Team Vitality beats Faze Clan to win StarLadder Budapest Major 2025

French esports organisation Crew Vitality has lifted its second Main trophy of the 12 months after successful the StarLadder Budapest Main 2025.

The workforce walked out victorious in Counter-Strike 2’s season-ending occasion by beating FaZe Clan 3-1 within the Grand Closing.

The first best-of-five Grand Closing in Main historical past kicked off with FaZe Clan’s choose of Nuke. Even with Crew Vitality beginning on the defensive aspect, the Pink Militia shortly secured eight attacking rounds. Jakub ‘jcobbb’ Pietruszewski’s Desert Eagle, particularly, proved pivotal in securing management of the A web site. 

Following an unexpected run to the Main Grand Finals, Finn ‘karrigan’ Andersen’s expertise got here in clutch in spherical 18, scoring three MP9 eliminations to place FaZe Clan getting ready to an early sequence lead. The pairing of Karrigan and jcobbb mixed in spherical 19 to safe a 13-6 win for a 1-0 benefit.

Crew Vitality’s choose of Mud II opened with the BLAST.tv Austin Major winners halting any form of FaZe Clan momentum, racing to a powerful eight-round lead.

FaZe Clan answered again with a few defensive rounds, however the French organisation’s assault proved superior, scoring a 9-3 spherical at halftime. 4 pistol headshots from Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut in spherical 13 stored the ball rolling for Crew Vitality throughout its defensive marketing campaign. Cementing itself as one of the best Counter-Strike 2 workforce of 2025, Crew Vitality additionally demonstrated excellent workforce play, dominating the second half to take Mud II with a 13-3 scoreline to stage the sequence.

Inferno performed host to map three, with either side buying and selling rounds backwards and forwards within the early levels. Ultimately, although, Crew Vitality halted any FaZe Clan offence in its tracks, securing an 8-4 lead at halftime with William ‘mezii’ Merriman’s set off self-discipline outsmarting the attackers. 

FaZe Clan chipped away on the deficit within the second half, however Crew Vitality’s riflers stored any form of comeback at bay. Robust attacking shows, in addition to mezii persevering with to carry out, noticed Crew Vitality lengthen its benefit, scoring a 13-9 win.

Overpass, a sometimes defensive-sided map, opened with Crew Vitality reeling off seven offensive rounds, leaving FaZe Clan floundering because the French organisation closed in on the trophy. 

Robin ‘ropz’ Kool took management of the AWP alongside ZywOo, leading to an unstoppable duo that noticed the workforce race to an enormous 11-1 lead. FaZe Clan opened the second half with victory on the pistols, however Crew Vitality answered again instantly to revive the 10-round benefit. 

Finally, FaZe Clan had no reply to Crew Vitality’s ruthless aggression, 5 fast eliminations in spherical 15 wrapped up a dominant Overpass 13-2 to safe a 3-1 sequence victory and a second CS2 Main trophy.

For Crew Vitality, victory within the Hungarian capital is the ninth Tier 1 title in 2025 for the organisation’s Counter-Strike roster.