Esports tournament organiser StarLadder has announced that the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 event will feature a best-of-five Grand Final.
The final event of the 2025 season will be the first time a Counter-Strike Major will use five maps to determine its champion.
Announced on November 4th, 2025, the news comes after the community called on Valve to revise the Major format to bring it in line with other Tier 1 events hosted by various tournament organisers.
The likes of ESL, BLAST, and FISSURE have hosted tournaments with a best-of-five Grand Final.