CS2 fans voice frustration over 'premium seats' at StarLadder Budapest Major playoffs
December 11, 2025 02:45PM
By LeoBiazzi
Two CS2 fans took to Reddit on December 11th to express their dissatisfaction with their view in 'premium seats' at the StarLadder Budapest Major playoffs. The playoffs commenced at MVM Dome, but some fans are experiencing poor visibility due to black cloth obstructing their view.
One fan, known as sp1nOFFICIAL on Reddit (https://old.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/1pjzb72/myviewinreservedprimeseatstarladder_please/), reported that they had approached several individuals on the ground floor of MVM Dome, but none could locate the StarLadder staff.
Another Redditor, SintheSeventh, echoed sp1nOFFICIAL's experience. The poor view from these seats is evident in the following images:
Photo credit: sp1nOFFICIAL
Photo credit: monoscream
Graham 'messioso' Pitt, the Head of CS Operations at 100 Thieves and a former ESL and RFRSH employee, offered a potential explanation (https://old.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/1pjzb72/myviewinreservedprimeseatstarladder_please/nth7emc/) in a thread, suggesting that the glass may be facing the Stage, causing reflections.
Messioso added, 'We used to have very odd issues with the glass reflecting the screens so players could see the game.'
The Major playoffs will continue for the next three days, and it is hoped that StarLadder will address this seating issue for the second day and beyond.
