Vitality defeated FURIA 2:0 in the Upper Bracket Semi-final of StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 and advanced to the Upper Bracket Final. Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut led the series with a 1.63 Rating 3.0 as Vitality won Mirage 13:8 and Dust2 13:5.
VITALITY CONTROLLED BOTH MAPS
- Mirage (FURIA pick) — Vitality 13:8 FURIA
- Dust2 (Vitality pick) — Vitality 13:5 FURIA
FURIA started the series on their own Mirage pick, but Vitality immediately took control. ZywOo and his teammates built a 7:5 advantage in the first half before winning six of nine rounds after the side switch to close the map 13:8.
Dust2 followed a similar pattern. Vitality again entered halftime with a 7:5 lead, but this time FURIA could not win a single round after switching sides. Vitality closed the map with six consecutive rounds to finish the series 13:5.
Player of the Match — Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
- K–D: 39–25
- ADR: 107.5
- KAST: 79.5%
- Rating 3.0: 1.63
ZywOo was comfortably the highest-rated player of the series and also finished with the highest ADR at 107.5.
William “mezii” Merriman provided strong support with a 1.45 Rating 3.0, 27–22 K–D and an 84.6% KAST.
For FURIA, Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato was the only player to finish above a 1.00 rating, recording 1.10 with 92.0 ADR.
ZywOo turns a lost round into an INSANE 1v3 pic.twitter.com/sv2pHmBxb7
— StarLadder CS2 (@StarLadder_CS) September 18, 2026
VRS results
- Vitality — +34 pt → 1,847 pt, #6 → #5
- FURIA — -12 pt → 1,770 pt, remain #8
Vitality gained one position after the victory and moved into fifth place in the VRS ranking. FURIA lost 12 points but remained at #8.
What’s next?
Vitality will face Aurora in the Upper Bracket Final on September 19 at 17:00 CET. The winner will advance directly to the Grand Final, while the losing team will move into the Consolidation Final.
FURIA drop into the Lower Bracket Semi-final, where they will face MOUZ on September 19 at 14:30 CET. The loser will be eliminated, while the winner advances to the Lower Bracket Final later that day.
