ropz on maintaining their era: "We have a lot more to give and we're not done with anything"
Robin "ropz" Kool has had a quiet few months by his standards, but earned an EVP at StarSeries Fall and has averaged a 1.39 rating in ESL Pro League's group stage.
HLTV6 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
It's a frightening prospect for any opponent of Vitality in Katowice, with four of their players at or above a 1.29 rating after three matches.
Astralis ' era ended as much off the server as on it, with skipped events and personal burnout taking its toll. It's something Vitality are mightily aware of. "You could draw some lines, [to Astralis]," ropz says.
"It's maybe similar in this case, but I think the thing is we still feel like, as individuals at least, we have a lot more to give and we're not done with anything.
"We said so many times, we're lucky to have this five, and we will do anything to be good again." Watch or listen to the interview. I think it's the first time you've beaten them in basically a year.
Yeah, it was almost an anniversary, so I had to give it to them eventually.
But yeah, we've been struggling against them, and I think that's the thing: when you play Vitality, for other teams, they know they're playing against one of the best teams ever, and everyone kind of steps up against us.
Opinion
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Team Vitality still has to answer for this: "It's a frightening prospect for any opponent of Vitality in Katowice, with four of their players at or above a 1.29 rating after three matches." That is the soft spot on the card. Nothing else in these lines closes it.
Mara Voss · pessimist
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