Best of Five in Budapest
Valve published "Best of Five in Budapest" on 13 December 2025 in Community Announcements. The PatinaAI market index's median read 31.57 points in the seven days after against 30.93 before, +2.1 %. A typical week moves under 0.1 % either way on the same measure. A read is a comparison with a date, not a cause.
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Only two teams remain in the StarLadder Budapest Major!
Team Vitality has yet to drop a map in the Playoffs, defeating The MongolZ in the Quarterfinals and Team Spirit in the Semifinals 2-0.
On the other side of the bracket, FaZe Clan defeated MOUZ in the Quarterfinals and needed all three maps to defeat Natus Vincere in the Semifinals, 2-1, to book their ticket to Sunday's Grand Finals.
Team Vitality are trying to win back to back Majors, a feat which hasn't been accomplished since 2019. FaZe Clan are trying to win their second Counter-Strike Major after being runners up in 2 of the last 3.
Counter-Strike's first ever best of five Major Grand Finals begins tomorrow, December 14th at 18:00 CET.
As we enter the final day of the StarLadder Budapest Major, tournament stickers are still available, with 50% of the proceeds going to the players, teams, and participating organizations.
See you tomorrow for the biggest Major Grand Finals yet!
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The PatinaAI market index's median over the seven days after the post was 31.57 points against 30.93 over the seven days before: +2.1 %. A typical week moves under 0.1 % either way on the same measure, the drift this read has to beat. The post's own day is left out. A comparison with a date, not causation.
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The read compares the market index's median over the seven UTC days after the post with the seven days before it, the post's own day left out, and needs at least three published days on each side. The same measure taken on every day of the series is the drift a typical week shows; a read inside that drift is the market doing what it was doing. Neither is proof the post moved anything. The composite is on the market report, every basket under the indexes, and every update is on one list.