StarLadder Budapest Major 2025: Can Asia spring a surprise?

Image credit: Michal Konkol, BLASTDespite having the organisations participating in the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, Asia is home to several teams capable of springing a surprise over superior opposition.

Throughout 2025, the region’s Counter-Strike 2 esports scene has shown incredible growth, with several teams frequently competing in the latter stages of high-profile tournaments.

In the third and final part of a three-part preview, Esports Insider looks at the major talking points for the Asian squads heading to the Hungarian capital. Read the first two parts of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 preview covering Europe and the Americas here.

Oceania’s Only Chance

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