Vitality Secure Playoffs Spot After Clean Series vs Virus.pro

Vitality advanced to the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 playoffs with a composed 2‑0 victory over Virtus.pro in Swiss Round 4, eliminating any need for a decider map. The European side chose Train as the opener after removing Ancient, while Virtus.pro answered with Dust2 following their own Nuke ban; Inferno remained a contingency but never came into play.

Train ended 13‑6 in Vitality’s favour. The first half stayed competitive at 7‑5, yet Vitality’s switch to the CT side yielded six of the final seven rounds. ZywOo delivered the pivotal performance, registering 21 frags on the map and maintaining a 1.71 series rating. Flanking support from ropz produced reliable mid‑round trading that restricted FL1T and electroNic to single‑digit contributions in the second half.

Dust2 mirrored the opener’s structure. A balanced 6‑6 first half gave Virtus.pro a visible route back, but Vitality closed all avenues with a flawless 7‑0 CT run after the side change, finalising the map at 13‑6 and the series at 2‑0. mezii’s presence around long A and apEX’s late‑round calls neutralised Virtus.pro’s default‑heavy approach. The Russian lineup averaged under 50 ADR across the final seven rounds, with FL1T’s 80.8 series ADR providing the lone statistical highlight.

Vitality now move directly into the playoff bracket, where their quarter‑final opponent will be confirmed once Stage 3 results are locked later tonight. ZywOo’s 100.9 average damage and 84.2 percent KAST place him among the event’s top individual performers heading into the knockout phase.

Virtus.pro drop to the 2‑2 pool and will face paiN for their final qualification opportunity tomorrow, 15 June, at 18:00 local time. The winner will join the playoff field, while the loser exits the tournament. Follow all developing matches and seedings with the complete Austin Major results: Stage 3 coverage.