Vitality Swept on Mirage for the First Time Ever: How YEKINDAR and FURIA Shut Out ZywOo After m0NESY
Thirteen rounds to zero in a map-three decider. Facing FURIA on Thursday, November 12, in the Group A upper bracket final at BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 in Hong Kong, Team Vitality suffered the very first 0-13 map defeat in the organization's Counter-Strike history on Mirage. After cruising through Inferno (13-5) and narrowly dropping Dust2 (10-13), Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut and his teammates were completely dismantled by Kazakh AWPer Danil "molodoy" Golubenko and Latvian entry fragger Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis, who locked in a one-of-a-kind statistical milestone in the MR12 era.
From an 11-1 Inferno Half to a 0-13 Mirage Collapse: Inside FURIA's Reverse Sweep
Nothing in the opening forty-five minutes hinted at a historic blowout. Just a day after Dan "apEX" Madesclaire returned from paternity leave in Hong Kong, the French captain told BLAST on broadcast that Vitality was prepared for whatever map veto surprises the Brazilian-led squad might throw at them. That preparation showed immediately on Inferno, FURIA's own map pick where the panthers had won 11 of their previous 13 outings over the past three months. Locking down Banana and the B bombsite almost single-handedly, William "mezii" Merriman (24-7 K-D) and Shahar "flameZ" Shushan (20-12 K-D) powered Vitality to an 11-1 halftime lead and a clean 13-5 victory while holding Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo to just 7 kills.
The momentum flipped on Dust2, Team Vitality's map pick where the European roster had crushed FURIA 13-4 and 13-5 in back-to-back September meetings. Starting on the CT side, head coach Sid "sidde" Macedo's squad jumped out to a 9-3 halftime advantage and extended the lead to 11-4. Vitality responded with five straight rounds sparked by a signature B-site ace from Robin "ropz" Kool in Round 18, threatening to close the series 2-0. However, at 12-10 on a desperate half-buy with Tec-9s toward B, FalleN found the opening pick onto mezii before Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato (19-15 on the map and FURIA's series top fragger with 44 kills) won the final one-on-one duel against ZywOo to secure Dust2 13-10.
21-5 for molodoy and 16-6 for YEKINDAR: Total Lockdown on Mirage
Once the series arrived on the Mirage decider, Team Vitality never got on the scoreboard. Barely twenty-four hours after Team Spirit suffered the first 0-13 defeat in its ten-year Counter-Strike history in the very same Hong Kong venue, the shutout curse struck Vitality. Starting on the defensive side, Danil "molodoy" Golubenko delivered a career-defining performance against the only opponent on the circuit against whom he previously held a negative career K-D ratio.
The young Kazakh sniper finished Mirage with an astonishing 21-5 K-D, 129.5 ADR, 100% KAST, and a 2.66 Rating, highlighted by a cold-blooded four-kill AWP hold on the B site at 9-0 that shattered Vitality's last full-buy push. Alongside him, Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis owned Middle round after round, pushing forward to catch Vitality's lurkers and rotators before they could even set up utility. Posting a 16-6 K-D, 122.3 ADR, and a 2.24 Rating on the decider, YEKINDAR helped FURIA build a 12-0 halftime cushion before converting the second-half pistol round for a 13-0 sweep, leaving apEX (1-13 on Mirage) and ZywOo (2-13 on Mirage, 0.72 series Rating) without a single round.
| Player | Team | K-D (Full BO3) | ADR (BO3) | Series Rating (Mirage Breakdown) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danil "molodoy" Golubenko | FURIA | 41 - 34 | 76.9 | 1.26 (21-5 / 2.66 on Mirage) |
| Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato | FURIA | 44 - 35 | 85.4 | 1.23 |
| Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis | FURIA | 36 - 38 | 74.1 | 1.12 (16-6 / 2.24 on Mirage) |
| Yuri "yuurih" Santos | FURIA | 27 - 31 | 70.8 | 1.02 |
| Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo | FURIA | 32 - 40 | 63.0 | 0.86 |
| Shahar "flameZ" Shushan | Team Vitality | 44 - 38 | 85.1 | 1.41 (20-12 on Inferno) |
| Robin "ropz" Kool | Team Vitality | 46 - 32 | 87.4 | 1.30 (B-site Ace on Dust2) |
| William "mezii" Merriman | Team Vitality | 42 - 37 | 78.0 | 1.17 (24-7 on Inferno) |
| Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut | Team Vitality | 23 - 34 | 47.2 | 0.72 (2-13 on Mirage) |
| Dan "apEX" Madesclaire | Team Vitality | 22 - 39 | 54.4 | 0.70 (1-13 on Mirage) |
13-0 Wins Over Both ZywOo and m0NESY With Zero 0-13 Losses: YEKINDAR's Rare Record
Immediately after the handshakes in Hong Kong, the competitive Counter-Strike 2 community on Reddit (r/GlobalOffensive) pointed out a remarkable statistical anomaly belonging to Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis. Heavily scrutinized during the final months of his stint with Team Liquid before revitalizing his career under FURIA's banner, the 27-year-old Latvian space-creator now holds a unique distinction in the MR12 era.
By handing ZywOo a 13-0 shutout on Mirage in Hong Kong, YEKINDAR added the French superstar to a list that already featured Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov. Back at the BLAST Premier World Final 2024 in Singapore while still playing for Team Liquid, YEKINDAR delivered a dominant 13-0 sweep on Ancient against m0NESY's G2 Esports. Even more impressively, despite playing one of the most volatile entry-fragging roles in tier-one Counter-Strike across hundreds of LAN maps, YEKINDAR has never suffered a single 0-13 defeat in his own career while whitewashing the two greatest AWP prodigies of the modern era.
FURIA Overtakes Vitality for #2 in the Valve VRS Ahead of Friday's Quarter-Final Against MOUZ
Beyond the historical footnote, Thursday's 2-1 reverse sweep directly reshapes the top of the global standings ahead of Stage 3 at the PGL Major Singapore (kicking off December 2). By locking in Group A's top seed, a Friday rest day, a direct berth in Saturday's semi-finals, and at least $130,000 in guaranteed prize money, FURIA leaps past Team Vitality into second place worldwide in the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) by an 11-point margin.
For Team Vitality, which drops 24 VRS points to third place after having won its previous three series against FURIA, there is no time to dwell on the Mirage collapse. ZywOo and company return to the stage on Friday for a high-stakes quarter-final showdown against MOUZ with a semi-final spot on the line.
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My Take
Watching Team Spirit and Team Vitality suffer the very first 0-13 map losses in their respective histories within twenty-four hours of each other in Hong Kong encapsulates just how unforgiving the MR12 economy can be in Counter-Strike 2. Lose the pistol round, the first full gun round, and the economic reset against a red-hot CT defense, and the scoreboard is already out of reach before your star sniper can even get a second AWP into his hands. Still, credit belongs to what FURIA has built around FalleN and sidde: pairing molodoy's fearless AWPing with YEKINDAR's relentless mid aggression has turned this roster into a genuine title favorite heading into the Singapore Major. And honestly, the fact that YEKINDAR has 13-0'd both m0NESY and ZywOo without ever getting 0-13'd himself is the exact kind of absurd, undeniable trivia that makes Counter-Strike esports unbeatable.
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