Vitality’s 30-match win streak finally comes to an end at the BLAST.tv Austin Major

It’s over. After 30 consecutive series wins in a streak stretching back to February 1st, the Vitality dragon has finally been slain. The unconquerable, conquered at last. So, who is it that has shattered this team’s veil of invincibility in the opening match of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Stage 3? Well, it wasn’t Falcons, obviously. Nor was it MOUZ. It wasn’t even Spirit. No. The team that has beaten Vitality is none other than Legacy.

Legacy maul Vitality in absolute thrashing

On the one hand, it’s easy to describe Vitality as a victim of the BLAST.tv Austin Major’s outdated best-of-one format, but that would be doing a big disservice to Legacy. This was a 13:3 thrashing, in which the best CS2 team in the world simply failed to show anything like their form over the last few months. There have been some close calls for Vitality during their 30-match winning streak, but this was a pummeling. I can’t say with confidence that the result would have changed, even in a best-of-three format.

Full credit to Legacy, though. A team not even meant to be in attendance at the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, they have grasped the opportunity with both hands. At this point, you have to fancy them to make it all the way to the Playoffs. So much for my Stage 3 Pick’Ems.

Now, Vitality face a tough task. Having been shellshocked in their opening match, they have another opportunity later today to get themselves in the 1:1 bracket. Should they find themselves 0:2 after day one after coming in as huge favorites, I would be absolutely astounded. It has been one strange Major, for sure.