Vitality star and CS: GO player Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut have reportedly agreed to a contract extension that will keep the 20-year-old with the organization until the end of the 2024 season..
This news comes days after the team played their final game of 2020, losing narrowly to 2-1 to Astralis at the Intel Extreme Masters XV - Global Challenge.
With ZywOo in the roster, Vitality has become a force of nature in every tournament, placing at least in the top eight in most of their competitions. As he joined Vitality in late 2018, ZywOo and his team have several A-rank or S-rank wins, including the BLAST Premier: Fall 2020 earlier this month..
To celebrate the expansion, Vitality has projected images of ZywOo all over Paris now that the team can prepare their campaign for 2020.
“We are very happy that ZywOo has chosen to continue with Team Vitality,” co-founder and president Fabien “Neo” Devide told HLTV. “A day like ZywOo only happens once in a generation and we couldn't be happier to have him by our side. Together with our team, we will ensure that ZywOo has the tools and infrastructure to continue to achieve its full potential. "
After a somewhat complicated start to the 2020 season, Vitality has come a long way to become one of the best European teams at the end of the year. With their victory at the BLAST Premier: Fall 2020 and the return of their star player, the French organization is on track to move forward..
“Becoming a member of Team Vitality has always been natural for me,” ZywOo explains in a statement to HLTV. “2020 has been a crazy year and I know that having Team Vitality and my teammates to help me have been two of the main reasons that have allowed me to excel. I am very keen to get involved and wear the colors of Team Vitality for the next four years. "