The team led by Dan "apEX" Madesclaire has emerged as the champion of one of the largest and most prestigious Counter-Strike 2 tournaments of 2024 – IEM Cologne 2024.
In the final of the tournament, Vitality secured victory over NAVI with a score of 3:1. The match results were 16:14 on Nuke, 10:13 on Dust2, 22:20 on Mirage, and 13:9 on Inferno.
For their first-place finish, Vitality earned $400,000, along with spots in IEM Katowice 2025 and the BLAST Premier World Final 2024. The runner-up, NAVI, received $180,000.
IEM Cologne 2024 took place from 7 to 18 August in Cologne, Germany, featuring 24 teams. The total prize pool for the event was $1 million.