Vitality win IEM Melbourne 2025

Dan "apEX" Madesclaire's team won a big Counter-Strike 2 LAN tournament IEM Melbourne 2025, which was held from April 21 to 27 in Melbourne, Australia.

In the final, Vitality bested Falcons with a scoreline of 3:2 – 13:2 on Inferno, 12:16 on Dust2, 13:9 on Train, 10:13 on Mirage, 22:20 on Nuke.

En route to the final, the roster also knocked The MongolZ out of the tournament. Before entering the playoffs, Vitality secured first place in its group.

For first place, Vitality received $125,000. The runner-up earned $50,000. MOUZ and The MongolZ, which shared 3rd-4th places, got $25,000 each. The total prize pool of the event was $300,000.

The final playoff bracket looks as follows:

The prize pool distribution looks as follows:

1.  Vitality – $125,000
2.  Falcons – $50,000
3-4.  MOUZ – $25,000
3-4.  The MongolZ – $25,000
5-6.  GamerLegion – $12,500
5-6.  Liquid – $12,500
7-8.  FaZe – $7,000
7-8.  NAVI – $7,000
9-12.  Complexity – $5,000
9-12.  3DMAX – $5,000
9-12.  FlyQuest – $5,000
9-12.  MIBR – $5,000
13-16.  BIG – $4,000
13-16.  paiN – $4,000
13-16.  Virtus.pro – $4,000
13-16.  SAW – $4,000