Vitality to BLAST final
Team Vitality beat Aurora 2–0 to reach the BLAST Open Rotterdam grand final — ZywOo delivered a top‑tier performance in the win. (talkesport.com) Vitality now face NAVI for the title, with momentum and form firmly on show. (hotspawn.com)
Aurora opened the veto by removing Overpass while Vitality took out Anubis, Aurora picked Inferno and Vitality answered with Nuke before both sides removed Dust2 and Ancient, leaving Mirage unused in the semi-final veto sequence. (HLTV.org: ) Both Inferno and Nuke finished 13–5 in Vitality’s favour, with the French side building a 10–2 Inferno half and repeating a dominant run on Nuke to close the series in two maps. (BLAST.tv: ) (DotEsports: ) Shahar “flameZ” Shushan led the match scoreboard with 37 kills to 22 deaths, Robin “ropz” posted 32–20 and Mathieu “ZywOo” finished 28–18 across the two maps, with flameZ voted player of the match by viewers. (HLTV.org: ) Vitality extended a multi-event run — listed as a 14-match winning streak in recent form — while entering Rotterdam ranked world No.1 on HLTV’s team rankings. (HLTV.org: ) Aurora’s series was hampered by underperformance from İsmailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş (14–30 in the match) and inconsistencies on entry duels, a pattern noted in match coverage as a key reason they couldn’t slow Vitality’s momentum. (HLTV.org: ) (DotEsports: ) The BLAST Open Rotterdam grand final is scheduled for March 29, 2026 as a best‑of‑five with major circuit points and a reported $400,000 top prize on the line for the event’s winner. (Strafe.com: )
