Vitality have made the top four of BLAST Open Rotterdam after a win over Dzhami “Jame” Ali’s PARIVISION. The match went the distance, particularly on Inferno where Vitality emerged victorious in overtime. The win sees Vitality guarantee a semifinals appearance at minimum, with their sights firmly set on the trophy.
Team Rosters – Vitality vs. PARIVISION – BLAST Open Rotterdam
| Vitality | PARIVISION |
|---|---|
| Dan “apEX” Madesclaire | Andrey “BELCHONOKK” Yasinskiy |
| Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut | Dzhami “Jame” Ali |
| Shahar “flameZ” Shushan | Emil “nota” Moskvitin |
| William “mezii” Merriman | Vladislav “xiELO” Lysov |
| Robin “ropz” Kool | Ivan “zweih” Gogin |
| Rémy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (C) | Dastan “dastan” Aqbaev (C) |
Match Recap – Vitality vs. PARIVISION – BLAST Open Rotterdam
- PARIVISION removed Nuke
- Vitality removed Ancient
- PARIVISION picked Mirage
- Vitality picked Inferno
- PARIVISION removed Overpass
- Vitality removed Anubis
- Dust2 was left over
Mirage – Vitality’s clutch factor pays off – 13-9
PARIVISION started things off with an A-site bomb plant, with Vitality responding with an equally straightforward retake to build the foundations for a 4-0 lead. Once guns came out for both sides in round five, Jame led his troops into B, taking their first round. While Vitality did pick up another round, PARIVISION were consistently getting the bomb down, allowing them to take the lead 6-5, with the final round of the half going Vitality’s way.
Taking a page out of their opponents books, Vitality also stated their pistol round with a A-site execute. This time though, the T-side held firm, once again giving Vitality a headstart in the half. Round 15 saw BELCHONOKK pick up a triple kill from Tetris, annihilating Vitality’s attack. Just like the first half, PARIVISION stole the lead from Vitality 9-8.
That’s when Vitality’s other stars stepped up, with ropz whittling down PARIVISION’s retake, keeping Vitality level. Despite the close rounds, Vitality were keeping their head above water, repeatedly turning around man disadvantages. A 3hp Mezii 1v3 served as the final nail in the PARIVISION coffin, with the map closing out 13-9 soon after.
Inferno – Vitality remain undefeated in overtimes – 16-12
Jame and co. secured their first pistol win of the series to start Inferno. Vitality’s forcebuy nearly destabilized the T-side, but BELCHONOKK recovered the round in a 1v1 against ropz. ZywOo’s AWP finally appeared on the server in round four, but even against the big green, PARIVISION continued their streak. Finally, the French prodigy punished PARIVISION for not clearing out the B-site, using his FAMAS to drop three attackers, winning the round.
Without ZywOo finding multikills, Vitality’s defence was repeatedly crumbling against Jame’s all-in executes. And that weakness allowed PARIVISION to take a massive 6-1 lead early. However, the youngsters’ missing protocols reared their head again in round nine, as BELCHONOKK walked into A long without clearing the cubby. That gave Vitality enough of an opening to claw their way back into the half, 6-6.
ZywOo was once again the star for Vitality in the pistol round, gunning down three on A to give Vitality a 8-6 headstart. Despite Jame’s best efforts, PARIVISION’s rookies made a number of mistakes, allowing Vitality to take matchpoint. Still, the Russian IGL wasn’t about to give the map up easily, pushing Overtime instead.
Across OT, Vitality did not drop a single round, with ZywOo even winning a 1v5, continuing their months long Overtime win streak once more. The map closed out 16-13, sending Vitality into the semifinals.
Series Statistics – Vitality vs. PARIVISION – BLAST Open Rotterdam
| Player | Kills | Assists | Deaths | ADR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIT ZywOo | 45 | 13 | 26 | 82.5 |
| PV Jame | 39 | 9 | 32 | 78.7 |
| VIT ropz | 38 | 11 | 31 | 78.4 |
| VIT flameZ | 36 | 14 | 30 | 85.6 |
| VIT mezii | 36 | 13 | 31 | 75.9 |
| PV nota | 34 | 11 | 39 | 81.7 |
| PV BELCHONOKK | 33 | 7 | 38 | 66.1 |
| PV zweih | 31 | 8 | 32 | 69.1 |
| Vitality apEX | 26 | 16 | 42 | 76.7 |
| PV xiELO | 22 | 11 | 40 | 50.1 |
Editor’s Note: Vitality have done it once more. The team has made their 19th top-four finish in a row (matching Astralis’ record), this time even defeating another 2026 trophy winner to do so. And unlike MOUZ (who themselves held a streak of top fours until recently), Vitality will also win the tournament in all likelihood. The firepower, the clutch ability, the ZywOo, nothing can be matched by Vitality’s peers anymore.
And unlike the era-worthy teams of the past, Vitality has already survived through the plethora of roster changes that their opponents made in response to their initial run of dominance. Now in 2026, they look far more dominant, with ZywOo powering up with a desire to prove Danil “donk” Kryshkovets second best. There’s little PARIVISION could have done to prevent this loss, now they’ll hope to run into Vitality again in the finals.
