Vitality confidently advanced to the playoffs stage of IEM Cologne 2025, securing a clean victory over G2 with a score of 2:0. This win marks Vitality 's 36th consecutive victory in BO3/BO5 matches, and they now have a chance at their eighth consecutive trophy.

On Inferno, chosen by G2, the game initially favored Vitality , but G2 managed to come back to 7:5. However, after switching sides, Vitality completely dominated on defense, not losing a single round — final score 13:5.

The second map, Train, chosen by Vitality , was much more intense. The first half ended with a score of 7:5 in favor of G2. After the side switch, HeavyGod scored an ace in the pistol round, but it wasn't enough for a win, resulting in Vitality 's victory at 13:10.

The best player of the match was Shahar " flameZ " Shushan, finishing the match with 31 kills and 26 deaths, and an ADR of 86. 

Now Vitality will face The MongolZ for seeding, while G2 drops to the lower bracket to play against 3DMAX . The Vitality match will be played on Tuesday, and the G2 match on Monday, with match times yet to be announced.

IEM Cologne 2025 is taking place from July 23 to August 3 in Germany . The tournament prize pool is $1,000,000.