Following a series that perhaps came as a surprise to a good chunk of the Counter-Strike 2 community, Nemiga has taken down tournament favorites Vitality in a 2-0 clean sweep to secure their Grand Final spot at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026.
Here’s everything that you missed during the clash between Nemiga and Team Vitality in the semis of the event.
Map Veto
- Nemiga banned Inferno
- Vitality banned Ancient
- Nemiga picked Cache
- Vitality picked Dust 2
- Vitality banned Anubis
- Nemiga banned Nuke
- Mirage was left over
Map 1: Cache (Pick: Nemiga, Win: Nemiga, Final Score: 13-8)
Nemiga kicked off their map pick with a strong 7-1 start, leaving little room for Vitality, who were not playing with their full lineup, to capitalize on. While Vitality managed to take the last few rounds of the half, it wasn’t nearly enough to stop Nemiga, who put up a strong CT-side performance to secure the game 13-8.
Map 2: Dust 2 (Pick: Vitality, Win: Nemiga, Final Score: 13-11)
Vitality looked shaky heading into the second map of the series as they failed to secure the T-side pistol round. However, they managed to retaliate shortly after, stopping Nemiga in their tracks and getting a strong lead heading into the second half with a score of 8-4. The CT-side is where it all fell apart for Vitality, as Nemiga repeatedly managed to find cracks in their defense. Vitality could only grab three rounds over the course of the second half, as Nemiga eventually closed the game 13-11.
Nemiga’s Nikita “robo” Dushin put up a stellar performance throughout the series, putting up a whopping 46 kills on the board, while Vitality’s Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut trailed behind at 31.
This marks the first time that Nemiga has reached the final of a Tier 1 CS2 event, and they’ve done so without dropping a single map since falling into the 1-2 bracket of the Swiss stage.
Note that Vitality wasn’t playing with their full lineup at this event. They were missing their IGL Dan “apEX” Madesclaire, who was away for the birth of his child, so Justinas “jL” Lekavičius stood in, and William “mezii” Merriman took over the calling.
