Redemption for MOUZ, or history for Vitality at BLAST Rivals Spring?
The two form teams in the world in MOUZ and Vitality meet once more in the BLAST Rivals Spring group stage upper bracket. The odds may not be high from an event perspective, with both squads through to the playoffs regardless of the result, but a grudge match is certainly brewing.
MOUZ has been destined to break Vitality's record streak, with the young squad denied the chance last week at IEM Melbourne. Now, they seek revenge and redemption for the previous match at BLAST Lisbon. Meanwhile, Vitality is eyeing win 23 in a row, which would tie them for the longest streak in modern CS history.
There can only be one winner! Here's our preview for the upper bracket final between MOUZ and Vitality at BLAST Rivals Spring 2025.
Vitality equals Liquid's 23-series record with tight win at BLAST Rivals Spring
Try as they might, a win for MOUZ over Vitality evades the former with the French org taking the win 2-1 (9-13, 13-9, 13-8). The win was Vitality's 23rd in a row, equaling the modern-day CS win streak set by Liquid in 2018.
MOUZ 13-9 (Mirage) | Vitality 13-9 (Inferno) | Vitality 13-8 (Train) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZywOo | 51-46 | 84 | Spinx | 50-42 | 95 |
| ropz | 47-37 | 76 | xertioN | 44-48 | 85 |
| apEX | 41-44 | 76 | torzsi | 50-39 | 62 |
| flameZ | 46-46 | 71 | Brollan | 42-46 | 71 |
| mezii | 22-42 | 38 | Jimpphat | 28-35 | 51 |
MOUZ struck first on their pick of Mirage. Both teams were streaky in the first half; MOUZ opened with four straight on their T side, then Vitality adjusted to win seven of the next eight. The final five of the half was a complete shutout from Vitality with Robin "ropz" Kool (20-15, 1.35 HLTV rating) acting as a brick wall.
That's where Vitality's fun on Mirage would end, however. They failed to convert the won pistol, then MOUZ took total control on their CT side, completing an 8-1 run with all five players chipping in to win 13-9.
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The result was mirrored on Inferno. MOUZ opened a 4-1 lead but Vitality corrected; MOUZ out-fragged Vitality almost two-to-one in the first half but couldn't halt the site takes with the French-international squad winning the last eight, then three of the next four to assert control.
MOUZ fought back but it wouldn't be enough, with Vitality converting their fourth map point to win Inferno and force Train. The last time these squads met on the map saw Vitality wipe out MOUZ in the final map of the Bo5 final in Lisbon.
Ultimately it was more of the same: MOUZ was forced to recover a 7-5 lost half and, for a short moment, it appeared they'd push Vitality with three T rounds in the second half. But the big men stepped up for Vitality; ZywOo (20-15, 100 ADR, 1.60 rating) got his hands on the AWP and pushed Vitality to six-straight rounds to take the rematch 13-9.
"I think [the streak] is something we don't really realize how big it actually is," ropz said in the post-game interview. "You don't see this sort of dominance today. I don't think we're elevating the game in that sort of sense; we're just in-form. If we can take one more above Liquid and be number two in history, everyone's gonna be happy, for sure."
Vitality will enjoy a day off, making a return for the semifinals of the BLAST Rivals Spring playoffs, while MOUZ has to take on Group B's third-seed in the quarterfinals on Friday.
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