Molodoy CS2 Steals Show During Vitality vs Furia IEM Chengdu 2025 Grand Final

The Vitality vs Furia IEM Chengdu 2025 final has finally finished, and the Brazilian powerhouse has lifted its first-ever S-tier LAN trophy in years. Counter-Strike witnessed a prodigy player once again, and it's none other than 20-year-old AWPer, Molodoy CS2. While all eyes were on the clear favourites, Team Vitality, the Brazilian organisation just showed its charisma and snatched the title with an incredible performance throughout the tournament.

The second half of the year has been going really well for the roster so far. Now it's a wait of another couple of days, after which we'll see them in action again. This article will showcase some key moments from the Vitality vs Furia final. It will also explain how Furia clinched a clean victory against the French powerhouse in the latest Counter-Strike 2 tournament.

IEM Chengdu 2025 Final: Vitality vs Furia

As discussed, the second half of the year has been going well so far for the Brazilian powerhouse, Furia, under Fallen's regime. The roster has won the FISSURE Playground and Thunderpick World Championship back-to-back in a span of two months. And rightly so, the Brazilian CS community were keeping their hopes alive for the team, especially after the addition of Molodoy CS2 from AMKAL Esports.

Speaking of their IEM Chengdu 2025 performance, the roster started well by beating Lynn Vision and G2 flawlessly. However, they failed to beat MOUZ, and everyone thought it was all over for them. They proved everyone wrong, especially when they beat another favourite, Team Falcons, with a 2-0 victory. At the end, they went on a flawless journey, ending up winning 3 straight maps on Chengdu's soil.

How Molodoy CS2 Stole the Show?

IEM Chengdu 2025 Final was very breathtaking as both teams went head-to-head and ended up with a 13-10 and 13-11s score. Fallen's troops led on the first map, Ancient. However, Vitality's defensive aggression was really something that held the Brazilian org from taking a clear victory. The 20-year-old prodigy, Molodoy CS2, and YEKINDAR performed really well.

Starting the second map, Inferno, which was Vitality's pick, the Brazilian roster seemed to be confused in the first pistol and a couple of buy rounds. flameZ and ZywOo started to show up on the map. However, Yuurih and his teammates got a hold of the flow and ended up winning man-disadvantage rounds along with eco rounds. And the result is, Furia won the second map of the Vitality vs Furia series too with a 13-10 victory.

If we talk about the third and final map of this Grand Final, it was the same story all over again. Vitality showed a masterclass where the ZywOo, ropz, and apEX CS trio gave the Brazilian org a hard time by denying area controls on Overpass. However, Molodoy's Tec-9 popped up at the right moment and gave some decent rounds to Furia. The second half seemed to be much smoother for the Brazilian roster as YEKINDAR gave them a great 3K in the pistol round. Meanwhile, Fallen CS2 and Molodoy CS2 duo kept the team's hope high with their individual plays. Even though apEX CS had his moment with the 1v3 clutch at the tail end of the match, the Brazilian had the last laugh as they closed the Vitality vs Furia series with a 13-11 victory.

Furia x Vitality: Who are the Starladder Budapest Major 2025 Favourites?

Furia x Vitality matchup is surely one of the more exciting head-to-heads we've seen in the second half of this year. While everyone was rooting for powerhouse teams, such as Vitality and Falcons, the underdogs completed their run with a 3-0 flawless victory in the BO5 (best of five) in the IEM Chengdu 2025 final. And lastly, Molodoy CS2 claims his second MVP in his rookie year on Chinese soil. The Kazakhstani AWPer maintained a 1.19 HLTV rating along with a 2.40% Swing, taking over ZywOo's reign. However, a true CS2 fan can't deny YEKINDAR's contribution.

On the other hand, the Starladder Budapest Major 2025 is knocking on the doors, and surely all eyes will be on these two teams. Considering Vitality's performance against the Brazilian roster, they have a lot to work on. On the contrary, Furia seemed well prepared for the major and needed to maintain their true form throughout the year.

Meanwhile, consider checking out our coverage on how 100 Thieves reportedly signed FaZe Rain CS2 as they eye a return in the competitive scene.