Team Vitality was crowned champions at the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Katowice 2025 at the Spodek Arena. MVP Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut guided the team to a stunning victory in Poland, following an imperious display all tournament, which saw new recruit ropz face off against former team FaZe Clan, and a dominant performance in the Grand Final against Team Spirit, with a 3-0 clean sweep. With this victory, ZywOo and apEX join an elite group of just 16 players to have won IEM Katowice, IEM Cologne, and a Major, and ZywOo becomes just the third player to have secured an MVP at all three tournaments.
Team Vitality at IEM Katowice 2025: DOMINATING FROM BEGINNING TO END
The imposing roster of Dan ‘apEX’ Madesclaire, Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut, Shahar ‘flameZ’ Shushan, William ‘mezii’ Merriman and their newest teammate Robin ‘ropz’ Kool all put on brilliant displays, beating numerous other top teams, with ZywOo being crowned as the tournament’s most valuable player.
The first match in the Group Stage saw Team Vitality face off against fellow French organisation 3DMAX, with the Bees taking a 2-0 win on Inferno and Nuke. The Upper Bracket Semifinals of the group saw a titanic matchup against FaZe Clan, with Team Vitality coming back on Dust 2 with a stunning overtime victory. In the Upper Bracket Final, it was business as normal for the French club against Virtus.pro, with a 13-8 victory on Anubis preceding a 13-5 win on Inferno, which set up the Playoff Semi-final against The MongolZ.
The Semi-final saw a superb display from the Bees, dispatching The MongolZ with a sweeping 2-0 victory, taking Mirage 13-7, and Nuke 13-9.
The Grand Final against Team Spirit began strongly, securing Dust II with an impressive 13-6 victory. Team Vitality continued this dominance into Nuke, taking another 13-5 victory, setting them up with a match point on Mirage. The Bees completed the sweep following a tense game on Mirage, securing the trophy with a 13-11 win.
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By winning IEM Katowice, Team Vitality has positioned itself as the team to beat for the rest of the 2025 competitive calendar. The next challenge begins at the ESL Pro League Season 21 in March, followed by BLAST Open Spring 2025 and PGL Bucharest, where the team will look to continue these strong performances.
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