Europe’s allocation for the StarLadder Budapest Major is set through Valve Regional Standings. The teams below are locked to their starting stages. Invites and seeding will be issued by StarLadder and Valve later today. Fnatic sealed the final EU berth by winning Fragadelphia Blocktober 2025.
Europe’s 16 teams by starting stage
Stage 3
- Vitality
- Spirit
- Falcons
- MOUZ
- G2
Stage 2
- Aurora
- Natus Vincere
- Astralis
- 3DMAX
- Liquid
Stage 1
- FaZe
- GamerLegion
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- B8
- PARIVISION
- fnatic
Drama until the end
A winner takes all sprint for Europe’s final Budapest ticket lit up Fragadelphia Blocktober. All four semifinalists had a path to the Major: fnatic, 9INE, OG and ECSTATIC. In a five map classic, fnatic edged 9INE 3-2 in the grand final to grab the sixteenth and last EU slot.
The other fifteen teams were already secured before the final at Fragadelphia, though not every starting stage was locked. G2 snatched the final Stage 3 berth ahead of Aurora by just three points, a razor thin margin that reshaped the top tier.
The StarLadder Budapest Major runs from November 24th to December 14th.
