Team Vitality and MOUZ survived tough best-of-three series on Saturday in Kawotice, Poland, to advance to the finals of ESL Pro League Season 24.
Team Vitality fell behind Aurora Gaming in the semifinals by losing 13-7 on Anubis, but Vitality rallied by winning 13-7 on Cache and 13-8 on Mirage.
MOUZ jumped to the lead by defeating Team Spirit 13-7 on Dust II, but was pushed to the limit when Team Spirit won 13-5 on Mirage. In the defining game, MOUZ earned a 13-11 decision on Nuke to move into the best-of-five Grand Final.
In Team Vitality’s triumph, France’s Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut collected a match-high 52 kills. In MOUZ’s match, Hungary’s Adam “torzsi” Torzsas and Czechia’s Oldrich “PR” Novy each contributed a match-best 47 kills.
While Team Vitality and MOUZ will compete for the $295K first prize in this $1 million Counter-Strike 2 event, Aurora Gaming and Team Spirit will battle in a best-of-three third-place match that generates $120K for the winner.
ESL Pro League Season 24 prize pool with total prize money, player prize money and team share:
1. $295,000 ($125,000, $170,000)
2. $175,000 ($50,000, $125,000)
3. $120,000 ($30,000, $90,000)
4. $85,000 ($20,000, $65,000)
5-8. $50,000 ($10,000, $40,000) — Team Falcons, PARIVISION, 1w Team, FURIA
9-11. $26,000 ($6,000, $20,000) — 9z Team, M80, Natus Vincere
12-14. $14,000 ($4,000, $10,000) — BetBoom Team, G2 Esports, Legacy
15-16. $2,500 ($2,500, $0) — ShindeN, TYLOO
–Field Level Media
