At StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 Stage 2, the match between M80 and TYLOO promises to be one of the most telling clashes in the bracket, where every mistake can be costly since the best-of-one format leaves almost no room for a second chance. M80 enter this duel as one of the most stable teams in the Americas, showcasing strong form and confident individual performances. TYLOO, meanwhile, are still searching for consistency and trying to regain their footing after a string of poor results on the international stage. Against such contrasting backgrounds, this match becomes not only a battle for victory but also a test of resilience, adaptation, and readiness for decisive duels at the prestigious Major in Budapest.
How the Bookmakers See It: M80 Are the Favorites
Bookmakers approach this matchup with maximum confidence in M80, as the team arrives at the tournament regarded as one of the main contenders for the title. Their statistics, stability, and strong performances on key maps create a noticeable shift in the odds toward their side. M80 demonstrate a much higher level of preparation, a deeper map pool, and the ability to adapt to any opponent, making them the favorites among analysts and bettors alike. In contrast, TYLOO appear more like an underdog that would need a flawless performance to even hope for an upset. For the bookmakers, the picture is clear: M80 are a championship-caliber team, and they have every prerequisite to secure a confident victory in this match.
Current Form of M80: What to Expect From M80
M80 approach the match with significantly stronger overall form, even if their latest stretch looks rough. Over the last three months, they played 45 maps and won 29 of them, which speaks to the stability and quality that TYLOO can only envy right now. Their last month was especially intense: a victory at DreamHack Knockout Atlanta 2025, a second-place finish at Fragadelphia Ultra Mega Jersey 2025, and a 1–2 place finish at StarLadder Budapest Major Stage 1.
- M80 Roster: Swisher, slaxz-, s1n, Lake, HexT
Yes, they’ve won only one of their last five matches, but the opponents weren’t exactly easy: Astralis, NRG, PARIVISION, B8, and Aurora are far from being “walkovers.” The bigger picture still looks positive, even if their current form is a bit shaky.
Current Form of TYLOO: What to Expect From TYLOO
TYLOO currently look like a team trying to assemble an airplane engine mid-flight. Out of 33 maps, they’ve won only 11, and their recent tournament results are underwhelming: 13–16th place at IEM Chengdu 2025 and 7–8th place at BLAST Rivals 2025 S2. In their last five matches, they’ve managed just a single win — and that came against PARIVISION.
- TYLOO Roster: Attacker, JamYoung, Moseyuh, Mercury, Jee
Losses to NiP, Vitality, and twice to paiN underscore that the team struggles to keep pace with more structured opponents. And now they face M80 — a team that may be in a slump, but at least has a ladder to climb out of it.
M80 Map Pool
M80 in any format begin shaping their map pool around consistency. They consistently remove Nuke, as this map rarely appears in their officials. After eliminating their weakest option, M80 look to steer the ban phase toward maps where they are strongest. They feel confident on Mirage, where they have a perfect win rate and a long winning streak, as well as on Ancient, where they demonstrate stable results and a positive series. In a BO1, the team puts maximum effort into keeping one of these two maps in play while removing the ones where TYLOO appear most vulnerable.
When the pool narrows, M80 aim to secure a map that combines their prepared strengths with TYLOO’s structural weaknesses. Most often, this ends up being Ancient, which is not only comfortable for M80 but also far from ideal for TYLOO. Through targeted bans and removing the opponent’s strongest options, M80 shape the most favorable conditions for the decisive match.
TYLOO Map Pool
TYLOO traditionally start by banning Dust2, as this map almost always brings them issues. Their next decisions revolve around avoiding maps where their game looks the weakest, meaning Overpass and Inferno usually follow. The problem is that many of TYLOO’s bans overlap with maps where M80 feel comfortable, so with each step their room to maneuver shrinks. TYLOO face a dilemma: remove maps where they are weak or maps where their opponent is too strong.
In the later stages of the ban phase, TYLOO usually try to remove maps where M80 have a clear advantage — such as Mirage, where playing would almost certainly doom them. But as the options dwindle, TYLOO are forced to choose the lesser evil. That’s why they often remove maps where they have already lost to M80 in the past, such as Train, trying not to repeat earlier failures. Inevitably, the remaining map benefits M80 far more than TYLOO.
Head-to-Head Record
In the past six months, the teams have met only once: at BLAST.tv Austin Major, where M80 won 1–0 on Train (13:9). That match clearly showed that in this matchup, M80 dictate the pace. They were better in firepower, tempo, and decision-making. TYLOO couldn’t leverage their strengths back then — and today, those strengths seem even fewer.
Match Prediction StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 Stage 2: M80 vs TYLOO
The match will likely be played on Ancient, and this scenario heavily favors M80. They are stronger over the three-month span, have a wider and more stable map pool, and have previously defeated TYLOO on LAN. Even despite their recent losing streak, the level of their opponent is significantly lower right now, and TYLOO are unlikely to impose their game or disrupt M80’s structure. Meanwhile, M80 have more tools to control the tempo and adapt throughout the match, which should allow them to secure a solid victory.
Prediction: M80 to win.
