The phenomenal form of Team Vitality has continued with their recent success at BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026, where they dominated by defeating Natus Vincere (NAVI) in the Grand Final with a convincing 3-0 victory. This has further proved their position as the best Counter-Strike 2 team in the world at the moment.
Team Vitality Win BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 by 3-0 Score
The Grand Final was played across Inferno, Anubis, and Dust2, with Vitality winning all three maps. They started the series with a confident 13–7 victory on Inferno before closing out Anubis and Dust2 with identical 13–10 scorelines. While NAVI showed moments of resistance, they were unable to convert key rounds, allowing Vitality to stay in control throughout the series.
This was Vitality’s third major tournament victory this year. The team also recorded a clean sweep in this tournament without dropping a single series in the process.
Robin “ropz” Kool received the Most Valuable Player (MVP) accolade in recognition of his outstanding performance in the playoffs and the Grand Final. Though Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut and Shahar “flameZ” Shushan had impressive performances in the group stage, ropz had his best moment in the playoffs and the final, as this is where it matters the most.
He had some impactful plays and kept a 1.54 rating in arena matches.
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One Step Away From Another ESL Grand Slam
Because of many successful results in multiple high profile tournaments this year, Vitality is within striking distance of winning another ESL Grand Slam title which will also reward them with $1,000,000 in bonus prize money.
If they execute on completing an ESL Grand Slam for a second consecutive year, they will place themselves in history as the only esports team to have ever won two consecutive ESL Grand Slam championships during the modern era of Counter Strike.
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