13.12 at 12:00 — Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev commented on a rumour concerning veteran Brazilian player Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo. According to s1mple, several Brazilians told him that FalleN had been planning to retire following a Major victory.

The Counter-Strike community gathered in Budapest to close out the year with a Major full of tension and storylines. The opening three stages delivered plenty of surprises and emotions, all chronicled through the photographic work of Josip "brcho" Brtan and Radosław "MAKKU" Makuch, who documented key moments from the arena and behind the scenes.

Leonid 'chopper' Vishnyakov, the in-game leader of Team Spirit’s CS2 roster, spoke about what failed for his team in the semifinal match against Team Vitality at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 and called the final placement a respectable outcome.