The Vitality-MOUZ scrim block ran July 8 morning at the Antwerp bootcamp facility. Bo3 finished Vitality 2-1 across the three-map format. The scrim block was the second-most-anticipated week-2 block after the NAVI kingfisher trial scheduled July 8-9. Vitality had not scrimmed MOUZ in Anubis since April 2026 (pre-patch), making this the first post-patch Vitality-MOUZ Anubis competitive data point.
Map results
- Anubis 13-11 Vitality — Vitality T-side opened 7-5 with ZywOo AWP dominance on mid + tunnels. MOUZ CT-side pulled to 7-8 in the first half. Second half Vitality CT-side established the post-patch CT-mid identity (the 0.8s rotation-delay patch means Vitality CT-mid can hold for 0.8s longer against T-mid commit — Vitality's mid-round calling adapted well). Close-out at 13-11 with a ropz 3-round eco-force run in the 10-8 → 13-8 sequence. The Anubis close-out confirms Vitality's post-patch map-pool integration is Spring Finals-ready — the map was Vitality's 4th-best pre-patch and remains 4th-best post-patch, but the tactical identity has evolved.
- Nuke 13-9 MOUZ — MOUZ CT-side identity holds. Fresh-slate MOUZ roster (post-March 2026 xertioN sign) has established Nuke as their #2 map (behind Mirage). torzsi 24 kills, 6 opening picks. Vitality T-side couldn't establish outside-yard read against the MOUZ CT-hut-secondary rotation stack. Second half Vitality CT-side pulled to 4-9, then 8-9, then 9-9 in a strong close-out attempt — but MOUZ closed 13-9 with a torzsi clutch 1v2 in round 22.
- Ancient 13-8 Vitality — apEX CT-side anchored B-cave for 8 rounds in the first half (11-of-12 rounds with kill contribution). MOUZ T-side couldn't establish mid-control read against the apEX-Magisk cross. Vitality closed 13-8 with a ZywOo A-site quad-kill sequence in the final round.
The MOUZ Spring Finals prep read
MOUZ head coach sycrone (post-scrim comment): "Vitality's post-patch Anubis was different. The 0.8-second CT-mid rotation delay is well-integrated into their identity. That's a Spring Finals data point for us — if we face Vitality on Anubis in bracket, we shift our T-side default execute timing forward 0.4-0.6 seconds to beat their new rotation-delay window. Our Nuke close-out was the tactical highlight — torzsi's 1v2 in round 22 is the kind of Spring Finals moment we build the roster for."
The individual reads
- ZywOo: 1.34 series rating. 78 kills across 3 maps. 12 opening picks. The Ancient A-site quad-kill in the final round was the individual highlight.
- torzsi: 1.18 series rating. The Nuke 1v2 clutch in round 22 confirmed his tier-1 AWP identity, with 4 opening picks on Nuke specifically.
- apEX: 0.98 rating but 11-of-12 CT-side kill contribution on Ancient — the tactical value beyond individual rating.
- xertioN (MOUZ new-signing): 1.08 rating. Fresh-signing tactical integration continues to progress positively.
Week 2 remaining scrim schedule
Vitality week 2 remaining scrim block:
- Wed July 8: NAVI (kingfisher trial) — Day 1 scrim block Bo3 (late-day scrim, 18:00 CEST start after MOUZ recovery)
- Thu July 9: NAVI (kingfisher trial) — Day 2 scrim block Bo5 (the extended-trial format — kingfisher is the third and last stand-in candidate)
- Fri July 10: GamerLegion scrim block Bo3 (Vitality face GamerLegion in QF4 at Spring Finals)
- Sat July 11: Second Spirit scrim block Bo3
- Sun July 12: Rest day + FaZe scrim block Bo3 in the evening (pre-Spring Finals departure block)
