StarLadder revealed that the show match will see two Counter-Strike legends face off against each other in a 5v5 format. s1mple’s team will be called Team GOAT, while the Brazilian legend will lead Team TACO. Their teams will include a mix of media personalities who have never been professional players, as well as active or inactive esports professionals. Below are the team lineups:
Team TACO
- Epitácio “TACO” de Melo
- Alexandre “gAuLeS” Borba
- Fillipe “bt0” Moreno
- Jean “mch” Michel D'Oliveira
- Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato
Team GOAT
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
- Vadim “Evelone192” Kozakov
- Justinas “jL” Lekavičius
- Michał “MICHU” Müller
- Austin “Austin” Meadows
The show match will take place on December 14 at 16:00 CET, serving as a warm-up and entertainment for the audience ahead of the tournament’s final match between Vitality and FaZe for the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 championship trophy, a match that will etch the names of the players and teams into CS history forever.
