ZywOo finished the series with a record-breaking 143 kills and was far and went on to win the MVP ESL Pro League Season 16.
Zywoo-led Team Vitality took down Team Liquid to win the Grand Final of ESL Pro League Season 16 with a score of 3-2. The France-based team were a map down and registered a monumental comeback with crucial wins in Overpass and Vertigo to clinch the title. Vitality took home $175,000 and secured their slot for the BLAST World Final 2022 and the IEM Katowice 2023. Liquid took $70,000.
Vitality remained undefeated in the tournament as they were 5-0 in Group A before defeating Outsiders and G2 Esports in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. Whereas the North American Team Liquid edged into the playoffs by finishing third in Group D. They made a run from the Round of 12 to the grand final but had to settle for a second-place prize of $85,000.
VITALITY IS YOUR EPL S16 CHAMPION 🏆
A legendary journey, a lot of stress, an incredible final but above all emotions…
Thank so much for this incredible victory guys, you are the best ❤️ pic.twitter.com/XACmxLIJ5o
— Team Vitality (@TeamVitality) October 2, 2022
Vitality performed well throughout the entirety of this tournament and not just in the playoffs. During the group stage it was looking in top shape as it won all the matches to go ‘5-0’ and directly qualify into the quarterfinals.
From there on VItality went undefeated into the grand final, taking care of Outsiders and G2 Esports with great setups and executes. On the other hand, Liquid had fought hard to make its way into the finals but still managed to deliver quite the show.
The first four maps were a back and forth between the two sides, Liquid winnings on its map picks – Inferno (16-7) and Mirage (25-21), while Vitality did the same on Dust 2 (16-7) and Overpass (19-17) .
It all boiled down to the final map which took place on Vertigo and this is where Vitality managed to edge past Liquid, ZywOo leading the charge for his side and managing to close things out with a 16-11 scoreline.
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