Vitality has won IEM Rio 2026 after a clean 3-0 sweep against Spirit in the Grand Final. As expected, Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut won the HLTV x 1XBET MVP award for the 31st time in his career.
Vitality’s Success at IEM Rio 2026
Vitality has cemented its position as one of the best CS2 teams in the world once more after securing a 3-0 victory over Spirit. The win allowed the team to lift the IEM Rio 2026 trophy and made it the first in history to win two Grand Slams.
The Grand Final had everything CS2 fans hoped for, but Vitality was clearly at least one step ahead of their opponents. If we have to be fair, Spirit came close to winning at Mirage, but the team fell short despite having the lead at one point. Danil “donk” Kryshkovets was unable to show his full prowess and it’s safe to say this had an effect on how Spirit played in the series.
ZywOo Won the IEM Rio 2026 MVP Award
After Vitality’s success, it was time to see who would win the IEM Rio 2026 MVP award. Several names had real chances of succeeding, but in the end, the title went in favor of Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbau.
The stats show that he was above the 1.44 mark several times and averaged around a 1.56 rating. The world’s best CS2 player proved why he has the title once again and won his third medal of the year. He continues to be Vitality’s best player and a major reason the team has been so successful over the last couple of months. The way things are going, it is a matter of time before ZywOo wins the player of the year award yet again.
