomzeratge
30th GamerLegion REZ, ztr, Tauson, PR, hypex [f] ash
31stLynn Vision GamingWestmelon, z4kr, Starry, EmiliaQAQ, C4LLM3SU3GUM
32ndRare AtomSummer, Marek, ChildKing, Tiger, L1haNgz8z
  1. ↑ Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken substituted Håvard "rain" Nygaard for FaZe Clan.
  2. ↑ Andrey "tN1R" Tatarinovich substituted Myroslav "zont1x" Plakhotia for Team Spirit.
  3. ↑ Unudelger "controlez" Baasanjargal substituted Azbayar "Senzu" Munkhbold for The MongolZ.
  4. ↑ Mykyta "jackasmo" Skyba substituted Cai "CYPHER" Watson for fnatic.
  5. ↑ The team's coach Damian "daps" Steele substituted Nicholas "nitr0" Cannella for NRG Esports. [19]
  6. ↑ Milan "hypex" Polowiec substituted Jeremy "Kursy" Gast for GamerLegion.

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