Vitality turn the tables on Aurora to win StarSeries Fall
A 3–1 final victory ends the wait for a trophy, with ZywOo collecting another MVP award.
Vitality won StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 in Barcelona after beating Aurora 3–1 in the 20 September grand final. The team’s announcement confirms their first title since May and sixth trophy of 2026.
Aurora had won their previous meeting in the upper final. Vitality returned through the lower side of the bracket, beating FURIA before facing Aurora again on the same day. This time, the title went to Vitality.
Aurora level the series, then Vitality pull away
Vitality took Anubis 13–4 before Aurora answered with a 13–11 win on Inferno. At 1–1, the best-of-five was still open. Vitality then won Mirage 13–4 and Cache 13–7 to close the final.
ZywOo finished the series with 71 kills, 44 deaths and a 1.51 HLTV rating. His tournament rating was 1.50, putting him at the centre of Vitality’s return to winning form.
ZywOo’s MVP tally reaches 33
HLTV awarded ZywOo the event MVP, taking his overall total to 33 medals. For Vitality, the broader result is a title won after recovering from a defeat within the same tournament: Aurora won the first meeting, but Vitality won the final that settled the trophy.
Sources
- Team Vitality: official championship announcement
- HLTV: grand-final map scores and player statistics
- HLTV: ZywOo’s MVP award and tournament statistics
- HLTV: final report and route through the bracket
Checked on 22 September 2026, Malaysia time. The final took place on 20 September in Barcelona. Ratings are HLTV’s event and match measures.