Vitality are the winner of ESL Pro League Season 21, obliterating MOUZ in what can arguably be labelled as their most dominant performance in a Grand Finals. Winning the series 3-0, Vitality are undoubtedly the best team in the world.
Freshly minted lurker Robin ‘ropz’ Kool bagging the MVP shows that he has found his form after having left FaZe for Vitality. Signed to replace Sphinx, ropz has turned them into clear favorites for the upcoming tournaments.
VETO:
- Vitality removed Ancient
- MOUZ removed Anubis
- Vitality picked Dust2
- MOUZ picked Nuke
- Vitality picked Inferno
- MOUZ picked Mirage
- Train was left over
Map 1: Dust2; Pick: Vitality; Winner: Vitality;
MOUZ started Dust2 with a pistol round win, but Vitality managed to convert the force buy. The force buy conversion shifted the momentum in favour of Vitality, leading them to dominate in the first half. MOUZ, with much trouble, managed only 3 rounds, leaving them with little room for a comeback in the second half. Despite starting their offence with a win, MOUZ quickly lost control of the game as the guns came out. With a little back and forth, Vitality managed to close out the map in dominant fashion. With 21 frags to his name, flameZ managed to pull Vitality ahead in the tie early on.
Map 2: Nuke; Pick: MOUZ; Winner: Vitality;
Nuke being a strong map for MOUZ, Vitality did not let them dictate the pace of the game. Starting strong, Vitality replicated the scoreline from the first map, winning 9 rounds on the CT side of Nuke. With rounds few and far between, MOUZ managed only 3 rounds in the first half. Coming into the second half, MOUZ had a little hope for a comeback, given Nuke is CT-sided, but Vitality ran all over them with fast-paced offensive rounds. Only managing to win one round on the CT side, MOUZ could not stop Vitality from winning the game with an even more dominant scoreline. While ZyWoo was the highest rated player, ropz managed to provide impact all across the map with his dynamic rifling with an IR of 1.54, bagging 17 kills.
Map 3: Inferno; Pick: Vitality; Winner: Vitality;
MOUZ converted the pistol, but Vitality’s deagles were too strong in the force buy as they quickly levelled the scoreline. Vitality managed to put together a string of rounds going 9-1 up before MOUZ could get back on the board again. Winning the final few rounds, Vitality managed to switch the half with a 9-3 scoreline. Once on the CT side, Vitality let loose, knowing that they had the map in the bag. A bit of back and forth as Vitality took their sweet time in closing out the series, winning their second premier CS2 tournament of 2025.
MOUZ’s roster has come under a lot of fire for not being able to perform with a crowd present, and this loss will only add to that. While Cluj-Napoca was a little glimmer of success for them, they only managed it without the apex predators present. Their performance leading up to the Finals was highly admirable, and this experience will certainly forge the team into strong contenders for the next tournament.