内容摘要：The Frenchmen are heading into a favorable OG matchup as they look to make their first grand final a

The Frenchmen are heading into a favorable OG matchup as they look to make their first grand final appearance of the year.

Vitality have passed the IEM Summer quarter-finals with flying colors after securing a commanding win against Virtus.pro on two maps (Inferno 16-10, Vertigo 16-5). The semi-finals will witness a rematch from the first round of the Flashpoint 3 lower bracket between the French side and OG, in which Vitality confirmed their edge over the European squad with their third consecutive 2-0 victory in the matchup.

The quarter-final series saw Kévin "⁠misutaaa⁠" Rabier in impressive form as he and Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut led the way to the comfortable victory. The 18-year-old has averaged a 1.33 rating over seven maps played during IEM Summer so far, showcasing an unprecedented level of performance following five months full of tournaments in which he was rated below 1.00.

misutaaa has continued to showcase an unprecedented level

"I think it's him having more confidence," Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire said on the topic of misutaaa's improvement in an interview conducted shortly after the match. "For more than three months misutaaa has been really sick in practice, but unfortunately he wasn't showing up during matches. [...] We tried to change a few things to make him even more comfortable, and I think it's working pretty well."

The first quarter-final series was expected to go to all three maps after a predictable veto produced Inferno and Vertigo as the first two, but it all changed when Virtus.pro faltered on their opening pick. The young French trio of ZywOo, misutaaa, and the still-fresh addition Jayson "⁠Kyojin⁠" Nguyen Van combined to put together a strong defense for Vitality on Inferno, and after a relatively comfortable closing the CIS-based team's chances looked doomed as they were heading into their least successful map.

With just one win to their name in the last eight matches on Vertigo, there seemed to be little hope for Virtus.pro on Vitality's pick, and the Frenchmen went on to confirm their position of the favorites with a dominant display. Dzhami "⁠Jame⁠" Ali & co. struggled after they chose to begin the second map on the Terrorist side, clinching just three rounds on the offense as Vitality rallied to a 16-5, 2-0 victory.

IEM Summer 2021Best of 3 VitalityMatchpage 2 0 11th June 2021 Virtus.pro 16Inferno 10 16Vertigo 5

Vitality	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Mathieu 'ZywOo' HerbautZywOo	46 - 21	+25	106.8	1.78
Kévin 'misutaaa' Rabiermisutaaa	42 - 24	+18	84.3	1.43
Jayson 'Kyojin' Nguyen VanKyojin	33 - 22	+11	78.5	1.27
Richard 'shox' Papillonshox	31 - 26	+5	68.4	1.12
Dan 'apEX' MadesclaireapEX	32 - 31	+1	75.4	0.99

Virtus.pro	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dzhami 'Jame' AliJame	29 - 31	-2	66.4	0.94
Mareks 'YEKINDAR' GaļinskisYEKINDAR	31 - 41	-10	68.7	0.87
Timur 'buster' Tulepovbuster	25 - 38	-13	63.1	0.76
Sanjar 'SANJI' KulievSANJI	18 - 37	-19	52.0	0.63
Alexey 'Qikert' GolubevQikert	19 - 39	-20	56.9	0.62

Dzhami 'Jame' Ali Age: 22 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 1029 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.55 Kévin 'misutaaa' Rabier Age: 18 Team: Vitality Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 264 KPR: 0.64 DPR: 0.67 Vitality #12 Richard 'shox' PapillonDan 'apEX' MadesclaireMathieu 'ZywOo' HerbautKévin 'misutaaa' RabierJayson 'Kyojin' Nguyen Van OG #16 Valdemar 'valde' Bjørn VangsåAleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenNikolaj 'niko' KristensenMateusz 'mantuu' WilczewskiShahar 'flameZ' Shushan Mathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut Age: 20 Team: Vitality Rating 1.0: 1.28 Maps played: 826 KPR: 0.85 DPR: 0.62 Jayson 'Kyojin' Nguyen Van Age: 22 Team: Vitality Rating 1.0: 0.94 Maps played: 45 KPR: 0.61 DPR: 0.65 Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire Age: 28 Team: Vitality Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 1809 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.70 Virtus.pro #8 Sanjar 'SANJI' KulievTimur 'buster' TulepovAlexey 'Qikert' GolubevDzhami 'Jame' AliMareks 'YEKINDAR' Gaļinskis