Perhaps showing that revenge is a motivating factor, he most dominant team of recent times returns to form by ousting FURIA then avenging their loss against Aurora .
Vitality took down Aurora 3-1 in the grand final of StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026, winning three maps dominantly while just losing Inferno 11-13.
Aurora came into the upper bracket, upsetting Vitality to reach the grand final. However, today they were outclassed by Vitality from start to finish, with a stellar Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut to boot.
Vitality also took down FURIA moments before getting revenge on Aurora, handling them easily 2-0 for the second time this tournament.
Aurora lost Jimi and Vitality had ZywOo
Alongside ZywOo, Jimi ‘Jimpphat’ Salo was the clear MVP candidate heading into the grand final, averaging an exceptional 1.34 HLTV rating. He was also the top performer in their win against Vitality.
However, the Finnish anchor player went completely missing, as ZywOo ascended to new levels. He already averaged a 1.50+ rating heading into the final, and made the MVP conversation seem like a joke by the end.
Vitality headed into the final already in hot form, destroying Aurora 13-4 on their map pick of Anubis. They had an aforementioned loss on Inferno, then went 26-11 in rounds to shut out Aurora.
ZywOo dropped a 1.51 HLTV rating and 71 kills across four maps, putting Aurora to bed.
