Team Vitality crushed Natus Vincere in the BLAST Open Rotterdam final

Team Vitality continue to dominate the Counter-Strike 2 scene, winning a third major tournament in a row. In the BLAST Open Rotterdam final, the team confidently defeated Natus Vincere 3:0.

The match ended with confident Vitality victories across three maps:

Inferno — 13:7
Anubis — 13:10
Dust2 — 13:10

This triumph extended the team’s impressive record: 22 consecutive map wins and 16 consecutive match wins, which together with multiple tournament victories demonstrates unprecedented dominance in CS. In fact, Vitality have effectively settled the question of the leading contender for the greatest team in Counter-Strike history.

Despite the “clean” scoreline, Natus Vincere had chances to make the final much more competitive. The team repeatedly won key rounds but consistently struggled in force buys and lost clutches, which ultimately became the decisive factor.

On Inferno, NAVI started strong by winning a force on the defensive side, but then gave up an important round against Vitality’s eco. After that, the game became balanced, but Vitality went into halftime with a slight lead and fully controlled the match in the second half.

On Anubis, makazze stood out with several key multi-kills that helped NAVI get back into the game. However, a series of lost force rounds ruined their chances, while Vitality’s stars — ZywOo, flameZ, ropz and mezii — won the crucial moments.

Dust2 became the final act of the series. Early on, ropz delivered an impressive four-kill with a Glock, setting the pace of the map. NAVI once again failed to convert a won pistol round, losing the force buy, and even despite a comeback attempt, could not stop Vitality.

In the end, Team Vitality closed the series 3:0 and claimed another title, continuing one of the strongest eras in Counter-Strike history.

For their part, NAVI showed they deserve to be called a top-tier team, and the lack of victory is mainly due to the gap between Vitality and other elite teams appearing simply insurmountable.

This is a case where defeat does not cause disappointment, but rather the realization that the team did everything it could and no one could have done more, but the opponents played like they were from another planet.

The tournament MVP was ropz, marking a historic moment as he became the first player in the roster to receive this title instead of ZywOo.

The Estonian was not the brightest in the group stage but fully stepped up in the playoffs, having a decisive impact on the team’s victory. In arena matches, he finished the tournament with a 1.54 rating, showing consistently high-level performance.

Ropz’s performances in the decisive stage helped Vitality win the title and earned him his first MVP award with the organization.

The tournament also recorded solid viewership statistics. At peak, over 821,000 viewers watched the matches.