Vitality vs Heretics

VCTVCT 2026 EMEA Stage 1 Playoffs · Grand Final · Bo5Sun, May 17 · 4:00 PM UTC · Final
Team VitalityTeam Vitality1926±111−29
Final
Team HereticsTeam Heretics2025±103+25
VIT 44%Glicko pick before the matchTH 56%
Match MVP
Chronicle 219 ACS
Closest map
Haven 13–15
Biggest blowout
Pearl 13–7
First-kill leader
koshmaras 27 FK

Maps

VIT picked Breeze · TH picked Lotus · VIT picked Pearl · TH picked Split
Selected · drives everything below

Map veto

VIT banned first · Haven left as the decider
  1. BanFractureVIT
  2. BanAscentVIT
  3. PickBreezeVITwon 13–10
  4. PickLotusTHwon 15–13
  5. PickPearlVITwon 13–7
  6. PickSplitTHwon 13–11
  7. DeciderHavenTH 15–13

Momentum

H1 TH 7–5 · H2 VIT 8–3VITTH
VIT · 6 straightEvenVIT ahead ↑TH ahead ↓HT151013152023
PistolRing: won with the smaller buyIcons: how the round ended, in the winner's colour

Economy

VIT14.1kavgTH13.4kavg
20k10k10k20kEvenVIT ↑TH ↓151013152023
Richer side wonPoorer side wonPistolSmaller-buy wins · VIT 4 · TH 3

Scoreboard

Map MVP · Chronicle · 331 ACS

VIT13W
Chronicleflex · 1708Map MVP
33125166
Jamppiflex · 1708
230181513
Sayonarainitiator · 1694
20315169
Derkeduelist · 1702
19415172
PROFEKcontroller · 1704
13610178
TH10L
koshmarasduelist · 1722
23219186
RieNsinitiator · 1741
21917166
Boocontroller · 1690
20618154
Wo0tduelist · 1743
16915170
benjyfishysentinel · 1744
15912178

Map MVP = top ACS on the map

The number under a name is the Glicko rating at this match

Head to head

vs
ChronicleVIT· flex· 1708ViperViperWins 5 of 6 · ACS, K/D, ADR, KAST, HS%
ACS331 · 232K/D1.56 · 1.06ADR228 · 159KAST78% · 74%HS%42% · 33%FK3 · 6
koshmarasTH· duelist· 1722NeonNeonWins 1 of 6 · FK
Axis wins 5–1Filled tip = won the axis, hollow = lost
331ACS23225Kills196Assists678%KAST74%3First kills6
1.56K/D1.0616Deaths18228ADR15942%HS%33%2First deaths4

Chronicle won it comfortably: more kills per death and more damage per round. koshmaras won more opening duels.

Rating impact

VIT
−29
19551926RD 116 → 111#4 on the VCT board now
TH
+25
20002025RD 107 → 103#17 on the VCT board now

This loss dropped Team Vitality down from #79 (1955) to #95 (1926) across all leagues.

Side splits

Team Vitality started on defence
H1 · VIT defH2 · VIT atk
Team VitalityVIT
Team HereticsTH
Team VitalityTeam Vitality13Attack8/11Defence5/12
Team HereticsTeam Heretics10Attack7/12Defence3/11
won on attackwon on defencefaint: the side they were on

Team Heretics took 7 of 12 on attack; after the swap Team Vitality answered with 8 of 11 on attack.