Vitalty wins ESL Pro League Season 24 highlights video

In recent months, the Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports scene saw the dominating force of Team Vitality falter, and many believe this marked the end of their era.

Well, it looks like we were all wrong, as an “apEX” Madesclaire led his team to a commanding victory at ESL Pro League Season 24.

In case you couldn’t watch the action unfold live, we’ve got you covered with a video featuring highlights from the Grand Final of ESL Pro League Season 24, explaining how Team Vitality came out on top.

Check out the video below, or continue reading, or both!

In the Group Stage, Team Vitality smashed 1win Team 2-0, then beat NAVI 2-1, and pulled off an impressive reverse-sweep comeback against Team Falcons to go 3-0, earning a spot in the Playoffs Stage.

In the Playoffs Stage, Team Vitality continued to impress, first taking down PARIVISION with a clean 2-0 sweep in the Quarterfinals.

apEX’s men then reverse-swept the deadly, new-look Aurora Gaming for a narrow 2-1 win to earn a spot in the Grand Final.

On the other side of the bracket, MOUZ took out FURIA in a dominating 2-0 win, then managed to beat tournament favorites, Team Spirit, in a close 2-1 match to earn a spot in the Grand Final.

ESL Pro League Season 24’s best-of-five Grand Final saw Team Vitality take on MOUZ for the lion’s share of the $1 million prize pool and the coveted trophy.

Team Vitality didn’t give their opponents a chance to breathe, first winning 12-8 on Cache, then 13-7 on Inferno, before closing out the series in overtime on Dust2 with a score of 16-12.

With the 3-0 win in the ESL Pro League Season 24 Grand Final, Team Vitality lifted the trophy in front of a passionate crowd at the iconic Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland.

For his fantastic performances throughout the tournament, French superstar AWPer, Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut, picked up yet another MVP award. Congratulations!

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