Team Spirit vs Team Vitality: Predictions, Stats, Rosters, and More

The stage is set, and the lights are lit as the Team Spirit vs Team Vitality matchup will commence the semifinal stage of CS2 StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. While the Serbian organisation will look to lift their second Major trophy, the French powerhouse is looking forward to another road to solidify their position in the grand finals.

Both teams are considered contenders and are in top form. However, as per tournament norms, only one team can secure its tickets to the next stage. On that note, this article will explore every possible aspect, including star players, key factors, and map pools that should determine the overall outcome of the Team Spirit vs Vitality Counter-Strike 2 matchup.

Team Spirit vs Team Vitality: Who'll Solidify Their Position in the Grand Finals?

Team Spirit vs Team Vitality will surely be an entertaining semifinal in the Budapest Major. While all eyes will be on Donk and Zyw0o, let's not forget players like Ropz and Sh1ro are also there to do their job.

Team Spirit has overcome many difficulties in the past couple of months. And now they seem to be much more disciplined and in sync. tN1R and Zweih were not in their best form at first.

Now, Zweih has showcased top-notch form, and the journey from being the squad's burden to a key site anchor is still phenomenal. D0nk and Sh1ro have maintained their astronomical form, treating almost every map as their deathmatch ground.

On the other hand, Zyw0o's massive dip in his performance was really worrying the French CS fans. However, everyone started to witness his form right from the playoffs. It's like watching the 2023 Zyw0o.

Meanwhile, Ropz and Mezii have had their fair share of contributions, especially during the playoffs phase. While ApEX has been a massive help for the team as an IGL, his firepower is still something that worries the Vitality fanbase. He and FlameZ need to step up a bit to help the team achieve their long-lost form.

Coming to the map picks, Vitality should pick Inferno to exploit Spirit's lack of win percentage on the map. On the other hand, Ancient can be picked by Spirit to catch the French roster off guard. Meanwhile, both teams have a massive winning percentage in Dust 2. The classic map should be available in the pool.

Talking about predictions, the scales are slightly tipped in Vitality's favour. However, Chopper and co have the raw firepower to turn the tide of the match. Therefore, we predict that Vitality will win the BO3 (Best of three) matchup against Spirit 2-1.

Team Spirit vs Team Vitality: Previous Faceoffs

If we look at the stats of previous faceoffs, Spirit and Vitality have crossed paths 13 times across several tournaments in Counter-Strike 2. In this head-to-head battle, the latter leads 9-4.

Previous Match Results

So far, both Vitality and Team Spirit have maintained consistency, thanks to their star faces, Zyw0o and donk, respectively. While Spirit has maintained a 3-0 scoreline in Stage 3, the French roster has qualified for the playoffs with a 3-1 record.

Talking about the previous match, Spirit had a flawless victory against the Saudi giants, Team Falcons, featuring a 2-0 scoreline. Meanwhile, Vitality has also earned a clean victory against the MongolZ, with a 2-0 scoreline.

Vitality vs Spirit: Rosters

Here's a list of both teams' rosters that will face each other in the first semifinal at the MVM Dome, Budapest:

Team Spirit

• Leonid "chopper" Vishnyakov (IGL)
• Dmitriy "sh1ro" Sokolov
• Danil "donk" Kryshkovets
• Andrey "tN1R" Tatarinovich
• Ivan "zweih" Gogin
• Sergey "hally" Shavayev (Coach)

Team Vitality

• Dan “apEX” Madesclaire (IGL)
• Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
• Robin “ropz” Kool
• Shahar “flameZ” Shushan
• William “mezii” Merriman
• Rémy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Coach)

When and Where to Watch Team Spirit vs Team Vitality in CS2 StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 Semifinals?

Fans of Counter-Strike 2 across the globe must navigate to StarLadder CS' official page on different streaming platforms, such as YouTube, Twitch, and Kick to catch the fiery matchups between both contenders.

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Here's a glimpse of detailed timings for the first semifinal match between Spirit and Team Vitality:

• December 13, 2025, at 8 AM PT
• December 13, at 5 AM CET
• December 13, at 9:30 PM IST
• December 14, at 12 AM CST
• December 14, 2025, at 1 AM KST

That concludes everything we know regarding the epic semifinal matchup: Team Spirit vs Vitality. If you've liked the article so far, make sure to check out our coverage on the StarLadder Budapest Major pickems.