Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut has won the HLTV x 1xBET Most Valuable Player award at ESL Pro League Season 24, leading Vitality to their second consecutive title. The French sniper averaged a tournament-high 1.43 rating and topped the board in all three playoff games against PARIVISION (1.66), Aurora (1.44), and MOUZ (1.65). The award is his sixth of the year and extends his all-time record to 34 medals.
34th MVP in ZywOo's collection 🤯
Vitality swept MOUZ in the EPL S24 final to claim the trophy.
The Grand Final belonged to ZywOo 🔥
Sixth MVP of the year 😱
Second title in a row for @TeamVitalityCS 👏
Vitality won their fourth ESL Pro League trophy in Spodek.
Vitality beat MOUZ 3-0 in the ESL Pro League Season 24 grand final, taking Cache 13-7, Inferno 13-8 and Dust2 16-12. It is Vitality's second title in a row after winning StarSeries Fall in September. ZywOo posted a team-high 64-33 and a 1.65 rating.
G2 Esports beat T1 2-1 at Champions Shanghai, eliminating the Pacific region's last representative and advancing to the top four. G2 won 13-11 on T1's pick Lotus, T1 answered 13-10 on Abyss, and G2 closed it out 13-6 on Ascent. G2 is the third Americas team in the top four and will face 100 Thieves at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on Friday, Oct. 16 for a spot in the lower final.
Vitality hand MOUZ their first Inferno loss of the season to go up 2-0 in the series
The Grand Final kicks off with Vitality taking the lead
ZywOo is already in Grand Final mode 😮💨
MOUZ come on stage to fight for the ESL Pro League title ⚔️
Spodek welcomes Vitality for the ESL Pro League S24 grand final 🤩🐝
Aurora took third place at ESL Pro League 24 with a 2-0 sweep of Spirit, winning Mirage 13-9 and Anubis 13-6. The newly-formed international lineup moved closer to a Stage 3 berth for the Singapore Major, with Wicadia leading the server at a 1.53 rating.
Aurora beat Spirit to finish third in Katowice, a win woxic said mattered for VRS points. Aurora now sit ninth in the live VRS with a 98.8% chance of securing a Stage 3 invite to the Major. woxic admitted the third-place game is mentally hard after a semi-final loss, but said it is always good to have something from the event.
At Champions Shanghai, 100 Thieves eliminated reigning champions NRG 2-0, making NRG the first Americas team knocked out of the event. 100T took Sunset 14-12 in overtime with vora and keiko both posting a 1.28 rating, then closed out Haven behind Asuna's 1.35 rating. 100 Thieves advance to the Mercedes-Benz Arena and await the winner of G2 versus T1.
Aurora claim third at EPL with Spirit sweep https://www.hltv.org/news/45698/aurora-claim-third-at-epl-with-spirit-sweep
Familiar faces, different Fantasy challenge 👀
FlyQuest add to VRS after cruising to victory at ANZC Locals; Chinggis Warriors get big win over 5star in MESA Pro Series https://www.hltv.org/news/45697/flyquest-add-to-vrs-after-cruising-to-victory-at-anzc-locals-chinggis-warriors-get-big-win-over-5star-in-mesa-pro-series
Aurora secure third place finish at the EPL over Spirit 👊
FlyQuest won the ANZC Locals Brisbane Season 2 LAN without dropping a map, adding 149 points to their VRS ranking and moving into fifth place above Lynn Vision and 5star. Chinggis Warriors beat 5star 2-1 in the MESA Pro Series Fall grand final in Ulaanbaatar, earning $1,650 and 171 VRS points to provisionally sit fourth, while 5star added 94 points and dropped to sixth, below the invite threshold.
Wicadia is off to a strong start to the 3rd place decider in Katowice, dropping a 1.81 rating 🔥🇹🇷
Vitality have played MOUZ in five different grand finals and lost only one: ESL Pro League Season 19 in 2024 🧐
Aurora win Spirit's pick of Mirage to go map up in the EPL third-place decider 💪
Team Tidebound has returned to competitive Dota 2 after a 10-month hiatus, with Ning "xiao8" Zhang coaching the roster for the 2026-2027 season. The lineup brings back four players from its TI 2025 roster — Shiro, NothingToSay, plAnet and y` — with Yang joining in the offlane. The organisation had been inactive since December 2025, after placing seventh-eighth at TI 2025.
ESL Pro League Season 24 reaches its final day at the Spodek in Katowice with four teams in action. Aurora face Spirit first, followed by the grand final between Vitality and MOUZ.
🏅👀 Four names stand out in the race for ESL Pro League S24 HLTV and @1xBet_Esports MVP heading into the final day:
Three-time ESL Pro League champions, Vitality and MOUZ seek their fourth title tonight in Spodek 🏆
Familiar faces, different Fantasy challenge 👀
Team Vitality announced on October 9 that it is closing Vitality.Bee and pausing its LFL activities, calling the move a pause rather than a permanent departure. The decision followed Ici Japon Corp Esport's October 7 plan to cease operations at the end of 2026, while Joblife ended its League of Legends division in September. The LFL's 2027 operator, format and team count remain unknown, with Webedia reported to be leaving the league's organisation from 2027.
MOUZ beat Spirit 13-11 on the Nuke decider at Spodek to reach the final. Coach sycrone told HLTV that xertioN kept his composure and kept calling instantly when rounds got close, while Spinx played brave and PR had a masterclass. MOUZ will face Vitality, their nemesis from 2025, in the final.
sycrone: "Sometimes tactically you can get somewhere with a good look and a round doesn't convert, but xertioN always kept composure" https://www.hltv.org/news/45694/sycrone-sometimes-tactically-you-can-get-somewhere-with-a-good-look-and-a-round-doesnt-convert-but-xertion-always-kept-composure
Sashi have removed Michael "chelleos" Hawkins from their roster just two days after he joined the Danish organization. The 26-year-old said he did not sign a contract with Sashi, who have been practicing with the benched Frederik "acoR" Gyldstrand.
T1 and 100 Thieves both won 2-1 lower-bracket series at VALORANT Champions Shanghai, eliminating Paper Rex and Nongshim RedForce. T1 rallied from 9-3 down on Summit to win 13-11, with iZu named series MVP, while 100 Thieves closed out Ascent 13-1 behind Cryocells' MVP performance. On October 11, 100 Thieves face the G2-Vitality loser and T1 meet the NRG-LOUD loser.
MOUZ defeated Spirit in a three-map semifinal at ESL Pro League Season 24, winning Dust2 13-7, losing Mirage 9-13 and taking Nuke 13-11 to become the second grand finalist. PR posted 27 kills on Nuke to help MOUZ close out the decider. MOUZ will face Vitality in the final, while Spirit meet Aurora in the third-place decider.
Aurora, Vitality, MOUZ, and Spirit all secured 2-0 victories in the ESL Pro League Season 24 quarter-finals to keep their title hopes alive. Today they battle for the two grand final spots, with Aurora facing Vitality and MOUZ taking on Spirit. Both Vitality and MOUZ remain unbeaten in the tournament.
Things are looking better for @FaZeEsports 👀📈
MOUZ beat Spirit in a hard-fought decider to reach the EPL Grand Final.
MOUZ defeated Spirit in the ESL Pro League to secure a place in the grand final.