The best team in the world, Vitality, will face off against Astralis in the quarter-final of IEM Chengdu 2025. Both teams showed good form coming into this tournament and advanced to the playoff stage, losing only one game along the way. While Vitality is trying to take another trophy this year, Astralis is striving to claim its first trophy of the year. The last time these two teams met was at IEM Cologne 2025, and Vitality won with a score of 2-0.
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Contents
- 1 Previous Encounter & Player Stats – Vitality vs. Astralis
- 2 Team Form & Key Players Ahead of the Quarter-final
- 3 Vitality: ZywOo and flameZ Lead the Charge as Momentum Returns
- 4 Astralis: Rising Confidence After a Surprising Group Stage
- 5 apEX takes it step by step
- 6 Vitality vs Astralis – Quarter-final Prediction
Previous Encounter & Player Stats – Vitality vs. Astralis
Team Form & Key Players Ahead of the Quarter-final
Vitality: ZywOo and flameZ Lead the Charge as Momentum Returns
Vitality had a slow start at this tournament. They lost one map against Virtus.pro, despite ultimately winning the series. They lost the next match against MOUZ. After these two games, they started to regain their form. With growing momentum, they beat Lynn Vision and G2 both with a score of 2-0, making it to the quarter-finals here. ZywOo and flameZ were the key players and frag leaders in both matches, showing strong individual form. They might not be at their peak yet, but let’s not forget – Vitality has already claimed eight trophies this year, proving why they’re considered the best team in the world. They’re always hungry for another one.
Astralis: Rising Confidence After a Surprising Group Stage
Few expected Astralis to perform this well, but they impressed with a strong run through the group stage. They managed to win against Natus Vincere and TheMongolZ. They were one step away from advancing directly to the semi-finals, but lost to Falcons with a score of 2-0. Magisk and Jabbi led the scoreboards and carried their team to victory. device was also one of the frag leaders in the match against Natus Vincere. Individually, everyone seems in form – but consistency as a team remains the real question, especially on a big stage like this.
apEX takes it step by step
Vitality vs Astralis – Quarter-final Prediction
Vitality enters this matchup as the more experienced and proven side, making them the clear favorites. Astralis didn’t show much success on the big stage throughout the year, and all the pressure will be on Astralis to take down the best team in the world. We expect Vitality to win this match.
Can Astralis pull off a miracle and stop Vitality from lifting yet another trophy, or will Vitality dominate once again to prove why they’re the best team in the world? We’ll find out this Friday at 08:30 CET!
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