Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut was named the HLTV MVP of ESL Pro League Season 24 after leading Vitality to the championship in Katowice. The AWPer finished the event with a 1.44 Rating 3.0 and closed the tournament with a 1.65 rating in the 3:0 Grand Final victory over MOUZ.
ZYWOO LED VITALITY THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT
ZywOo finished ESL Pro League Season 24 with strong numbers across 16 maps and was the main individual performer during the title run.
His numbers at ESL Pro League Season 24:
- 1.44 Rating 3.0
- 85.0 ADR
- 0.86 kills per round
- 0.50 deaths per round
- +4.33% Round Swing
ZywOo recorded 270 kills against 156 deaths during the tournament and finished with a +114 K–D differential.
Vitality completed the Swiss Stage with a 3:0 record after victories over 1win, NAVI and Falcons before continuing through the playoffs against PARIVISION, Aurora and MOUZ.
HIS BIGGEST MAP CAME IN THE SEMIFINAL AGAINST AURORA
One of the defining performances of the MVP run came in the semifinal against Aurora.
After Vitality lost Anubis 7:13, ZywOo responded on Cache with 23–10 K–D and a 2.36 Rating 3.0, his highest rating on any map during the tournament.
Vitality won Cache 13:7 before completing the comeback with a 13:8 victory on Mirage to reach the Grand Final.
ZywOo finished the full series with 52–36 K–D, 83.4 ADR and a 1.44 Rating 3.0.
ZYWOO CLOSED THE RUN WITH A 1.65 GRAND FINAL
ZywOo produced another high-level performance as Vitality defeated MOUZ 3:0 in the Grand Final.
Across Cache, Inferno and Dust2, he recorded 64–33 K–D, 90.3 ADR, 82.6% KAST and a 1.65 Rating 3.0.
His strongest map of the final came on Cache, where he posted 21–10 K–D and a 2.00 Rating 3.0 as Vitality won 13:8.
ZywOo followed with an 18–9 performance on Inferno before finishing the tournament with 25–14 on Dust2, where Vitality won 16:12 in overtime to complete the sweep.
ZYWOO WINS SIXTH MVP OF 2026
The award became the sixth HLTV MVP medal for ZywOo in 2026 and the 34th of his career.
His MVP awards this year have come at:
- IEM Kraków 2026
- PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
- IEM Rio 2026
- BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1
- StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026
- ESL Pro League Season 24
The latest medal comes after ZywOo was also named MVP of StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026.
Vitality secured another tournament victory, with both the team trophy and the individual MVP award going to ZywOo and his team.
