IEM Melbourne 2025 Grand Final: best highlights, comments, memes, influencers reaction
The final day of IEM Melbourne 2025 brought us a true celebration of emotions and memes.
Fans were once again in the spotlight: organizing flash mobs and tossing unexpected "souvenirs" into the crowd. Players were not far behind: Magisk saved the team with a massage, kyxsan shouted at the camera, and ZywOo worked his magic on the server again. Add to this the Australian fans, a happy zonic , and gold bars for the champions — and you have the perfect final day of the tournament. Let's recall all the brightest moments in our selection!
Into the Crowd
Before the start of the grand final, a photo appeared where steel is holding a genital organ and then sending it into the crowd. This item has already become a symbol of the tournament, as it appeared on camera every day.
Massage from Magisk
A shot also appeared on Reddit where Magisk is giving TeSes a massage. As it turned out later, it helped him, and he finished the match as the best in his team.
Good Guy Magisk
Another mention of Magisk was a photo of a wall with water flowing over it. Magisk was the wall, preventing the flow of water from entering the territory, with the inscription on the water: "haters' tears."
Australia Wants a Major
These were the words resonating in the arena. Spectators held up flashlights, showing their desire to host a major tournament. Australia is truly memorable for the second year in a row; it's just an incredible country.
m0NESY Buys Happiness
That's how a photo was captioned, where a joyful zonic is holding the hands of m0NESY and NiKo after another round. Things are indeed going well for Falcons ; they won the last tournament but unfortunately lost in a tight final at IEM Melbourne 2025.
Backflip
A fan performed a backflip during a break between rounds, followed by some push-ups.
Shouts from kyxsan
After a successful retake by Falcons , and a quad kill by kyxan, he shouted "Sit Down," adding spectacle and emotion to this fantastic match.
ZywOo 's Quad
After losing Dust2 and starting on Train, Vitality needed to make a comeback. Who else but ZywOo took on the task? He delivered a beautiful 4 kills, making the score 4:1 on the map.
Fan Boat
During the halftime break, Australian fans sat on the floor and rowed as if they were in a boat. It was a humorous sight for many.
Victory Moment for Vitality
After an incredible Nuke, where they came back from a 6:12 score to become the champions of IEM Melbourne 2025. The reaction of these guys was just top-notch; they were very happy. This victory also brought them the ESL Grand Slam Season 5 trophy.
Reward for Victory
In addition to the trophy for winning the tournament, they were also awarded gold bars for winning ESL Grand Slam Season 5.
As per tradition, players signed the camera, which has been a tradition for a long time.
Fan Drawing
After Vitality 's victory, a Reddit user made a drawing of the team, depicting the five players and the coach, who were happily celebrating their win.
Beer from a Shoe
Later, two photos appeared on Vitality 's page. In the first, ZywOo is pouring beer into a shoe, and in the second, he's drinking it. This photo caused a storm of emotions from everyone.
IEM Melbourne 2025 took place from April 21 to 27. The entire tournament was held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Rod Laver Arena. Participants competed for a prize pool of $300,000. You can find more details about the tournament at this link.
