Vitality beat MOUZ 3-0 to win ESL Pro League Season 24

Team Vitality won ESL Pro League Season 24, beating MOUZ 3-0 in the Grand Final at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland, on Oct. 11, ESL FACEIT Group said in a press release. Vitality took the lion’s share of the $1 million in total winnings.

The title is Vitality’s fourth in the league, which ESL FACEIT Group calls a record and describes as making them the most successful organization in the competition’s history. It is also their third ESL Pro Tour trophy of 2026, after IEM Kraków and IEM Rio.

The Grand Final

Vitality won Cache 13-8, then Inferno 13-7. They closed the series on Dust II with a 16-12 win. It was the third EPL Grand Final between the two teams: MOUZ won 3-0 in Season 19, and Vitality swept them 3-0 in Season 21.

Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut received the DHL MVP award. Robin “ropz” Kool claimed his sixth EPL title, which ESL says is more than any other player in the competition’s history.

How the playoffs went

After a group stage that began Oct. 3 with 16 teams, the final eight played at the Spodek Arena from Oct. 9 to Oct. 11. Quarterfinal results:

• Aurora Gamingbeat 1win 2-0
• Team Vitalitybeat PARIVISION 2-0
• MOUZbeat FURIA 2-0
• Team Spiritbeat Team Falcons 2-0, ending the run of the reigning IEM Cologne Major champion

Vitality came back from a first-map loss to Aurora to win their semifinal 2-1. MOUZ beat Spirit 2-1 in the other semifinal, and Aurora took third place by beating Spirit in the third-place decider.

Attendance and what’s next

ESL said 19,000 fans attended the playoffs across three days. According to escharts.com, the tournament peaked at 735,064 viewers. ESL described the event as EPL’s return to a big stage for the first time since 2019.

The ESL Pro Tour continues with Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026 from Nov. 2 to Nov. 8 in Beijing, China. Sixteen teams will play for $1.25 million in total winnings.