Vitality has taken down BC.Game in IEM Krakow 2026 Stage 2 with a 2-0 scoreline to go into the next round of play. BC.Game’s heroic effort showcased quite the thriller, but an inevitable close to the game saw Vitality in the next round of play over a nascent side.
VETO
- BC.Game removed Mirage
- Vitality removed Ancient
- BC.Game picked Dust2
- Vitality picked Overpass
- BC.Game removed Anubis
- Vitality removed Nuke
- Inferno was left over
Map 1: Dust2; Pick: BC.Game; Winner: Vitality
Winning the game with a quick pistol round, BC.Game’s perfect start got ruined by Vitality converting their force. s1mple’s side hit back with their first proper buy on round 5 and took the lead before the last four rounds were shared by both sides for BC.Game to lead with a 7-5 scoreline before switching sides. After a tough start, Vitality started strong on their offense, winning all of the rounds bar one, where BC.Game managed to timeout Vitality into winning their only round, as Vitality perfectly picked apart the BC.Game defense and comfortably took the lead in the series with a 13-8 win. In a map where it should have been s1mple vs ZyWoo, flameZ stood out as the best player with 19 kills to his name.
Map 2: Overpass; Pick: Vitality; Winner: Vitality
5-0 start for Vitality on their offense took BC.Game by surprise. Not only did they fail to find a footing, but Vitality also dismantled their defense with power and patience, leading to a dominant start. While BC.Game roped in a few rounds, given how Overpass is heavily CT-sided, 4 rounds were anything but convincing as the first half closed with Vitality leading 8-4. Starting their defense with an equally good scoreline, Vitality had a no-nonsense final half of the series, losing only one before closing the game with a 13-5 scoreline. Once again, it was flameZ who stood out as the best performer with 16 kills.
The game wasn’t the ZyWoo vs s1mple show that we expected, as s1mple did not get the backup he should have had to go up against Vitality, and on the other hand, Vitality was too good for ZyWoo to be running the show alone. Nevertheless, BC.Game gets pushed to the lower bracket while the reigning major champions go through to the next round of play in IEM Krakow Stage 2.