The final match of the first round of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025: Stage 2 ended with a victory for B8 over Team Liquid. The teams competed in a best-of-one format, and the map veto concluded on Mirage.

Despite B8 being considered underdogs for this match by bookmakers and some experts, they immediately managed to impose their playstyle at the start of Mirage, finishing the half 7:5 and then easily closing it out on the CT side by taking 6 more rounds while giving up only two. More detailed match statistics can be found below or via this link.

StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 takes place from November 24 to December 12 in Budapest. A total of 32 teams are competing for the championship title and a prize pool of $1,250,000. You can follow the news and tournament results via the link.