Pimp: “I believe in the current MOUZ roster, but it’s still a long way from achieving huge victories.”
Analysts Alex “Mauisnake” Ellenberg, Jacob “Pimp” Winneche, and Duncan “Thorin” Shields highlighted the best rosters in MOUZ history in a new episode of the Hot Take Point Made podcast and discussed the potential of the German organization’s current roster.
On the best roster in MOUZ history
Mauisnake: The current MOUZ roster could become the best in the organization’s history. To support my point, I analyzed the results of the club’s previous rosters. MOUZ had a golden era in 2008—back then, the team featured gob b, gore, cyx, Kapio, and Tixo. They won five major tournaments and consistently gave top rivals a run for their money. Looking at more recent rosters, the 2019 MOUZ team comes to mind. At that time, karrigan led a team consisting of chris J, ropz, woxic, and frozen. This squad won two Tier 1 tournaments—the CS Asia Championships 2019 and ESL Pro League Season 10.
Pimp: I know that MOUZ won tournaments in 2019, but in 2025, its roster performed just as well. They were consistently the second-best team in the world, defeating all their opponents and being the only team capable of giving Vitality a run for their money in the finals of Tier 1 events. People only value victories—which is probably why MOUZ was so heavily underestimated back then. Under Brollan’s leadership, the team won PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 and gave a run for their money to both the up-and-coming Falcons and FURIA, which was playing the best Counter-Strike of its history.
On the club’s current roster
Mauisnake: Right now, MOUZ is consistently beating teams from the world’s top 5—for example, Spirit and FURIA. The only opponent they haven’t beaten yet is Vitality. The team has also lifted the BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 trophy and finished in second place twice at Tier 1 tournaments. Although this roster was assembled quite recently, it’s already delivering excellent results.
Pimp: I definitely see potential in this MOUZ roster. With the arrival of PR and xelex, a lot has changed—torzsi has put his long slump behind him, and xertioN is quickly gaining experience as captain. Nevertheless, I think MOUZ needs one more replacement. Right now, the team will repeat its 2025 results—regularly reaching the finals or finishing in the top 4. Until MOUZ overcomes this hurdle, it will always be searching for the missing piece of the puzzle. I’m also not yet convinced about xelex. He definitely has potential and the right vision for CS, but he has a long way to go to establish himself among the best. I hope he’ll show his best form at the upcoming Major. The rest of the MOUZ roster needs to find consistency. They could crush their opponent in the playoffs, like Aurora did at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026, or they could completely fall apart. I believe in the current MOUZ roster, but they’re still a long way from major victories.
Torin: The only thing that worries me is MOUZ’s strong emphasis on defense. Although the team currently features five individually strong players, its offensive performance leaves much to be desired. I suggest giving this roster one full season and then evaluating whether the summer roster changes were the right move.
Earlier, Pimp and Thorin discussed Natus Vincere’s form on the Counter-Points podcast, reflected on Igor “w0nderful” Zhdanov’s stats, and shared their thoughts on the team’s map pick at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026.
Photo by Sebastian Pandelache, PGL.
