StarLadder Budapest Major breaks 1,000,000 live viewers during Spirit vs. Falcons
The StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 has reached a seven-figure peak viewership, accumulating over 1,000,000 concurrent viewers for the first quarterfinal of the playoffs stage: Team Falcons vs Team Spirit. The showdown featuring star names like Nikola “NiKo” Kovač, Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov and Danil “donk” Kryshkovets has excited Counter-Strike 2 fans to the Major’s highest point yet.
During Stage 3 of the Group Stage, the StarLadder Major reached over 970,000 Peak Viewers, falling just shy of the seven-figure mark. While some earlier stages of the tournament have shown viewership decreases compared to the past Major, the Playoffs Stage will bring the most exciting matches yet.
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Viewership for the quarterfinal between Falcons and Spirit reached over 1,190,000 Peak Viewers during the first map, Nuke. Team Spirit started the game with a strong CT-side against Falcons, securing 8 rounds from the half, and then converting the victory with five round wins in-a-row. The dominant performance brought in significant attention, with both of these teams fan favourites for many global viewers. 
The playoffs continue at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 until Sunday, November 14, when the best-of-five grand finals will take place. Keep an eye on the remaining matches and their viewership, as these games could be a turning point for the overall viewership results of StarLadders return to hosting Majors.
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