ZywOo leads Vitality past Aurora to win StarSeries Fall

Vitality defeated Aurora 3-1 in the StarSeries Fall grand final in Barcelona, claiming their first tournament win since May 3.

Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut led Vitality with a 1.51 series rating. The team played six maps in one afternoon after beating FURIA in the consolidation final earlier the same day. Vitality had posted inconsistent results this season and had a period of parental leave for William ‘mezii’ Merriman.

On Anubis Vitality reversed an earlier loss to Aurora. Aurora had beaten Vitality 13-7 in a prior meeting, but in the rematch Vitality took a 9-3 lead, aided by an eco-round win in round six. Mezii recorded a 2.24 rating in the first half and Vitality closed the map on the terrorist side.

Inferno went to Aurora after Ali ‘Wicadia’ Haydar Yalçın produced several strong defensive rounds and a three-kill that forced overtime; Inferno was Aurora’s only map win in the final.

Vitality won Mirage 13-4, with ZywOo notable for his decision-making and mechanics. The series concluded on Cache, where ZywOo produced a 1v2 clutch and a three-kill in mid that were among the key moments of the match.

Shahar ‘flameZ’ Shushan finished with a 1.28 rating and provided multiple clutch rounds. Robin ‘ropz’ Kool and William ‘mezii’ Merriman posted ratings above 1.10. Dan ‘apEX’ Madesclaire recorded a 0.93 rating for the series.

Aurora’s top performer was Wicadia at 1.15. Özgür ‘woxic’ Eker had a 0.84 rating, Damjan ‘kyxsan’ Stoilkovski 0.83, Jimi ‘Jimpphat’ Salo 0.81 and Ismailcan ‘XANTARES’ Dörtkardeş 0.69.

After the match, flameZ reflected, ‘After yesterday, we knew what they would do.’ Vitality will next compete in the Pro League and the Singapore Major.

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