Vitality CS: GO goes international after signing dupreeh, Magisk and zonic

ZywOo is a prodigy. An inhuman killing robot that was built for the sole purpose of dominating in CS. Born on the day of CS' release and with an uncanny ability to always be rested for battle, the French star came into the scene in 2019, and ever since then, he has been a top 2 player in the world.

As the only player to contend with S1mple, he has the potential to carry teams to victory on his own, but now he finally has a team around him that on paper will give him all the tools to contend with not just S1mple as an individual but also challenge S1mple's unbeatable NaVi.

The transformation of apEX has been one of the most interesting storylines in the online era. After the surprise departure of ALEX early in 2020, the legendary entry fragger took over as the IGL. apEX was someone who had always been a soldier in the game. You tell him to enter out of A site apps 15 times, he will do it. Considering this "simplistic" playstyle, it was a surprise for many to see him take over the mantle of a leader.

Over the next two years, apEX has been working hard alongside the great coach XQTZZZ to develop into a top-tier IGL, something that the French scene lacked for many years. And with performances such as the IEM Winter win on LAN and the numerous online trophies, he has established himself as one of the best IGLs in the game today.

Now with the greatest coach ever standing behind him, he will look to continue his rise as an IGL and control the Vitality ship to the top.

The other side of the ALEX benching was the arrival of misutaaa. While his first few months as a 17-year-old rookie weren't amazing, he showed that he had the skill to hang. After Niveraa came into the roster as the 6th man, we saw the duo create a good partnership that allowed Vitality to flourish.

After finishing his education in early 2021, misutaaa started slowly developing into the true 2nd star ZywOo needed. At events like IEM Summer, the 18-year-old finally showed up and as the team enjoyed their last dance he brought that form to LAN.

In this team, he will have a much better opportunity to develop as he is surrounded by a proper functioning team that has stars to back ZywOo up even if misutaaa isn't on point. This will help him develop into a future star.

Back in Early 2018, Astralis still fielded Kjaerbye and were struggling to find continuous success despite their Atlanta 2017 Major victory. When Kjaerbye decided to move to North in a controversial move, Astralis first looked to K0nfig. But when the move fell through, Magisk was picked up from a failing Optic Roster.

Despite being a move the team did not want to make, he ended up being the final piece to unlocking greatness. Not only did Astralis become the no.1 team in the world, they also went on and won the Intel Grand Slam, 3 Majors, and elevated CS to a level never seen before. Magisk was the missing piece then, a consistent rifler to complete the trio for Astralis, and he looks to do the same now.

The one thing ZywOo has always lacked is a set of stars alongside him. Magisk not only provides that but also brings in a secondary voice of leadership.

As part of the Astralis Core since 2013, Dupreeh was an integral piece for the years of success that team had. While Device was the star player for the Astralis era, Dupreeh was always his wingman. Whenever Device had a tough game, Dupreeh was there to remedy the situation with his unstoppable entries and strong rifling.

Now he is partnering up with ZywOo. While he isn't at the peak of his game, Dupreeh is still a competent rifler and a strong secondary AWPer. As a more supportive element in this team, he will be a strong role player that will give this team the roster depth any top team needs.