ropz overhauls flameZ and ZywOo to win BLAST Open Rotterdam MVP

Vitality’s dominance hit another high at BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 as the team locked-in its third trophy in a row in 2026. Through the group stage, Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut and Shahar “flameZ” Shushan dominated their opposition, but a resurgent Robin “ropz” Kool powered Vitality through the playoffs to knick the MVP medal away from his teammates at the thirteenth hour.

But with all the build-up behind flameZ and ZywOo’s MVP battle, the community reaction saw many arguing against the final result. Afterall the storylines were impressive, flameZ blazing through the likes of 9z and The MongolZ, ZywOo in imperious form once more. So how did ropz win the MVP medal?