After three weeks of intense Counter-Strike 2 matches, 32 teams have been whittled down to eight for the final playoffs. The final Swiss stage was brutal as it reaffirmed who the top dogs of CS2 were this past year. Hopefuls and underdogs that had built up hype in the past stages were quickly eliminated from the tournament.
In the end, it’s the usual suspects that advance to the Budapest Major playoffs. But before we move on to the last phase of the tournament, here’s how the final Swiss gauntlet unfolded, showing how the best teams in CS2 keep making it to the main stage again and again.