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Paris Major 2023: Team Vitality vs Apeks Semi-Final post-match review

Subhradeep Mukherjee
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Team Vitality vs Apeks match preview

Paris Major 2023 is coming to an end as the last semi-final finishes with Team Vitality triumphing over Apeks with a 2-0 victory. Here is what transpired in the best-of-3 set.

The final Counter-Strike Global Offensive (CS: GO) Major, Paris Major 2023 is in full swing. And at the center of all the attention remains Team Vitality and Apeks as both of them locked horns for the last semi-final of the major.

This will be the final time any CS: GO player can win a major in their name. Before this, Heroic was sent out of the tournament in the hands of GamerLegion. With that, all eyes were on this match. let us see which team won and how everyone faired in both teams in the tournament.

Contents

  • Paris Major 2023: Team Vitality and Apeks team rosters
  • Paris Major 2023: Team Vitality vs Apeks score
  • What to expect in the Grand Final

Paris Major 2023: Team Vitality and Apeks team rosters

Going into the final CS: GO major ever, Team Vitality was undoubtedly one of the favorites to win it. With the roster they have, every player chipped in when a crucial moment arrived. However, Apeks did surprise everyone with their 2-0 victory against Team Liquid. Let us see who the big knockers of both teams are:

Team Vitality

  • Dan “apEX” Madesclaire (IGL)
  • Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
  • Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen
  • Emil “Magisk” Reif
  • Lotan “Spinx” Giladi

Apeks

  • Damjan “kyxsan” Stoilkovski (IGL)
  • Martin “STYKO” Styk
  • Tim “nawwk” Jonasson
  • Joakim “jkaem” Myrbostad
  • Justinas “jL” Lekavicius

Paris Major 2023: Team Vitality vs Apeks score

The humongous best-of-3 started in Mirage, the map pick of Apeks. Team Vitality joined the match undefeated yet. And they reigned high and won the first map 16-14. At first glance, it might seem very easygoing. however, it was the opposite. After a competitive match, Vitality reached 14 first with the Apeks being at 9. From there, Apeks made a stunning comeback, winning four rounds back-to-back, only to lose two rounds out of the remaining three.

The second map started high for Apeks in Vertigo as they went up 1-4 against the favorites. However, at the end of the round, Vitality ended up triumphing in the first half 10-5. With this scoreline, everyone was sure that Team Vitality was set to be the victors of the set sailing en route to the grand final. And they delivered, despite a shaky second half. The final score remained 16-12 as Team Vitality remain the only team undefeated in the major.

And just like that, Team Vitality defeated Apeks 2-0 to become the second team to join GamerLegion in the grand final of the Prais Major 2023.

What to expect in the Grand Final

The grand final of the Paris Major 2023 will be set tomorrow between Team Vitality and GamerLegion. While Team Vitality was one of the favorites, GamerLegion made their way by defeating Heroic as an underdog team. And with that, the grand final is set to be a David vs Goliath as the world waits to see which team wins the final major of CS: GO.

Stay tuned to know which team wins the Paris Major 2023 and also what transpires in the show match tomorrow.

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Subhradeep Mukherjee

Subhradeep Mukherjee

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Subhradeep "Bucketbaba" Mukherjee is a journalist currently working as a Senior Editor and division head of Esports and Gaming at The SportsRush. He has an experience of over 3 years and has written more than 1500 articles in total. He has been a video game enthusiast leaning mostly towards story-rich games for almost two decades. In his spare time, he enjoys reading mystery novels and tending to his household cat. He also has a Master's Degree in Statistics.

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