Team Liquid survive elimination with a hard-fought 2–1 victory over TYLOO at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025

Team Liquid edged out TYLOO in a tense best-of-three series, keeping their hopes of advancing alive at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. With the match being an elimination game, the pressure was high from the first rounds. TYLOO put up a serious fight, winning their own map and dragging the match into a dramatic decider, but Liquid held steady in the key moments and closed out the series.

Ancient (13:9 TYLOO)

TYLOO secured their map pick with confidence. The Chinese squad looked more composed, controlled the early timings, and closed out Ancient 13–9. Liquid struggled to find their rhythm, losing crucial duels and falling behind in momentum.

Train (13:5 Team Liquid)

Liquid bounced back on Train. From the very start, they dictated the pace, dominating both in firepower and mid-round decision-making. TYLOO struggled to respond, and Liquid cruised to a comfortable 13–5 win to even the series.

Inferno (16:14 Team Liquid)

The decider turned into a full-on thriller. Liquid had to climb back from 8–12, but in the final stretch they found the key rounds that mattered. The turning point was a clutch — the only successful one out of five attempts in the entire series — which pushed Liquid ahead and helped them close Inferno 16–14.

Match MVP

The standout performer was ultimate, who finished as the top fragger and repeatedly saved Liquid in high-pressure moments, keeping the team alive throughout the most decisive rounds.

With this victory, Team Liquid move into the 2–2 pool, staying alive in the tournament and taking one step closer to advancing. Their next match — a qualification duel for a spot in the next stage — will be played against Astralis.

TYLOO, meanwhile, are eliminated from the Major after delivering one of the most intense and hard-fought series of the round.

StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 is the winter Valve-sponsored Major of the 2025 competitive CS2 season. The tournament features a prize pool of 1,250,000 USD. The group stage matches will be held at MTK Sportpark, while the playoffs will take place at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary.