Vitality Wins Budapest Major 2025 Over FaZe Clan 3-1

Team Vitality claimed the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 title on Sunday, defeating FaZe Clan 3-1 in a best-of-five Grand Final series to secure back-to-back Counter-Strike 2 Major championships. The victory in Budapest, Hungary, marked Vitality's third Major overall and solidified their status as the dominant force in professional Counter-Strike.

The Grand Final began on Nuke, FaZe's map pick, where the Danish-Bosnian squad started aggressively. FaZe captured the pistol round and built an 8-4 lead in the first half, powered by a four-kill deagle performance from Jonathan "jcobbb" Cappel and strong plays from Finn "karrigan" Andersen and Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken. Vitality mounted a brief resistance with a low-buy round win, but FaZe extended their momentum in the second half, winning the pistol and limiting Vitality to just two more rounds. A three-kill rush by karrigan sealed the 13-6 map victory for FaZe, echoing their earlier Stage 3 win over Vitality.

Vitality responded decisively on Dust2, their map selection. FlameZ notched a 1v2 clutch in the opening round, sparking a dominant first half where Vitality outplayed FaZe across sites, conceding only two rounds for a 13-3...