Vitality have returned to the Grand Finals once more, this time taking down Aurora in the semi finals of the BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026. The world’s best made quick work of Aurora, taking them down in two quick maps as İsmailсan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş went missing in a pressure series once more.
Team Rosters – Vitality vs. Aurora – BLAST Open Rotterdam
| Vitality | Aurora |
|---|---|
| Dan “apEX” Madesclaire | İsmailсan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş |
| Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut | Engin “MAJ3R” Küpeli |
| Shahar “flameZ” Shushan | Ali “Wicadia” Haydar Yalçın |
| William “mezii” Merriman | Özgür “woxic” Eker |
| Robin “ropz” Kool | Caner “soulfly” Kesici |
| Rémy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (C) | Sezgin “Fabre” Kalaycı (C) |
Match Recap – Vitality vs. Aurora – BLAST Open Rotterdam semifinals
- Aurora removed Overpass
- Vitality removed Anubis
- Aurora picked Inferno
- Vitality picked Nuke
- Aurora removed Dust2
- Vitality removed Ancient
- Mirage was left over
Inferno – flameZ drops 21 to seal the win – 13-5
The most dominant Vitality wins often come from the barrel of flameZ’s weapons. And the rifler was on-fire from the very start of Inferno, opening the pistol round with two kills. That gave Vitality the financial runway to take a strong 5-0 lead. Aurora brought coach Fabre onto the mic ahead of their second gun round, and the tactics clearly worked, getting Aurora a bombplant on B. The round, though, nearly slipped from their grasp, until MAJ3R stepped up with a brilliant triple to lock-in that first round win.
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