Team Vitality Wins IEM Krakow – Now One Step Away From Grand Slam VI Prize
Team Vitality claimed the IEM Krakow CS2 title this weekend. The French team dominated the group stages before making easy work of MOUZ in the semis and overcoming FURIA 3-1 in Sunday’s final.
The victory means apEX’s team only needs one trophy to land a $1m prize and secure the Grand Slam VI title. Victory in any of the next five eligible events will secure them the Slam.
Team Vitality IEM Krakow Superiority
Team Vitality entered the competition as defending champions and most people’s favourites.
As such, there was an air of inevitability as they swept aside all group stage competitors without dropping a map. They then proceeded to dispatch MOUZ 2:0 in the semi-final, where they would take on Furia.
Despite Furia taking an early lead with victory on Mirage, Vitality took Inferno, Nuke, and Overpass, to complete an impressive 3:1 win in the best-of-5 and take the IEM title and $400,000 first prize.
ZywOo cemented his position as the best CS2 player in the world right now. He bagged 90 eliminations with a 101 average damage per round.
Continued Dominance
Vitality now has ten tier-1 victories in the past year and has secured three ESL-eligible wins. If it wins one more, in the next five attempts, Vitality will walk away with a $1m Grand Slam VI prize.
The next eligible event is the ESL Pro League Season 23, in March, but Vitality will be back in CS2 action much sooner than that. PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 kicks off on February 14 and runs for just over a week, with the final taking place on February 22. The competition features a $625,000 prize pool. Vitality is set to take on G2 in the opening round, while
According to Polymarket, 43% of people have highlighted Team Vitality as the likely winners, with 16% pointing to FURIA.
