Crew Vitality wins BLAST Open Spring 2025 And Extends Win Streak to 16 Matches. Take a look at the detailed info beneath.
Today, leading international esports club Team Vitality has been crowned Champions at the BLAST Open Spring 2025 in Lisbon. Led by MVP Mathieu “zywOo” Herbaut, the team delivered an imperious display throughout the tournament, culminating with the defeat of MOUZ in the Grand Final. Having run rings around their opposition in the Group Stages, progressing to the playoffs without dropping a map, Team Vitality were the team to beat from the outset.
Team Vitality wins BLAST Open Spring 2025
The victory adds to a flawless start to 2025 for Team Vitality, having previously secured titles at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice in February and ESL Pro League Season 21 earlier this month, boasting 16 wins in a row. Once again, Team Vitality has confirmed its excellent form in an international tournament and confirmed its place as the world’s best club on the scene.
The formidable lineup of Dan ‘apEX’ Madesclaire, Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut, Robin ‘ropz’ Kool, Shahar ‘flameZ’ Shushan, and William ‘mezii’ Merriman delivered a series of stellar performances, overcoming an array of top-tier competition on their path to yet another victory.
In the Group Stage, Team Vitality were simply unstoppable. Delivering flawless performance after flawless performance, the Bees’ unbeaten streak on their way to the Playoffs was a testament to their domination of not just this competition, but of 2025 as a whole. Team Vitality delivered a stellar performance in the semi-finals, overcoming Team Spirit in another tight 2-1 series, showcasing their resilience under pressure.
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GRAND Finals 2025
Facing MOUZ in the Grand Final, Team Vitality delivered a dominant start with a flawless 13-0 victory on the opening map, Inferno, stunning their German opponents. MOUZ responded with resilience, clinching a hard-fought 13-11 win on Mirage before narrowly taking Dust II with the same scoreline. With the series hanging in the balance, The Bees showcased their determination on map four (Nuke), securing a decisive 13-7 victory to level the series at 2-2, setting the stage for a thrilling final showdown. The decider saw a nail-biting finish, with Team Vitality emerging victorious and BLAST Open Spring 2025 champions winning 13-7 on TRAIN.
TEAM VITALITY UNSTOPPABLE IN 2025
Team Vitality is off to a dynamite start in 2025, with a string of outstanding performances and an ever-increasing quest for excellence.
Firstly, with a major individual achievement: Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut won his 23rd MVP title, after his 22nd at the last competition, surpassing Ukrainian legend s1mple. It’s another demonstration of his talent that puts him back in the number 1 spot among the best players on Counter-Strike.
Then, with an equally impressive collective achievement, Team Vitality scored its 16th consecutive victory in 2025. This exceptional momentum puts the club on course to match, if not surpass, the greatest teams in the history of the sport: Astralis in 2018-2019 (17 wins), FaZe at the end of 2023, dominating the start of CS2 (18 wins), and Team Liquid, winner of the prestigious Intel Grand Slam in 2019 (23 wins).
With an already impressive record at the start of the year, the Bees will also have the opportunity to write a new page in their legend in April, at the IEM Melbourne, where they will be aiming for the coveted ESL Grand Slam Season 5. This triumph at the BLAST Open Spring 2025 further consolidates Team Vitality’s place among the undisputed benchmarks of CS2.
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