StarLadder reveals opening Budapest Main Stage 1 matches

Esports event organiser StarLadder has revealed the opening spherical of Stage 1 matches happening on the StarLadder Budapest Main.

FaZe Clan, Fnatic, and Ninjas in Pyjamas are all in motion through the opening stage of the event, starting on November twenty fourth, 2025

Three-time Counter-Strike Main champions Fnatic start its Budapest marketing campaign in opposition to the Brazilian aspect of Crimson Canids, a crew that has continued to ascertain itself as considered one of South America’s rising rosters

In September, it scored a top-eight end at FERJEE Rush 2025 earlier than securing second place at Circuit X South America Season 1, narrowly lacking out on victory with a 3-2 defeat to MIBR within the Grand Finals.

Fnatic scraped into the Main because of victory at Fragadelphia Blocktober. Regardless of the victory, rifler Cai ‘CYPHER‘ Watson was moved to the bench in favour of Mykyta ‘jackasmo‘ Skyba to make a deep run within the event.

Elsewhere, Ninjas in Pyjamas seems to be to construct on a strong StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025 efficiency with a robust exhibiting within the Hungarian capital. The Swedish organisation hasn’t gained a Main since 2014, and goals to safe a Stage 2 place with victory over NRG in its opening match.

PGL Antwerp Main 2022 champions FaZe Clan has struggled to seek out consistency for the reason that return of Russel ‘Twistzz‘ Van Dulken to the beginning lineup. A top-eight on the CS Asia Championship 2025 adopted by early elimination at IEM Chengdu 2025, has left the crimson militia trying to find solutions forward of Counter-Strike’s greatest event.

The previous Main winners start its event in opposition to Lynn Imaginative and prescient Gaming. The Chinese language aspect is not any stranger to the primary stage of a Main, managing to earn a spot in Stage 2 at the BLAST.television Austin Main with wins over Legacy, Chinggis Warriors, and NRG.

Beneath is a full listing of the primary spherical of matches happening in Stage 1 of the StarLadder Budapest Main: