StarLadder Budapest Major 2025: FaZe Defeat Vitality in the first round of Stage 3
FaZe Clan defeated Vitality in the first round of Stage 3 at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. The team beat their opponents 13–8 on Nuke. FaZe stood out with high-quality tactical play, reading Vitality’s strategies and controlling the match throughout.
Team picks and bans:
- FaZe removed Train
- FaZe removed Dust2
- Vitality removed Ancient
- Vitality removed Mirage
- Vitality removed Inferno
- FaZe removed Overpass
- Nuke was left over
Nuke started with three consecutive rounds won by FaZe, after which Vitality responded with three rounds of their own. It was clear that FaZe were well prepared tactically, with players taking strong positions and efficiently eliminating their opponents. However, Vitality were not going to give up easily, and the first half ended 7–5 in favor of FaZe.
In the second half, FaZe again started strong, defeating their opponents with relative ease. In the end, it was a confident 13–7 victory.
Match MVP
The undisputed MVP of the match was frozen, who achieved a 1.94 rating.
#12
3DMAX#1
Vitality3.78Make a bet1.23StarLadder Budapest Major 2025
#14
paiN Gaming
#7
G2 Esports2.67Make a bet1.4StarLadder Budapest Major 2025
#5
FaZe Clan
#2
Team Spirit2.39Make a bet1.53StarLadder Budapest Major 2025
#52
Passion UA#10
Falcons4.02Make a bet1.23StarLadder Budapest Major 2025#3
MOUZ#48
B81.33Make a bet2.93StarLadder Budapest Major 2025
#13
Liquid
#6
The MongolZ1.85Make a bet1.85FaZe’s victory over Vitality in the first match of Stage 3 at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 was quite unexpected. The team was considered the favorite of the match, and many experts believed they would finish the stage 3–0. StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 Stage 3 will run from December 4 to 7, and only eight teams will advance to the playoffs to compete for the championship title and the grand prize of $500,000.
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