Vitality defeated FURIA 2:0 in the Consolidation Final of StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 and secured the last spot in the Grand Final. Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut dominated the series with a 1.88 Rating 3.0 as Vitality won Cache 13:5 and Anubis 13:8.
VITALITY CONTROLLED BOTH MAPS
- Cache (FURIA pick) — Vitality 13:5 FURIA
- Anubis (Vitality pick) — Vitality 13:8 FURIA
FURIA started the series on their own Cache pick, but Vitality immediately took control. They built an 8:4 lead in the opening half before allowing only one round after the side switch to close the map 13:5.
Vitality carried the momentum onto Anubis. Another 8:4 first half gave them a comfortable advantage, and although FURIA offered more resistance after the break, Vitality secured the remaining five rounds needed to finish the map 13:8 and complete the sweep.
Nuke was left as the deciding map but was not played.
Player of the Match — Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
- K–D: 42–16
- ADR: 102.8
- KAST: 79.5%
- Rating 3.0: 1.88
ZywOo finished as the clear standout player of the series with a +26 kill differential and more than 100 ADR across the two maps.
Robin “ropz” Kool also delivered a strong performance with 32–20 K–D, 78.5 ADR and a 1.36 Rating 3.0, while Shahar “flameZ” Shushan finished with a 1.23 rating.
Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato was the highest-rated FURIA player at 1.03. The remaining four players all finished below a 1.00 Rating 3.0.
ZywOo COMES THROUGH WITH A 1V2 pic.twitter.com/RX7FwuUydV
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VRS results
- Vitality — +25 pt → 1,870 pt, #5 → #3
- FURIA — -15 pt → 1,812 pt, #7 → #8
Vitality gained 25 VRS points from the victory and climbed two positions to #3. FURIA lost 15 points and dropped one place to #8.
What’s next?
Vitality advance to the Grand Final of StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026, where they will face Aurora in a Bo5.
The matchup gives Vitality another opportunity against Aurora after the teams already met earlier in the tournament. FURIA finish their run in third place after falling one series short of the Grand Final.
