Vitality Crush Lynn Vision and Advance to EWC 2026 Playoffs

Vitality confidently defeated Lynn Vision in the Group C lower-bracket match at the Esports World Cup 2026 in Counter-Strike 2. The series ended 2:0, allowing Dan “apEX” Madesclaire’s team to advance to the tournament playoffs.

The first map was Dust2, picked by Lynn Vision. However, the Chinese squad barely managed to put up a fight. Vitality fully controlled the first half on the CT side and came close to winning the map 13:0. Lynn Vision managed to avoid a shutout, but the final score was still one-sided - 13:2.

The main star of the match was Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut. The French AWPer dominated throughout the series and finished the match with a 2.17 rating. On Dust2, he also won an impressive 1v3 clutch.

On Inferno, Vitality kept their advantage. The team led 8:4 after the first half and quickly extended the gap after the side switch. ZywOo added another 1v3 clutch, while William “mezii” Merriman helped the team win an important pistol round. Lynn Vision managed to take only one round in the second half, and the map ended 13:5.

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For Vitality, this victory was a recovery after their unexpected loss to B8 in the upper bracket. The team secured a place in the top 16 at EWC 2026, while Lynn Vision’s tournament run came to an end.