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About the team
Team Vitality started in France in 2013. The organisation was founded by Fabien “Neo” Devide and Nicolas Maurer. The club entered Counter-Strike in October 2018 by signing a French lineup built around apEX and the young ZywOo. After that, it was a long upgrade: first the team got solid LAN experience, then it reached the level where trophies started coming in on a regular basis. The biggest moment in the club’s history was winning BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 in Paris, and in 2025 Vitality went on to take two more Majors in a row.
Vitality achievements
Vitality almost always plays against the very best, so “just making playoffs” hasn’t been seen as success for a long time. What matters more is trophies — and how the team closes out the big, deciding matches. Below are the most notable results that show one thing: this tag hasn’t been about random pop-offs for ages.
| Tournament name | City and dates | Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| cs_summit 4 | Los Angeles, May 23–26, 2019 | 1 | $64500 |
| EPICENTER 2019 | Moscow, December 17–22, 2019 | 1 | $250000 |
| ESL Pro League Season 16 | Malta, August 31–October 2, 2022 | 1 | $200000 |
| IEM Rio 2023 | Rio de Janeiro, April 17–23, 2023 | 1 | $100000 |
| BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 | Paris, May 13–21, 2023 | 1 | $500000 |
| Gamers8 2023 | Riyadh, August 16–20, 2025 | 1 | $400000 |
| BLAST Premier World Final 2023 | Abu Dhabi, December 13–17, 2023 | 1 | $500000 |
| PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 | Copenhagen, March 21–31, 2024 | 3–4th place | $80000 |
| IEM Cologne 2024 | Cologne, August 10–18, 2024 | 1 | $400000 |
| Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 | Shanghai, December 5–15, 2024 | 5–8th place | $45000 |
| IEM Katowice 2025 | Katowice, February 1–9, 2025 | 1 | $400000 |
| ESL Pro League Season 21 | Stockholm, March 7–16, 2025 | 1 | $100000 |
| IEM Melbourne 2025 | Melbourne, April 21–27, 2025 | 1 | $125000 |
| IEM Dallas 2025 | Dallas, May 19–25, 2025 | 1 | $125000 |
| BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 | Austin, June 12–22, 2025 | 1 | $500000 |
| ESL Pro League Season 22 | Stockholm, October 4–12, 2025 | 1 | $100000 |
| StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 | Budapest, November 24–December 14, 2025 | 1 | $500000 |
| IEM Kraków 2026 | Kraków, January 31–February 8, 2026 | 1 | $400000 |
These results come from different eras. Vitality won at the end of CS:GO and already in CS2, and the two Majors in 2025 fully locked the team in as the main contender at almost every event.
How much prize money per year
It’s easier to look at prize money by year — it makes seasons simpler to compare. Below are the totals from Counter-Strike tournaments taken from an open results database.
| Year | Prize money for the year |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $2024000 |
| 2024 | $947000 |
| 2025 | $3915800 |
| 2026 | $431875 |
The growth is obvious. In 2025, Vitality didn’t just collect big cheques at Majors — the team also finished Intel Grand Slam Season 5, which comes with a separate $1 000 000 bonus.
Vitality roster history
Vitality joined CS later than many old-school tags, but the start was loud. The first signed lineup was fully French: apEX, NBK-, Happy, RpK, and ZywOo. Even in that five, the idea was clear: an aggressive captain, experienced shooters, and one talent you can build the whole project around.
Achievements of the first lineup
In the early seasons, the team was more about building up map knowledge than hunting for a long streak of trophies. In 2019, Vitality won cs_summit 4 and took $64 500, with ZywOo getting the tournament MVP. Soon after came an even bigger result: winning EPICENTER 2019 in Moscow for $250 000.
The 2022-2023 lineup
By 2022, it was clear the French core wasn’t enough for constant titles. Vitality built an international roster: dupreeh and Magisk joined apEX and ZywOo, and zonic became the coach. Later, Spinx joined the five. This exact combo became the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 champion — and they did it on home soil in Paris.
Vitality brought XTQZZZ back as the head coach, and at the end of 2023 the org signed mezii. These moves helped refresh roles and add more flexibility on T side, where it’s not only about frags, but also clean trades.
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ABOUT THE ESPORTS TEAM: VITALITY
- Vitality - A professional esports organisation based in France.
- Current Vitality roster - Dan Madesclaire “apEX” (captain), Mathieu Herbaut “ZywOo” (sniper), Robin Kool “ropz” (rifler), William Merriman “mezii” (rifler), Shahar Shushan “flameZ” (rifler). The current Vitality Counter Strike 2 coach is Remy Kwoniam “XTQZZZ”
- Notable former Vitality players:
| Player (Real name) | In-game name | Tenure (Start) | Tenure (End) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Schmitt | NBK- | October 8, 2018 | September 7, 2019 |
| Peter Rasmussen | dupreeh | January 5, 2022 | October 23, 2023 |
| Emil Reif | Magisk | January 5, 2022 | October 23, 2023 |
| Lotan Giladi | Spinx | August 15, 2022 | January 23, 2025 |
- Vitality’s biggest achievements - 1st place at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, 1st place at IEM Katowice 2025, 1st place at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, 1st place at StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, 1st place at IEM Kraków 2026.
- Approximate total winnings for Vitality - ~$9998000
