Team Spirit Surpasses Team Vitality in Valve’s CS2 Regional Standings

Team Spirit Surpasses Team Vitality in Valve’s CS2 Regional Standings

Team Spirit has displaced Team Vitality from the top of the September Valve Regional Standings (VRS) following Vitality's semifinal exit and Spirit’s dominant performance in recent competitions. 

Ranking Breakdown

Team Spirit now leads the VRS for September 2025.

Team Vitality, previously holding the top spot since March 2025, has dropped to second.

The point gap is narrow: Team Spirit holds 2,017 points, closely followed by Vitality at 1,970. Other contenders include The MongolZ (1,949 points) and MOUZ (1,904), with a more significant drop-off afterwards.

According to HLTV’s global Valve ranking (as of September 3, 2025), however, Team Vitality still holds the #1 position with 1,976 Valve points, ahead of Team Spirit with 1,963.  This suggests subtle differences between Valve's global rankings and its regional standings metrics.

What’s at Stake

The September VRS will determine invitations to upcoming CS2 tournaments, most notably PGL Masters Bucharest 2025, scheduled for October 25 – November 2, 2025, boasting a $1.25 million prize pool. This event is pivotal before the StarLadder Budapest Major, with the VRS cut-off set for October 5.

Vitality’s 2025 Performance Highlights

Despite slipping from the regional top spot, Team Vitality remains a formidable force in 2025:

BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 champions (June 3–22), defeating The MongolZ in the final. Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut claimed Major MVP honors.

The team has secured an impressive seven tournament wins in the first half of 2025 — including IEM Katowice, ESL Pro League S21, BLAST Open Lisbon, IEM Melbourne, BLAST Rivals Season 1, IEM Dallas, and the Austin Major.

ZywOo continued his dominance, collecting his 21st to 27th HLTV MVP awards, surpassing s1mple in both total career MVPs and LAN-specific MVPs.

Team Vitality's roster, featuring apEX, ropz (joined January 2025), ZywOo, flameZ, and mezii, has consistently operated at elite levels.

Community Perspective

On Reddit, fans expressed confidence that Vitality’s overall trajectory remains intact, despite the recent ranking dip:

“Unless… mouz or spirit win every tournament for the rest of the year then vita is safe.”
“It won’t change anything at all. Vitality will be crowned #1…” 

English Rewrite: News Summary

Title: Team Vitality Concedes Top Spot in Valve’s CS2 Regional Standings to Team Spirit

Team Spirit has overtaken Team Vitality to lead the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) for September 2025, earning a narrow lead of 2,017 points to Vitality’s 1,970. This shift marks the first time since March that Vitality has dropped from the top regional spot. 

Despite Team Vitality still holding rank #1 in Valve’s global standings with 1,976 points — ahead of Team Spirit's 1,963 — the latest regional standings are crucial. They will determine invitations to key upcoming events such as PGL Masters Bucharest 2025, set for October 25 to November 2. 

Vitality’s recent inconsistencies cannot overshadow their dominant early-year performance. The French squad clinched the BLAST.tv Austin Major, their second CS2 Major title, with star AWPer ZywOo securing the MVP award. Along the way, the team captured six more premier titles, and ZywOo collected MVPs in seven events — setting new records in both total and LAN-specific MVP_COUNTs. 

The community remains confident in Vitality's overall outlook. As noted by fans:

“Vitality already won team of the year with the major win… the only way they don’t is for the winner of Cologne to also go on a perfect streak.”