Vitality have locked-in their third trophy of the year, after an exciting sweep over NAVI at BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026. The team dominated on Inferno, before denying back-to-back comeback attempts from NAVI in the subsequent maps. Ultimately, though, Vitality’s firepower proved overwhelming for NAVI, and the world #1 took to the throne once more.
Team Rosters – Vitality vs. NAVI – BLAST Open Rotterdam
| Vitality | NAVI |
|---|---|
| Dan “apEX” Madesclaire | Valerii “b1t” Vakhovskyi |
| Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut | Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen |
| Shahar “flameZ” Shushan | Mihai “iM” Ivan |
| William “mezii” Merriman | Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov |
| Robin “ropz” Kool | Drin “makazze” Shaqiri |
| Rémy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (C) | Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (C) |
Match Recap – Vitality vs. NAVI – BLAST Open Rotterdam
- Vitality removed Ancient
- Natus Vincere removed Overpass
- Vitality picked Inferno
- Natus Vincere picked Anubis
- Vitality picked Dust2
- Natus Vincere picked Mirage
- Nuke was left over
Inferno – ropz’s 27 kills obliterate NAVI – 13-7
Makazze started off the grand finals with a crisp headshot down Banana, but a simple long-wrap gave Vitality the pistol round win. A proactive defence from NAVI whittled Vitality down to just 22 hp between two, allowing the Kosovar rifler to clutch out the force-buy. With both teams struggling to control the economy, it came down to individual brilliance from ZywOo and ropz to make the difference, giving Vitality the lead. NAVI still made the half competitive, punishing Vitality’s occasional mistakes, but the latter led 7-5 at halftime.
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