StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 playoffs preview and predictions

Image credit: StarLadderOver the past two weeks, 32 of the world’s best Counter-Strike 2 teams have battled across three Swiss stages of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 to qualify for the playoffs and vie for the game’s biggest trophy.

Taking place in the Hungarian capital’s MVM Dome, eight of the 32 teams have booked a place in the playoffs, with several powerhouse rosters in contention to lift the trophy on December 14th.

Before the action gets underway on December 11th, Esports Insider takes a closer look at the teams competing in the playoffs. Esports Insider also aims to predict the outcome of Counter-Strike 2’s season-ending event.

Despite heading into the Major with a string of…