FaZe Clan, NAVI and Workforce Falcons have grow to be the ultimate groups to safe qualification for the StarLadder Budapest Main 2025 playoffs.
The three groups efficiently booked a spot with victories within the Counter-Strike 2 event’s Stage 3 fifth spherical.
FaZe Clan Magic Lives On
FaZe Clan’s eventful Main journey continued with a fifth-round conflict in opposition to a Ardour UA facet seeking to make an unlikely run onto Counter-Strike’s greatest stage.
The Pink Militia’s defence proved the distinction within the first half of Overpass, taking a 7-5 lead into the second half. Ardour UA was unable to overturn the two-round deficit, leaving FaZe Clan to safe the map 13-11 to maneuver inside one map of one other Main playoff.
Having struggled to adapt to Tier 1 Counter-Strike, Jakub ‘jcobbb’ Pietruszewski proved his price with a number of high-impact performs on Mirage, serving to safe FaZe Clan a 7-5 lead as soon as once more.
Just like the opening Overpass, Ardour UA couldn’t overturn the hole. FaZe Clan took Mirage with one other 13-11 scoreline, finishing the 2-0 collection win to affix the likes of Workforce Spirit and FURIA within the playoffs.
After giving Workforce Vitality a run for its cash in spherical 4, NAVI battled in opposition to B8 for an opportunity to compete in Budapest’s MVM Dome. NAVI dominated on Historic, taking the map with a 13-4 scoreline for the early collection lead.
B8 regarded to reply again on Practice, with the underdogs managing to power extra time to maintain its playoff hopes alive. Due to a balanced show of assault and defence, NAVI earned a hard-fought 16-14 win to finish a 2-0 sweep and earn its place within the Main’s single-elimination bracket.
Workforce Falcons Flies Into Playoffs
A 2-1 defeat to MOUZ in spherical 4 put Workforce Falcons in a must-win match in opposition to G2 Esports. For Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovač, the match would see the rifler face off in opposition to his cousin Nemanja ‘huNter’ Kovač for the ultimate playoff place.
The Falcons’ struggles on Historic continued, with G2 Esports opening the best-of-three with a 13-7 win to place the Saudi Arabian organisation on the verge of elimination. Nonetheless, Workforce Falcons bounced again instantly, taking Inferno 13-4 to stage the collection convincingly.
Mud II was a a lot nearer contest. G2 Esports grabbed the lead in spherical 20 with some glorious attacking technique. Nonetheless, Falcons’ defence put a halt to any sort of comeback, successful 4 consecutive rounds to take a 13-10 win and full the reverse sweep.
What Subsequent?
Following the tip of Stage 3, all eyes flip to the playoffs, the place the remaining eight groups will compete for an opportunity to win the most important prize Counter-Strike esports has to supply.
The quarter-finals of the StarLadder Budapest Main start on December eleventh, 2025.
