In the second semifinal of BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 1, Team Vitality secured a confident 2-0 victory over Team Spirit, extending their historic winning streak to 24 matches in a row. With this result, the French squad broke Team Liquid’s 2019 record of 23 consecutive wins. Vitality are in phenomenal form, having already eliminated Wildcard in the group stage and MOUZ in the playoffs of this tournament.
Expectations vs. Reality
Although Team Spirit hadn’t played in official events for the past month, they were considered a serious threat — the team had time to rest and prepare thoroughly, and their wins against FlyQuest and Wildcard proved their competitiveness. However, Vitality once again showed why they are currently the best team in the world — composed, structured, and consistent in every round.
Match Result: Vitality 2:0 Spirit
- Mirage (Spirit’s pick) — 13:8
- Nuke (Vitality’s pick) — 13:9
On Mirage, Vitality came out swinging, setting a fast pace and ending the first half with a solid 11:5 lead. Spirit attempted a comeback by taking 3 rounds in a row at the start of the second half, but a huge AWP 4K clutch from ZywOo on the A site crushed their momentum — ending the map at 13:8.
Nuke was more balanced: the first half finished 7:5 for Vitality, but Spirit couldn’t keep up with the tempo shifts of the French offense and managed to take only 4 rounds in the second half, losing 13:9.
READ MORE: The President of France Congratulates Vitality on Their Victory at IEM Melbourne 2025
ZywOo dominates once again
ZywOo once again proved why he’s considered the best player in the world: 41 kills, 94.3 average damage, and a 1.44 rating. His crucial clutches, pinpoint AWP control, and consistency in all phases were decisive on both maps. One of the highlights came on Mirage, where he clutched a 1v4 with the AWP, taking down the entire Spirit push — a clip that quickly went viral across the community.
Player reactions after the match
After the match, Vitality players shared their emotions on social media. Team captain apEX emphasized the importance of the win and breaking the record, while ZywOo highlighted the anticipation of the grand final against Falcons.
“Today we made history, 24 wins in a row, i would never had thought that we could have beat this.
Super proud of everyone in the team, I’m sick today, but i have insane team mates.
One more step tomorrow, gg wp Spirit.” – apEX
“Grand final tomorrow vs Falcons!!
GG
@Team__Spirit” – ZywoO
This victory over Spirit extended Vitality’s incredible win streak to 24 consecutive matches. Since February, they’ve been on an unstoppable run across five major events:
IEM Katowice 2025
- 3DMAX — 2:0
- FaZe — 2:1
- Virtus.pro — 2:0
- The MongolZ — 2:0
- Spirit — 3:0
ESL Pro League Season 21
- MIBR — 2:1
- 3DMAX — 2:0
- MOUZ — 2:0
- Liquid — 2:0
- The MongolZ — 2:1
- MOUZ (Final) — 3:0
BLAST Open Lisbon 2025
- Astralis — 2:0
- Virtus.pro — 2:0
- MOUZ — 2:0
- Spirit — 2:1
- MOUZ (Final) — 3:2
IEM Melbourne 2025
- FlyQuest — 2:0
- Liquid — 2:0
- Falcons — 2:0
- The MongolZ — 2:0
- Falcons (Final) — 3:2
BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 1
- Wildcard — 2:0
- MOUZ — 2:1
- Spirit — 2:0
With consistent wins against top-tier teams like FaZe, Liquid, MOUZ, Spirit, Falcons, Virtus.pro, and Astralis, Vitality now hold the longest win streak in CS2 history, surpassing Team Liquid’s 2019 record. They head into the grand final as the team to beat — and as the most dominant force of the 2025 season.
READ MORE: Team Vitality Wins ESL Grand Slam V: A Historic Triumph at IEM Melbourne 2025
A Grand Final Rematch: Vitality vs Falcons
In the grand final, Vitality will once again face Falcons — a rematch of the IEM Melbourne final that took place just a week ago. That showdown went the full distance, with Vitality winning 3-2 after overtime on the deciding map Nuke. Falcons surely haven’t forgotten that loss and will be hungry for revenge, setting up what promises to be an emotional and dramatic final between two top-tier teams.
