It’s not a big prophecy to assume that most Pick’Ems placed FURIA as the winners here. NAVI struggled immensely against these opponents in the Swiss stage. But could that competitive suffering teach them how to crack the Major favorites?
One of the quarterfinals at StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 features a rerun of a best-of-one battle from Stage 3: NAVI face FURIA again. The winners secure the semifinal and a chance to remain in the trophy run.
Everything about this CS2 esports match is here.
How to watch NAVI vs FURIA at the CS2 Budapest Major 2025
This Budapest Major quarterfinal is played on Dec. 12. You can watch the stream NAVI vs FURIA here or on the official YouTube channel. The teams play right after MOUZ versus FaZe.
NAVI versus FURIA: Maps, score, and details
Map bans | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overpass, NAVI Ancient, FURIA Dust II, FURIA Nuke, NAVI | Mirage, NAVI pick | Inferno, FURIA pick | Train, decider | NAVI 1:0 FURIA |
| NAVI 13:5 FURIA | NAVI 0:0 FURIA | NAVI 0:0 FURIA |
The map selection is especially interesting for this matchup. FURIA destroyed NAVI on Nuke. What have Natus Vincere prepared this time to resist such a power?
Mirage
NAVI made a great statement from the very beginning: they won the pistols and the conversion rounds.
FURIA could have a nice comeback in Round 2 thanks to a HE by Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato — it took down two NAVI players. That did not help, but FURIA still won their first gun round and ruined NAVI’s economy. Yuri "yuurih" Boian delivered a 1v1 win vs Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen in round 5 to have a success spike for his team.
Natus Vincere had to start over from 3:3, and this time they had a wonderful streak. They were solid individually and played as a team.
Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo took the last round of the first half. Then FURIA won 2v5 in Round 15. That was it for the favorites.
NAVI won both pistols. In Round 16, Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov had a nice hidden position on A to earn 3K and stop FURIA’s offense. Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen and Drin "makazze" Shaqiri rotated via CT to retake A and win the map.
On the rise and in the turbulence: Match preview
Even beyond that 13:2 in Round 1 of Stage 3, FURIA players are considered the strong favorites in this matchup. The team is on the rise, while NAVI have been battling a weird turbulence.
FURIA entered the Budapest Major with a few tournament wins in their pockets.
- They started this amazing series with FISSURE Playground #2 and finished with the IEM Chengdu and BLAST Rivals Fall 2025.
- During the Major’s Stage 3, FURIA also defeated Imperial and G2. Only in the second half of Map 2, Overpass, G2 showed something really competitive.
NAVI won only a lower-tier StarSeries Fall 2025 — this season and actually this year.
- In the second half of 2025, NAVI were in the top 4 at IEM Cologne. Then, they fell as low as winning no matches in Chengdu: defeated by Astralis and eliminated by HEROIC.
- NAVI lost to FURIA at the grand final of Thunderpick World Championship 2025. It’s a match to forget for Natus Vincere, as they were 2:0 ahead and FURIA pulled off a reverse sweep on them.
- After a pretty good run in Stage 2 of the Budapest Major, NAVI barely qualified for the Playoffs. They lost to Vitality but defeated three underdogs to advance to this quarterfinal.
We will know the Champions of the CS2 Budapest Major 2025 on Sunday, Dec. 16. Depending on the Playoffs results, big teams may unleash roster changes in the upcoming break.
