Vitality win ESL Pro League Season 22 Grand Final 3-0 over Falcons
Team Vitality defeated Team Falcons 3-0 in the Grand Final of ESL Pro League Season 22 on Sunday, securing the tournament title with map scores of 13-10 on Inferno, 13-9 on Train, and 13-5 on Dust II. The straight-sets victory capped Vitality's run through the event and marked the French organization’s first Pro League defense since their Season 21 triumph.
The final was shaped by dominant individual performances and sustained team discipline from Vitality. Shahar flameZ Shushan led the offense with standout outings on Inferno and Train, posting match-high kill totals and ratings that helped build early leads. On Dust II, mezii produced a strong showing that closed out the series. Falcons’ veterans Nikola NiKo Kovač and m0NESY produced notable numbers across maps but lacked consistent support from the rest of the roster, and the team converted only a handful of T-side rounds on the latter maps.
Vitality’s path to the title included an early-stage upset loss to Gentle Mates, which they recovered from with a string of decisive wins over GamerLegion, HOTU and G2 to reach the playoff bracket. In the quarterfinals they dropped Overpass to FURIA before winning Inferno and Nuke to...