Vitality win ESL Pro League Season 21

Dan "apEX" Madesclaire's team won a big Counter-Strike 2 LAN tournament ESL Pro League Season 21, which took place from March 1 to 16 in Stockholm.

In the final, Vitality bested MOUZ with a scoreline of 3:0 (13:9 on Dust2, 13:4 on Nuke, 13:5 on Inferno). En route to the final, the squad knocked The MongolZ and Liquid out of the event. MOUZ, in turn, prevailed over Team Spirit and G2.

For first place, Vitality earned $100,000. The runner-up received $50,000. Team Spirit and The MongolZ, which shared 3rd-4th places at the event, secured $25,000 each. The total prize pool of the competition amounted to $400,000.

The final playoff bracket looks as follows:

The prize pool distribution looks as follows:

1.  Vitality – $100,000
2.  MOUZ – $50,000
3-4.  Team Spirit – $25,000
3-4.  The MongolZ – $25,000
5-8.  Liquid – $18,000
5-8.  NAVI – $18,000
5-8.  G2 – $18,000
5-8.  Eternal Fire – $18,000
9-11.  3DMAX – $13,500
9-11.  Falcons –$13,500
9-11.  GamerLegion – $13,500
12-14.  paiN – $10,500
12-14.  SAW – $10,500
12-14.  FURIA – $10,500
15-16.  TYLOO – $8,500
15-16.  MIBR – $8,500
17-19.  FlyQuest – $6,500
17-19.  M80 – $6,500
17-19.  Nemiga – $6,500
20-22.  HEROIC – $4,500
20-22.  Lynn Vision – $4,500
20-22.  NRG – $4,500
23-24.  Housebets – $3,000
23-24.  Mindfreak – $3,000