Vitality Wins CS2 BLAST Open Spring 2025 Over MOUZ
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- Team Vitality claims victory in BLAST Open Spring 2025 with a 3:2 win over MOUZ.
- Vitality’s third consecutive victory in 2025 extends their winning streak to 16 matches, with ZywOo earning his 23rd MVP title.
- Earlier in 2025 team Vitality had won Intel Extreme Masters Katowice and ESL Pro League Season 21.
Vitality defeated MOUZ with a 3:2 total score in the grand final of the Counter-Strike 2 tournament, BLAST Premier Spring 2025, which was held at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, on March 30, 2025.
The first map, Inferno, set an astonishing precedent as Vitality delivered a perfect 13:0 performance. It is worth noting that this was the first time such a result had ever been recorded in Tier 1 of the Grand Finals.
But MOUZ bounced back with vigor. Mirage saw them taking the lead due to the explosive performance of Lotan “Spinx” Giladi. His 26 kills and five assists brought the team back into contention after the devastating loss on Inferno.
On the following Dust II, MOUZ, propelled by Spinx’s skill, took a 2:1 series lead. But in a critical fourth Nuke map, Vitality’s defense proved strong as they claimed it with a 13:7 score, forcing the grand final to a fifth map.
Train, the final battleground, delivered a tense, back-and-forth series of rounds. Vitality came out ahead, taking a 7:5 lead as Terrorists. MOUZ fought valiantly in the second half, winning the pistol round and attempting a comeback. However, Vitality responded with an intense five-round streak, securing the series win with a 3:2 score.
This victory extends Vitality’s remarkable 2025 run, having now won 16 consecutive matches and claimed three major titles this year alone, including Intel Extreme Masters Katowice and ESL Pro League Season 21. ZywOo, who was once again named MVP of the tournament, now holds 23 MVP titles, surpassing the legendary s1mple.
Team Vitality’s CS2 player roster:
- Dan ‘’apEX’’ Madesclaire,
- Mathieu ‘’ZywOo’’ Herbaut,
- Shahar ‘’flameZ’’ Shushan,
- William ‘’mezii’’ Merriman,
- Robin ‘’ropz’’ Kool.
Team Vitality has claimed the grand prize of $150,000, while MOUZ settled for $60,000 in winnings for second place.
The Blast Open Spring 2025 event averaged 300,000 viewers across more than 90 hours of broadcast, amassing nearly 30 million hours of watch time and a total of over 80 million views. According to Esports Charts, the most-watched match of the event was the grand final, reaching a peak viewership of over 850,000.
