G2 vs Falcons Becomes Most Watched Match of Stage 3 StarLadder Budapest Major 2025

Top 5 Matches by Viewership

The most popular match of Stage 3 was G2 vs Falcons in the 2-2 bracket — the decisive series gathered 856,550 viewers and was the only one to exceed the 850,000 mark. The second place was taken by the match between  Mouz  and  Spirit  in the 2-0 bracket, which attracted 833,511 viewers.

The third spot was claimed by the opening bo1 between NAVI and  FURIA Esports , which drew in 804,551 viewers and set a high bar of interest for the first day of the stage. The fourth most popular match was Mouz vs Falcons in the 2-1 bracket, gathering 690,841 viewers. Rounding out the top five was G2 vs FURIA Esports in the 2-0 bracket: 688,416 viewers watched one of the most media-savvy teams potentially advance with a clean sweep.

Such numbers are important not only for teams and tournaments but for the entire scene: it is based on this kind of statistics that future schedules, advertising contracts, and tournament format decisions are made. The more matches of the scale of G2 vs Falcons achieve such figures, the more confident the industry feels in the long-term perspective.