Astralis eliminated by Vitality at Stockholm Major Legends

William Davis Published 01/11/2021

A serious contender for the Stockholm Major championship just took an early leave.

After a tight three map series, Team Vitality has knocked Astralis out of PGL Major Stockholm. Both squads were expected to go deep in the Champions stage, but 1-2 scorelines forced them to meet in the Legends phase.

Vitality’s victory was marked by an insane performance from AWPer Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut. The French side still has one more match to go before qualifying for the Champions stage. Astralis will leave Stockholm with just $17,500 from the $2 million prize pool.

All three maps in the series were hotly contested. The opening round on Nuka ended 16-10 to Vitality, but Astralis surged back on Vertigo to force a third map. Vitality carried a 10-5 scoreline into Dust_2 T half, but Astralis still managed to put up a fight. A gutsy force buy at 11-14 paid off to keep the French off map point. After recovering economically, Vitality used one last rifle buy and a frantic A take to secure a final score of 16-13.

Team Vitality and Astralis were both solid picks to perform at the Stockholm Major. Astralis made some controversial roster changes to bring Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander back into play, but the in-game leader couldn’t stop a disappointing result. Despite entering as the three-time defending major champion, Astralis will leave Stockholm with a 14th-place finish.

Team Vitality Stockholm Major roster

• Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
• Kévin “misutaaa” Rabier
• Jayson “Kyojin” Nguyen Van
• Richard “shox” Papillon
• Dan “apEX” Madesclaire
• Alexandre “bodyy” Pianaro (Substitute)
• Rémy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Coach)

Young AWPer ZywOo is Vitality’s star player, a fact he reaffirmed in the series against Astralis. He averaged 92 damage and .96 kills per round and ended map three with 82 kills to 46 deaths. ZywOo is just below Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev as one of the best CSGO players in Stockholm.

Team Vitality directly qualified for the Legends stage by earning second place in the European Regional Major Rankings. The squad took unexpected losses against Virtu.spro and Heroic to force a showdown against Astralis. Vitality will now face Russian roster Entropiq to secure a spot in the Stockholm Major playoffs.

Read Also

Esports Betting

Here’s the complete Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 schedule Hannan Mundia The Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 has finally arrived, and here’s the complete schedule for the event to ensure you don’t miss anything. While it isn’t exactly the newest name in the esports scene, the EWC has quickly become a leading event for esports fans worldwide. It brings together professional players and fans from various games, combining them into one long event that everyone can enjoy. 2026’s Esports World Cup ...

Counter-Strike

XSE Pro League 2026 in China: Teams, format and prize pool Owen Harsono Counter-Strike is back after the IEM Cologne Major, as the XSE Pro League 2026 is the first notable event since then. 16 teams book flights to China to compete in the million-dollar event. Here’s everything you need to know about the XSE Pro League 2026 event. Top-tier Counter-Strike returns to the passionate grounds of China, as the event will take place in the city of Guangzhou. Teams will play in ...

Esports Betting

Will Valve add Cache in the CS2 Premier Season 5 Active Duty map pool? Wasif Ahmed Following the highly anticipated return of Cache to Counter-Strike 2 earlier this season, the competitive community has almost started believing that the legendary industrial map would soon make its way into the Active Duty map pool for Premier Season 5. This expectation followed a pattern set by Train, which Valve brought back late last year before quickly pushing it into the main professional tournament rotation. However, in a recent Twitter ...

Counter-Strike

IEM Cologne Grand Final: Team Falcons vs FURIA best betting predictions Owen Harsono Coming into the IEM Cologne Major, nobody would have expected a grand final series between Team Falcons and FURIA, but here we are. Will NiKo finally win his first Major, or will FalleN win another one before retiring at the end of the year? Here are our IEM Cologne Major Grand Final predictions. Tournament: IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage: Grand Final Game: Counter-Strike 2 Format: Best-of-five Betting tip: Team Falcons ...

Counter-Strike

Team Spirit vs Team Falcons IEM Cologne Major: betting predictions and picks Owen Harsono We’re in for a treat, as Team Spirit will take on Team Falcons for a spot in the IEM Cologne Major grand final. Will NiKo finally get another shot at winning a Major, or will donk and company prevent him from accomplishing his lifelong goal? Here are our IEM Cologne Major Team Spirit vs Team Falcons predictions. Tournament: IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage: Semi-Final Game: Counter-Strike 2 Format: Best-of-three Betting ...

Counter-Strike

Vitality vs Falcons betting predictions and best picks: IEM Cologne Major 2026 Owen Harsono We’re treated to a possible grand final matchup here in the quarterfinal of the IEM Cologne Major, with Team Vitality taking on Team Falcons in an elimination match. These are two of the highest-profile teams in the game right now, but only one of them can continue their chase for the trophy. Here are our IEM Cologne Major Team Vitality vs Team Falcons predictions. Tournament: IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage: ...

Counter-Strike

IEM Cologne Major 2026 playoffs preview: matchups & predictions Owen Harsono The top eight teams at the IEM Cologne 2026 Major are set. Most of the favorites easily secured their spots, but we also have promising underdogs sneaking into the bracket. To keep you up to speed, here’s everything you need to know about the IEM Cologne Major playoffs. We started with 32 teams and are now only down to eight. After a grueling Stage 3, teams have been seeded into ...