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Team Vitality is now on the second-best Counter-Strike map-winning streak ever

It has a looooooong way to go to beat Ninjas in Pyjamas legendary record.
Ben Lyons Senior Editor 2 April 2026

Earlier this week, we touched on the result of the BLAST Open Spring 2026 tournament and how Team Vitality is continuing to establish dynasty status in the Counter-Strike 2 era by securing yet another trophy for its cabinet.

In fact, as Dot Esports has noticed, Team Vitality's recent performance has seen it enter the history books by now being on the second-best map-winning streaks in the history of Counter-Strike. As of writing, the organisation has notched up 22 consecutive map wins, which places it in second in the all-time charts, behind only Ninjas in Pyjamas.

The catch is that claiming the title will require an immense amount of effort, as NIP's record reached a staggering 87 consecutive map wins, meaning Team Vitality will need to win a further 65 maps without losing a single one, something that will mean winning the next five-to-ten tournaments without a single blemish, depending on how many maps are required to do so during that time. Doing so, while unlikely, would for certain place Team Vitality at the top of the CS dynasty rankings.

The immediate future will see Team Vitality appearing at IEM Rio and Atlanta, where it could win a back-to-back Intel Grand Slam, with a stop in between for BLAST Rivals Spring 2026.

Senior Editor Ben was a Senior Editor at Gamereactor UK. When he wasn’t writing, editing or filming for Gamereactor, he could usually be found playing an FPS or getting lost in a sprawling RPG.
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