StarLadder Budapest Major breaks 1,000,000 live viewers during Spirit vs. Falcons

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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.   Most popular Counter-Strike 2 events of 2025  

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.