Vitality 1 semi-final away from a big record

Vitality has started the year with back to back S-tier tournament wins including their most recent one at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026. Apart from adding another trophy to their cabinet, apEX and co. are now just a single semi-final appearance away from levelling a historic record. Vitality now sits at 18 consecutive top four finishes at big events closely trailing Astralis, who top the table with 19 consecutive top four appearances.

The dominant Astralis saw the Danes make 19 consecutive top finishes at big events during their 2018-19 season. Vitality quickly racked up their top-four numbers over the last year, surpassing several giants in NAVI (2018), FaZe (2017-18), SK Gaming (2016-17) and Ninjas in Pyjamas (2012-15). Astralis appears thrice on the list and were holding the top three spots until Vitality broke through.

Longest top 4 streaks (Big events)

#1. Astralis: 19 (2018-19)
#2. Vitality: 18 (Now)
#3. Astralis: 11 (2019-21)
#4. Astralis: 10 (2016-17)
#5. MOUZ: 9 (2025)

Their win at IEM Krakow 2026 saw Vitality overtake Astralis to become the team with the most big event wins in Counter-Strike history. Vitality's next big event is set to come to BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 which is scheduled for the third week of March. Vitality are placed in group B alongside The MongolZ.