Pimp: “FURIA are one of the contenders to win the Major”

Danish CS analyst Jacob “Pimp” Winneche believes FURIA should be taken seriously ahead of the next Counter-Strike 2 Major. In a post on X on October 20, he wrote: “FURIA is a contender to win the major. Said it before and I'll happily say it again… for FalleN and FURIA to enter the conversation about winning a major in late 2025? I tip my hat!”.

Pimp’s remark comes with the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 fast approaching (Nov 24–Dec 14, 2025; playoffs Dec 4–14 in Budapest). 

Why FURIA are in the conversation

Recent title: FURIA won the Thunderpick World Championship 2025, pulling off a dramatic reverse-sweep to beat NAVI 3–2 in the grand final. 

Ranking surge: On October 20, 2025, FURIA climbed to #2 in Valve’s global ranking, behind Vitality. 

What the players are saying

YEKINDAR (FURIA) after the Thunderpick final: “It was very hard… molodoy is sick, everybody is … exhausted… something came on the third, fourth and fifth maps, and I’m glad.”

KSCERATO on claiming his first HLTV MVP at Thunderpick: “Everything in God’s time, you know?”

FalleN on FURIA’s ceiling (September): “We need more stability, but on a good day we can win tournaments.”

The bigger picture

Pimp has been discussing FURIA as a dark-horse threat specifically for Budapest on shows and social media leading into the Major cycle. 

The Budapest Major runs across three stages before playoffs in Hungary’s capital, with StarLadder hosting.