{"id":318370,"date":"2025-12-15T20:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=318370"},"modified":"2025-12-15T20:44:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:44:02","slug":"apex-and-zywoo-after-winning-starladder-budapest-major-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/apex-and-zywoo-after-winning-starladder-budapest-major-2025","title":{"rendered":"apEX and ZywOo after winning StarLadder Budapest Major 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After Vitality\u2019s victory in the grand final of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/BSnkssQUel8?si=XnVdrTNTthCVt-Hu&amp;t=26672\">StarLadder Budapest Major 2025<\/a>, ZywOo and apEX gave an extensive interview on the French broadcast. The conversation quickly went beyond a standard post-match interview and turned into a public statement about the team\u2019s status, confidence, and place in Counter-Strike history.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Losing the first map did not break Vitality<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Despite losing the opening map of the series, Vitality players did not feel panic or pressure. ZywOo directly noted that the situation felt familiar from previous finals:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>It was the same thing in Austin, where we got rolled on the first map.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to him, the issue was not psychological, but rather about in-game details and decisions on Nuke:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>We made some bad decisions, we took the match the wrong way.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p>At the same time, the team stayed calm internally and quickly adjusted their play:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>We talked a bit after the first map and then it really started.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <h3>read more<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <div class=\"type3 y-red-dif hover-card card-more\">\n        <a class=\"type3__left up-to-card hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/cs2-winter-rostermania-all-2025-2026-roster-changes\">\n        <div class=\"bg-bottom-abs-short\"> <\/div>\n        <picture class=\"picture object-fit-cover\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"picture__img object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55057370525_49c6413a59_k-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"CS2 Winter Rostermania \u2014 All 2025\u20132026 Roster Changes\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"type3__right main-structure p-20\">\n        <div class=\"type3__top\">\n            <a class=\"type3__title title-24 hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/cs2-winter-rostermania-all-2025-2026-roster-changes\">CS2 Winter Rostermania \u2014 All 2025\u20132026 Roster Changes<\/a>\n            <a class=\"go-arrow hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/cs2-winter-rostermania-all-2025-2026-roster-changes\">\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__left go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1778163245#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__center go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1778163245#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__right go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1778163245#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"type3__bottom blue-labels mt-auto\">\n            <div class=\"blue-label disabled\">Jan 26<\/div>\n            <a class=\"blue-label\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\">News<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Map pool depth and confidence in BO5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Vitality clearly understood where their advantage lay. ZywOo emphasized that Nuke was the only map where the opponent felt more comfortable:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>We already knew they had the edge over us on Nuke, but on the other four maps we were way above.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p>The BO5 format only reinforced this confidence and reduced pressure on the team:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>BO5 allows you one or two \u2018error\u2019 maps, so it helps with the pressure.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p>People may lie, but numbers don\u2019t\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The climax of the interview was apEX\u2019s statement, in which he directly compared Vitality\u2019s season to Astralis\u2019 legendary 2018 run. The captain pointed to raw statistics and delivered a clear conclusion:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>If the biggest year in CS history was 2018 Astralis, now it\u2019s 2025 Vitality. Men lie, but numbers don\u2019t.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p>These words instantly became the quote of the night and spread rapidly across social media.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-318390\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54985868751_5f9d2e41b1_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54985868751_5f9d2e41b1_k.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54985868751_5f9d2e41b1_k-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54985868751_5f9d2e41b1_k-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54985868751_5f9d2e41b1_k-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54985868751_5f9d2e41b1_k-1536x886.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Internal slump and response to criticism<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>apEX also openly admitted that the road to this title was not perfect, especially for him personally:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>I was thinking too much about the game and not focusing on my crosshair.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p>He emphasized that the team endured both external pressure and internal struggles, and that criticism of individual players only highlights the scale of Vitality\u2019s transformation during the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <h3>read more<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <div class=\"type3 y-red-dif hover-card card-more\">\n        <a class=\"type3__left up-to-card hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/best-playoffs-moments-starladder-budapest-major\">\n        <div class=\"bg-bottom-abs-short\"> <\/div>\n        <picture class=\"picture object-fit-cover\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"picture__img object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-31-1-3.webp\" alt=\"Best Playoffs Moments of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"type3__right main-structure p-20\">\n        <div class=\"type3__top\">\n            <a class=\"type3__title title-24 hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/best-playoffs-moments-starladder-budapest-major\">Best Playoffs Moments of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025<\/a>\n            <a class=\"go-arrow hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/best-playoffs-moments-starladder-budapest-major\">\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__left go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1778163245#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__center go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1778163245#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__right go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1778163245#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"type3__bottom blue-labels mt-auto\">\n            <div class=\"blue-label disabled\">Dec 15 2025<\/div>\n            <a class=\"blue-label\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\">News<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>A declaration of ambition<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The interview with ZywOo and apEX became more than just a recap of the final; it was a clear declaration of ambition. Vitality are no longer limiting themselves to the status of a strong roster or a temporary dominant force \u2014 the team is openly claiming a historic season.<\/p>\n<p>Two Majors in one year, consistency in BO5 series, and confidence in their own identity make 2025 for Vitality not just another peak, but a new reference point for the entire Counter-Strike scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Vitality\u2019s victory in the grand final of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, ZywOo and apEX gave an extensive interview on the French broadcast. The conversation quickly went beyond a standard post-match interview and turned into a public statement about the team\u2019s status, confidence, and place in Counter-Strike history. 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