Team Vitality’s first appearance since their triumphant victory at the BLAST Paris CS:GO Major last month did not go according to plan. The reigning champions fell in shocking fashion today against a Brazilian legend of the game.
The first map of the BLAST Spring Final was a stunner. FalleN and Imperial Esports wiped out Vitality on Overpass 16-3 on the shoulders of a heroic performance from chelo, who picked up 25 kills while only surrendering seven deaths. Imperial jumped out to another big lead on Vertigo, controlling the map with a 14-7 lead on their CT side. Vitality did show signs of life with a comeback but ultimately fell in the final round of regulation to lose 16-14.