{"id":426881,"date":"2026-09-20T19:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=426881"},"modified":"2026-09-20T19:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:13:08","slug":"vitality-are-champions-of-starladder-starseries-fall-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/vitality-are-champions-of-starladder-starseries-fall-2026","title":{"rendered":"Vitality Are Champions of StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vitality defeated Aurora 3:1 in the Grand Final to become champions of StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026. After losing to Aurora in the Upper Bracket Final a day earlier, Vitality won the rematch behind another outstanding performance from Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut, who finished the Bo5 with a 1.51 Rating 3.0.<\/p>

Tournament context<\/h2>

StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 took place in Barcelona from September 17–20 and featured eight teams in a Double Elimination bracket. Every match was played as a Bo3 before the Bo5 Grand Final, with $500,000 split equally between player prize money and club share.<\/p>

Aurora reached the Grand Final through the upper bracket, defeating NAVI and NRG before beating Vitality 2:1 in the Upper Bracket Final. It was the first final for the current Aurora roster with kyxsan, Jimpphat and coach ash.<\/p>

Vitality opened their run with wins over magic and FURIA before the loss to Aurora dropped them into the lower bracket. They then swept FURIA 2:0 in the Consolidation Final to earn an immediate rematch for the trophy.<\/p>

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Whoever prayed on my downfall<\/p>\n

PRAY HARDER 🏆 pic.twitter.com\/e6dcmMo7pr<\/a><\/p>\n

— Team Vitality CS (@TeamVitalityCS) September 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>

How the match unfolded — Aurora vs Vitality<\/h2>

Series score: Aurora 1:3 Vitality<\/p>

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  1. Anubis (Aurora pick) — Aurora 4:13 Vitality<\/li>\n
  2. Inferno (Vitality pick) — Aurora 13:11 Vitality<\/li>\n
  3. Mirage (Aurora pick) — Aurora 4:13 Vitality<\/li>\n
  4. Cache (Vitality pick) — Aurora 7:13 Vitality<\/li>\n<\/ol>

    Vitality immediately broke Aurora pick on Anubis. They dominated the opening half 9:3 and conceded only one round after the side switch, taking the map 13:4.<\/p>

    Aurora responded on Inferno. A 7:5 first half gave them the advantage, and the teams split the second half 6:6 as Aurora held on for a 13:11 victory to level the Grand Final.<\/p>

    Vitality answered with another dominant performance on Mirage. They went into halftime ahead 8:4 before winning five straight rounds after the break, closing Aurora second pick 13:4.<\/p>

    Cache became the championship map. Vitality held a narrow 7:5 lead at halftime before taking six of the next eight rounds to win 13:7 and complete the 3:1 series.<\/p>

    Nuke was left as the fifth map but was not played.<\/p>

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    Player statistics for the match taken from HLTV<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>

    Player of the Match — Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut<\/h2>