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
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
Cluj-napoca, February 14–22, 2026
1
$225000
BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026
Rotterdam, March 18–29, 2026
1
$150000
IEM Rio 2026
Rio de Janeiro, April 13–19, 2026
1
$125000
ESL Grand Slam 6
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1
$1000000
BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1
Fort Worth, April 29 – May 3,2026
1
$125000
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
$2056875
The growth is obvious. In 2025, Vitality didn’t just collect big cheques at Majors — the team also finished ESL Grand Slam Season 5, which comes with a separate $1000000 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.
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 - ~$11591000.
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