Which teams qualified for CS Asia Championship 2025 playoffs?

The CS Asia Championship 2025 event has reached the playoff stage following a group stage packed with high-profile teams.

16 teams from Europe, Asia, and the Americas have headed to Shanghai, China, for more LAN action before attention turns towards the StarLadder Budapest Major.

Ahead of the playoffs, Esports Insider takes a closer look at the six teams that have secured a place in the playoffs and which have a chance of lifting the trophy.

The six playoff teams have battled through two double-elimination GSL group stages, with three advancing from each.

The two group winners have earned a place in the semi-finals, while the second and third-place teams have qualified for the quarter-finals.

Following a victory at Fragadelphia Blocktober, Fnatic opted to sign Mykyta ‘jackasmo’ Skyba on loan in place of Cai ‘CYPHER‘ Watson, sparking backlash after the British rifler helped the team earn Major qualification.

Despite the team’s Major lineup being up in the air, Fnatic has displayed solid Counter-Strike, beating paiN Gaming and TYLOO to secure a place in the upper bracket final. A 2-1 defeat to HEROIC means the team begins its playoff campaign with a quarter-final clash against 3DMAX.

After missing out on a place at the Major thanks to a lacklustre ESL Pro League Season 22 campaign, HEROIC aims to end 2025 on a high.

Wins over B8, FUT Esports, and Fnatic secured victory in Group B, automatically advancing to the semi-final. The Norwegian organisation will face off against either Legacy or FUT Esports.

The return of Jonathan ‘ELiGE‘ Jablonowski is already sparking improvements for a Team Liquid side that has struggled throughout 2025.

Team Liquid opened its tournament with a 13-9 win over GamerLegion before carrying the momentum into a 2-0 sweep of MIBR to book its place in the playoffs.

Momentum continued to roll against Legacy, completing a reverse sweep to win the series 2-1, securing the top seed in Group A. With the semi-finals locked in, Team Liquid will play either Fnatic or 3DMAX.

Since bursting onto the Tier 1 scene at the BLAST.tv Austin Major, Legacy continues to cement itself on the international stage with solid showings at big tournaments.

A 13-2 demolition in its opening Group A match set the tone, following up with a 2-1 win against 3DMAX to set up a clash with Team Liquid for Group A’s top spot.

Despite taking the opening map, Team Liquid proved too strong, winning the series 2-1, giving Legacy the second seed and a place in the quarter-final.

The South American side begins its playoff run against FUT Esports.

Since the signing of a new roster in May, FUT Esports has established itself as a team full of confidence heading into the final part of the year.

Victory over FaZe Clan in the quarter-finals built up some steam before being dashed by HEROIC in the semis, sending the team to the lower bracket.

A convincing 2-0 sweep of PaiN Gaming set up a rematch against the Red Militia for the third and final playoff place, with an inspired performance from Dmytro ‘dem0n‘ Myroshnychenko leading the charge to a 2-1 series win.

Awaiting the Turkish organisation in the playoff quarter-finals is Legacy, another team that has shown glimpses of brilliance.

The sixth and final team to earn a playoff place is 3DMAX, the highest-ranked team competing in the CS Asia Championship 2025.

The French roster kicked off Group A with a dominant 13-1 win over The Huns Esports, before a 2-1 loss to Legacy sent the team into the lower bracket.

A 2-0 sweep against Lynn Vision Gaming earned a place in the lower bracket, where a defiant Virtus.pro would await. Virtus.pro took the opening map before 3DMAX answered back on Inferno to force a Train decider.

3DMAX ended the first half with a 10-2 lead over Virtus.pro The Russian organisation continued to chip away until round 22, where the French locked in victory to advance. 3DMAX takes on Fnatic in its opening playoff match.

With the group stage done and dusted, attention turns towards the playoffs, where the remaining six teams will compete for championship glory.

The full list of remaining matches is as follows:

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