From April to June, the elite esports group Team Vitality held the top rank in Valve’s Counter-Strike 2 regional standings (VRS). This current ranking will decide which teams are eligible to compete in upcoming major events.

Team Vitality holds 2124 points in the standings, and the second highest is MOUZ with 1922 points. The third goes to Team Spirit with 1905, and Team Falcons with 1888 points. So far, nobody has come close to Vitality having more than 2000 points. 

By taking the top rank, Team Vitality is guaranteed to attend the IEM Cologne, which starts on July 27. Only the top 24 teams from the VRS will be invited to the event. The winners will share a prize pool of $1m (£780,000), with $400,000 (£312,000) to be awarded to the first place. 

Another event where Team Vitality will be invited is the Esports World Cup. Only the top 15 teams from the VRS will be eligible to join.

Team Vitality’s 2025 run is going smoothly. One of their recent achievements is placing first in the IEM 2025 Dallas and winning an ESL Grand Slam 2025 award. 

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Team Vitality has just claimed their sixth straight title after thrashing MOUZ 3-0 in the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Dallas 2025 grand final on Sunday, May 25. This win marks their 30th LAN series victory in a row, which places them in second place for the longest LAN win streak in Counter-Strike history. 

Vitality’s run at IEM Dallas showed strong teamwork and solid play. They edged past Falcons 2-1 in a tense semi-final match before beating MOUZ in the final. Their star player and tournament MVP, ZywOo, kept up his form and played a key role in the team’s success.

This is also Team Vitality’s sixth grand final win in a row. Their recent run includes final wins at the IEM Melbourne last April 27 and the BLAST Rivals Spring on May 1, both against the Falcons.

With the BLAST Austin Major just around the corner, Team Vitality is set to play with huge momentum and clear focus.

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After securing four Counter-Strike 2 esports titles this year, Team Vitality brings home another one as they are crowned the champions of the recently concluded BLAST Rivals Spring 2025 by defeating Team Falcons.

The winning team earned $125,000 (£94,516) in prize money and secured two Tokens from the BLAST-created Frequent Flyers Program (FFP), a revenue-sharing scheme featuring an extra $2 million (£1,506,704) prize pool that is divided among the teams. 

According to Esports Charts, the Grand Final drew over one million viewers, making it the second most-watched BLAST event to date. The BLAST Paris Major is still on top.

How the final fight went down

The faceoff started with Team Falcons�?victory as they took the map Inferno and scored 13-9. This ended Team Vitality’s 16-game win streak on the map. However, Vitality retaliated and took the win on two maps: Dust2 and Train. 

The champions almost had Mirage due to their 12-3 lead, but Team Falcons�?m0NESY clutched a one versus two after the overtime. 

After a series of decisive battles, two players came out on top: Robin ‘ropz�?Kool and Mathieu ‘ZywOo�?Herbaut. The duo racked 44 total kills on Nuke, leading to ZywOo becoming the tournament’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) and their team winning.

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Mathieu ‘ZywOo�?Herbaut and Team Vitality continue to dominate the Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) scene after winning the BLAST Open Spring 2025 on Sunday, March 30. This marks their third-straight tournament win, extending their unbeaten streak to 16 wins.

The grand final witnessed Team Vitality face MOUZ in a tough best-of-five series. The Bees started the series strong with a flawless 13-0 win on the first map. MOUZ fought back, taking the next two maps at 13-11 each. However, Team Vitality showed their power by winning the last two maps with 13-7 to claim the trophy.

Team Vitality’s latest win follows their Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2025 title win back in February. The team is now one step closer to becoming the ESL Grand Slam Season 5 champions but it’s still a long way to go.

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