Find out who they wanted to replace.
“I heard [Jimi ‘Jimpphat’ Salo] wanted to leave,” said Dan ‘apEX’ Madesclaire after getting his 11th win over MOUZ. “But it didn’t happen, so that’s tough for them.”
Speaking about the semi-final match against MOUZ, he said frankly that it was easy.
“I saw their quarter-final against G2, and I don’t think MOUZ played well,” apEX said. “I think G2 fucked up a lot.”
He also disparaged MOUZ’s Dust II, saying it resembles how Vitality like to play it.
“Looking at their Dust II T-side, I see a lot of Vitality,” he said, currently on an 8-map win streak on the map. “We are the best in the world on that map, without a doubt.”
“Might see Anubis and Ancient” in grand final against FURIA
Both Vtality and FURIA permanently ban Ancient in all of their matches, leaving a doubt as to who will ban it this time.
Last time these tems faced in a grand final, FURIA picked it after Vitality preferred to remove FURIA’s Train. Given that FURIA won Ancient 13-11, will Vitality leave it open again?
“We might see Ancient, we might see Anubis,” apEX said.
Tomorrow’s final will be another best-of-five (BO5) matchup between these two, who have not faced off since November 2025. The last two bouts were won by FURIA, preserving Gabriel ‘FalleN’ Toledo’s 13-0 record in BO5 finals.
But Vitality are off the back of winning the Budapest Major and humiliating their rival. Can FURIA match up to Vitality’s level?
Listen to the full interview with apEX here.
