Astralis beat Aurora Gaming 2:1 in a close series at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, an S-Tier event on December 1, 2025. Aurora Gaming took Nuke 13:11, but Astralis answered with a 13:8 win on Train and a 13:11 victory on Mirage to clinch the series. HooXi was the standout for Astralis, finishing with a 1.25 rating and a 46-42 K-D. By our ranking, Astralis was the lower-ranked side, so this result counts as an upset.