Team Vitality wins IEM Melbourne 2025 championship

The Counter-Strike 2 team Team Vitality once again wrote its own legend on the stage of Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Melbourne 2025.

Team Vitality defeated Team Falcons 3-2 in a thrilling final, not only winning the tournament, but also completing a feat that the Counter-Strike 2 world has always dreamed of, winning the ESL Grand Slam and directly taking home $1 million in prize money.

Led by player zywOo, Team Vitality showed unrivaled dominance. As the undisputed MVP of this tournament, zywOo became the key to victory with a series of stunning performances. Together with captain apEX, flameZ, mezii and ropz, this golden lineup showed world-class technical and tactical qualities and unparalleled team tacit understanding throughout the competition.

This victory is not only Team Vitality's fourth major championship this year after IEM Katovitz, ESL Pro League S21, and BLAST Spring Open, but also extends their winning streak to an astonishing 21 games. They have thus become the fifth team to win the ESL Grand Slam after FaZe, NAVI, Team Liquid and Astralis.

For Team Vitality, this victory means much more than a trophy. It is the best reward for their unremitting efforts and uncompromising pursuit of excellence over the past few months, and it is also the most sincere gift to fans around the world. As club president Neo said: "This is an important moment in the history of Team Vitality and the entire Counter-Strike 2."

Team Vitality has once again proved with its actions that true legend lies not only in victory, but also in standing on top of the world again and again and creating its own era.