With 32 groups converging on the capital of Hungary for the crowning Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) occasion of the 12 months, the strain is on for many who’ve by no means competed on the largest stage. It’s at all times thrilling to look at Main rookies compete, however on the StarLadder Budapest Main, there are far fewer to control than in Austin.
There are a complete of 19 CS Main Championship rookies on the StarLadder Budapest Main. Compared, greater than twice as many rookies competed at BLAST Austin Main, at 42 complete.
All Rookies At StarLadder Budapest Main
The smaller variety of rookies is considerably stunning contemplating the rise in groups (24 to 32) from the BLAST Austin Main onward. One should additionally contemplate enormous fluctuations within the variety of rookies competing at every Main. For instance, the Excellent World Shanghai Main had 25.
Listed below are the rookies competing on the StarLadder Budapest Main:
Maxim “kyousuke” Lukin (Staff Falcons)
Vladyslav “Kvem” Korol (Ardour UA)
Klimentii “kl1m” Krivosheev (MIBR)
Drin “makazze” Shaqiri (NAVI)
Jakub “jcobbb” Pietruszewski (FaZe Clan)
Milan “hypex” Polowiec (GamerLegion)
Oldřich “PR” Nový (GamerLegion)
Artem “r1nkle” Moroz (NIP)
Kacper “xKacpersky” Gabara (NIP)
Zack “XotiC” Elshani (NRG)
Carlos “venomzera” Dias Junior (RED Candis)
Andrey “AW” Anisimov (PARIVISION)
Andrey “BELCHONOKK” Yasinskiy (PARIVISION)
Emil “nota” Moskvitin (PARIVISION)
Vladislav “xiELO” Lysov (PARIVISION)
Zheng “TiGeR” Junhao (Uncommon Atom)
Tzu-Chi “Marek” Huang (Uncommon Atom)
Anarbileg “cobrazera” Uuganbayar (The Huns)
Munkhtogtokh “xerolte” Enkhbat (The Huns)
Whereas no crew has a roster made up completely of rookies, PARIVISION comes shut with 4 of the 5, led by veteran AWPer Dzhami “Jame” Ali. Just one rookie is beginning their journey in Stage 3, and that’s Staff Falcons’ wunderkind rifler.
The Odds Of A Main Championship Royal Roader
A “royal roader” generally refers to a participant who wins a particular sort of occasion, on this case, a CS Main Championship, in his/her first try. Whereas all of the rookies talked about are clearly eligible to turn into a royal roader, there’s just one with a excessive chance of success.
Enter Maksim “kyousuke” Lukin, Staff Falcons’ rifling prodigy acquired from Staff Spirit’s Academy by the Saudi Arabian group to finish its superteam on June 23, 2025. Staff Falcons is the one squad that includes a rookie who acquired a direct invite to Stage 3 and is at present ranked #3 on the VRS.
In keeping with the newest CS2 betting odds of three.75 Decimal (+275 America), there’s an implied chance of 26.67% for Staff Falcons to win the match.
If Staff Falcons can discover peak type in Hungary, kyousuke has a superb shot at turning into a Main Championship winner on the age of 17. That might be an unimaginable achievement in its personal proper—however there’s extra.
Danil “donk” Kryshkovets at present holds the file for being the youngest-ever winner of a Main Championship. If Staff Falcons wins the StarLadder Budapest Main on December 14, 2025, kyousuke (born on January 30, 2008) will beat that file by roughly one week.
The Main 2025 runs from November 24 to December 14, boasting three weeks of CS2 esports motion to shut out the season. There’s an opportunity that Main Championship rookies might seem on the MVM Dome to compete in playoffs from December 11 to 14, and possibly, we’ll get to witness a royal roader storyline.
