All of the favorites have made the Budapest playoffs. Who are the most tried and true Major players, and who are the chokers?

The MongolZ have surprised many by qualifying for the Budapest Major playoffs after losing their star player Senzu indefinitely.

Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut is one of the best CS players of all time and Vitality’s 2025 is one of the best years for a team of all time. But for some reason, they don’t like starting the Major with a win.

Dust2.dk reports that 100 Thieves have entered serious discussions with Nicolai device Reedtz about a potential transfer, a move that would see one of Denmark’s greatest players leave Astralis for a second time and reunite with former teammate gla1ve.

Manager Petar “peca” Marković tweeted a longer statement about G2’s run at the Budapest Major.

The Spirit superstar is on track to become the highest-rated player at a Major for the third time in a row.

PGL has confirmed that the second Counter-Strike Major of 2026 will take place in Singapore from November 25 to December 13 with a prize pool of 1.25 million dollars.