Crew Vitality have secured the ESL Grand Slam and cemented themselves as the most effective Counter-Strike 2 group on the earth proper now, following their newest victory at Intel Excessive Masters (IEM) Melbourne.
This marks their twenty first straight win of the 12 months, including to a dominant run that features titles at IEM Katowice 2025, ESL Professional League Season 21, and BLAST Open Spring 2025.
By profitable their fourth ESL event in lower than a 12 months, the membership has gained legendary standing, changing into the fifth group within the sport to win the ESL Grand Slam (after FaZe, NAVI, Crew Liquid, and Astralis). To have fun this historic second for the membership, Crew Vitality is partnering with the model DearBBall to launch a capsule assortment of unique merchandise.
The group not solely secured the IEM Melbourne title but in addition gained the distinguished ESL Grand Slam, a monumental achievement for the organisation.
The ESL Grand Slam awards $1m to the primary roster that wins 4 top-tier ESL occasions throughout a window of 10 consecutive occasions.
THE HIVE MAKES HISTORY: TEAM VITALITY REIGNS SUPREME AS BRIT KING MEZII SHINES
Getting into the event because the top-ranked CS2 group on the earth, Crew Vitality as soon as once more proved its distinctive expertise. The roster, together with captain Dan “apEX” Madesclaire, Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut, Shahar “flameZ” Shushan, William “mezii” Merriman, and Robin “ropz” Kool, demonstrated synergy and world-class abilities all through the event, concluding in a decisive victory within the Grand Finals towards Crew Falcons.
The group not solely secured the IEM Melbourne title however after all additionally gained the distinguished ESL Grand Slam, a monumental achievement for the organisation.
UK star mezii goes from power to power, and has been recognised for his achievements in UK esports.
Wtf simply occurred🤯
ESL GRAND SLAM SECURED🏆
IEM MELBOURNE CHAMPIONS🏆#VForVictory
— MEZII’ (@kingmezii) April 27, 2025
🇬🇧 UK CS HAS WON A F*CKING GRAND SLAM!!!!!
👑@kingmezii pic.twitter.com/eevVB1I5sk
— 🇬🇧 UKCSGO (@ukcsgo) April 27, 2025
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After profitable $125,000 within the ESL Grand Slam, William “mezii” Merriman cements his place because the richest man in Birmingham. pic.twitter.com/dLPHmoPaTl
— index (@indexCS) April 27, 2025
Within the Semi-Finals at IEM Melbourne, Crew Vitality delivered a prime efficiency towards Crew MongolZ, setting the tone for an electrical Grand Last efficiency towards Crew Falcons.
After a 3-2 win within the Grand Last, which included a triple-overtime decider on the ultimate map, Nuke, Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut was named event MVP because of a collection of spectacular performances and a decisive presence all through the event.
TEAM VITALITY AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME ON COUNTER–STRIKE 2
The membership’s dominance in CS2, highlighted by an ESL Grand Slam victory and a rare 21-game profitable streak, confirms their standing as a prime facet.
This triumph additionally represents a career-defining second for a number of gamers, beginning with captain Dan “apEX” Madesclaire, who captures the ultimate main title lacking from his storied file (including the Grand Slam to his two Majors, Katowice, and Cologne victories). Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut continues his ascent, solidifying his place as probably the most adorned participant in CS historical past with a twenty fourth MVP title earned throughout this event. Collectively, apEX and ZywOo turn into the primary two French gamers ever to win an ESL Grand Slam, a historic achievement for these two icons of the Parisian membership.
Fabien “Neo” Devide, President and co-founder of Crew Vitality, stated: “It is a historic second for Crew Vitality as we turn into the fifth membership in historical past to win the ESL Grand Slam. We are actually a part of a legendary membership that has left its mark on the historical past of the sport. After greater than six hours of play, I’m pleased with the mentality and the unimaginable show from this group. To see them obtain such greatness makes me really feel so proud.”
CELEBRATING IN STYLE: A CAPSULE COLLECTION WITH DEARBBALL TO CELEBRATE THE EVENT
To have fun their Grand Slam victory, Crew Vitality and basketball model DearBBall are launching an unique capsule assortment. This limited-edition drop pays tribute to the 5 gamers on the roster, highlighting their distinctive personalities, strengths, and existence.
For every participant, the gathering encompasses a devoted hoodie, sweatshirt, and t-shirt, out there in black or white, each bit accompanied by a customized description. A historic collaboration and essential for followers – out there in restricted portions!
The gathering is offered now on the official DearBBall web site
Dom is an award-winning author and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Yr 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth College with a 2:1 diploma in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller within the late ’80s, he has written for a variety of publications together with GamesTM, Nintendo Official Journal, trade publication MCV and others. He labored as head of content material for the British Esports Federation up till February 2021, when he stepped again to work full-time on Esports Information UK and provide esports consultancy and freelance companies. Word: Dom nonetheless produces the British Esports e-newsletter on a contract foundation, so our protection of British Esports is all the time saved easy – normally simply overlaying the occasional press launch – due to this battle of curiosity.
