Picked as favorites to begin the tournament, Team Vitality did not fail to impress as they delivered right from the start – winning big in the CS2 Austin Major to continue their dominance in the game with the way they are performing right now. This is definitely the beginning of a new era in the CS2, and it is expected that they are gunning for even more success moving forward.

At this point, we should no longer be in denial about the team’s success in the game. This is the Team Vitality world, and we are just living in it.

The French side was crowned champions of the CS2 Austin Major after coming up with one of the biggest shockers in the tournament – pulling off an 0-1 comeback and completing a reverse sweep to win 2-1 in the Grand Finals. It was at that moment when they were on the cusp of a championship that the crowd rallied behind them, sensing what seems to be a majestic finish – and so it was.

Lo and behold, Team Vitality is at the top of the CS2 world once more, and we are expecting to see more of them in the coming months.

Titans Emerge Once more

Vitality entered the tournament with a promising winning streak of 30 games won in a row. That was expected to be broken – only to triumph once more and show that they have what it takes to win it all. While they have seen a lot of wins, this Austin Major success proved to be the crowning moment that would ignite the era of their dominance in the game.

The team’s impressive rise started in the signing of Robin “ropz” Kool – who proved to be the shining star to compliment Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut. So far, the French squad has been able to put up some of the best performances as of late, and it could not have come at a very timely manner in one of the biggest tournaments of the game.

Team Vitality went down 0-1 in the first map. It was the first sign of adversity that the team has faced in quite a long while, but then they turned the tables around – flipping the script and regaining the momentum that they had to begin the campaign in the Austin Major. It did not take them a long time to pull off a comeback – the reverse sweep was quickly in grasp for the team as they rallied to win two straight games, finishing the Grand Finals at 2-1.

It was at that moment that fans and everyone in the CS2 world knew, this was the dominant team that was looming to rise from the ashes. To make it even worse for competing teams, this is just the start.

A Historic Pace for Team Vitality

Team Vitality takes home a lion’s share of the $1.25 million prize pool at $500,000. This also marks the team’s seventh straight tournament won – definitely a good sign for a juggernaut that has barely scratched the surface after their IEM Katowice win back in February. Since then, the team has come up with a majestic streak of more than 30 wins – that is just halfway through the record that the Ninjas in Pyjamas set back in 2013 at 60 wins.

At this point, Vitality has surely silenced all of the doubts that the critics has put up upon them. So far, this era is definitely just getting started, and it is a good sign that in-game leader Dan “apEX” Madesclaire now has won three major championships – second with the team.

All signs moving forward show that there is a promising indication for the dominant team in CS2 at this point.