On December 14 at 10:28, player zweih posted an image on social media after suffering a defeat at the hands of Vitality in the semifinal of the major. The post included the concise caption "Stupid me, I'm waiting," directly following the team's exit from the tournament.

The Counter-Strike community gathered in Budapest to close out the year with a Major full of tension and storylines. The opening three stages delivered plenty of surprises and emotions, all chronicled through the photographic work of Josip "brcho" Brtan and Radosław "MAKKU" Makuch, who documented key moments from the arena and behind the scenes.

Streamer Alexander Levin, known as Nix, responded to accusations that he artificially inflated his audience figures. He said representatives of the hosting platform inspected his account prior to The Streamer Awards 2025 and did not observe any unusually large spikes in viewership.