During the Esports World Cup 2025, MN spoke with Vitality captain Dan apEX Madesclaire about the team’s recent results, their individual inconsistency, mezii’s progress, and the opponents the Frenchman finds most difficult to face.
You have had several close matches across your last three tournaments, but have not managed to win another trophy. What is going wrong right now?
Honestly, I do not know why you are asking this question. Everyone is on our back right now, and we are fighting our way back.
— apEX
Sometimes a team simply starts playing a little worse. It is normal, and it has to happen.
We cannot be at the top all the time.
Right now, we are working hard to solve the problems and return to our level.
There were rumors last year that Vitality were looking for a replacement for mezii. William has made significant progress this year. How did he achieve it?
Yes, there were some rumors, but there are always rumors surrounding all kinds of things.
— apEX
mezii has stepped up a lot this year. He is playing really good Counter-Strike and has improved significantly over the past few months.
He deserves his place. I always knew that he deserved to be in this team and could show good Counter-Strike, and that is exactly what he is doing.
Which team do you dislike playing against the most?
There is no team that I dislike playing against.
— apEX
Every opponent is the same to me. Sometimes they simply have different playstyles, but there is no particular team I would want to avoid.
