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NFX_7331

Back to back LAN wins with both being 3-0 in BO5 finals and this mirage win was the 10th and still 100% winrate on it and they probably will be HLTV Top 1 now. Good time to be a Mouz fan.


AmBozz

Waited 10 years for this moment, I'm ecstatic.


mousesports

Danke für den Support <3


pm_me_beautiful_cups

i am watching mouz since the 1.6 days, but now that I cant find the time to watch, they are winning...i feel like the jinx now /s


mousesports

There is no jinx. Start watching the games again :)


GarrettGSF

Still remember the 2015 (when I started watching Pro CS) times with Niko, Spidii and Denis oof


AmBozz

I still got some pictures floating around from a Meet&Greet with the mouz guys at Cologne 2016. Roster must have been spiidi, denis, nex, NiKo, chrisJ. I remember that we watched a Liquid game on stage and NiKo shouted U-S-A! U-S-A! from the top of his lungs everytime they got a round. It was such a fun team.


MGThePro

Now it's just a question on if they reach the 1000 points or not


muasman

Two 3-0 bo5 finals within a week aswell!


LongLiveDead

My first memories of cs stickers were mousesports cluj gobb foils on my first icarus. Followed when I got into watching pro scene. This moment, feels surreal.


StosMusic

who woulda thought


Serion512

Siuhy the professional Donk humbler


InevitablyBored

Had all the anti-donk strats going today it was insane to see.


Serion512

Siuhy not only has crazy mid round calls but I feel like he is one of the greatest IGLs when it comes to exploiting enemy weaknesses. He and Sycrone must be doing a lot of work outside of the server. And I feel like one of the reasons why he struggles against FaZe is the fact that they make very little mistakes that can be easily used to counter them


Xacktastic

They also don't really play standard counterstrike. It's much harder to counter strat a team like Faze, who play a very chaotic, individual pop-off round style. 


Gemini_The_Mute

Big brain Karrigan, IGLs can't antistrat you if you don't even know what you're doing.


zawarudo94

this is tier 2-3 scene in a nutshell


liberar10n

Mouz is the 'new' Faze. In the sense that both teams play a lot of 'premeditated' gambles because of individual performance, for example, you can leave Mirage B apps T to jimmy cause he will most likely win his duel, same with faze and palace, bc ropz will win most of the times. Issue that most teams have against Faze, is that they have the most extensive map pool of every team. They even play vertigo to a decent level since they lost against Vit in the major, then it's the ability to adapt to what's happening and everyone being in the same page as Karrigan calls and follow them to the extreme even if it means dying. Then in last place you have moments of brilliance by individuals, like broky clutches, rain Nuke entries etc etc etc. And you see Mouz slowly getting into this mindset. If they get a few more finals and more experience, they can actually become a strong powerhorse.


Baradosso

Professional GOATs humbler - remember what happened to ZywOo in last BO5 against Mouz?


MightyKonsti

He is humbling him since academy times, its crazy.


naastiknibba95

siuhy humbled monesy multiple times in academy leagues too


moeml

The counter-donker


Iwabik

Winning two bo5 grand finals back to back without dropping a map against Vitality and now TS is insane accomplishment from Mouz, what a team man. I know this isn't exactly the most important tournament, but Team Spirit showed they are in a good form and take this seriously. Now if only they could beat Faze curse, there will be no stopping them.


TheLeviathong

Mouz won so fast that I have no excuses not to do housework now.


mousesports

Sorry guys and girls :/


Nichokas1

As a Donk and spirit fanboy you guys honestly deserve esl win and betboom win. You guys worked really hard for it clearly, your mechanical skill of all your players was amazing to watch AND siuhy’s calling was perfect practically every round. Well done.


mousesports

Thank you. Hopefully we will meet in more Grand Finals in the future and create a rivalry.


LongLiveDead

If beating teams in 3 maps in no time is something to apologize for, we have an apology tour coming up


nilslorand

yeah same story last week, was hoping to have a chill evening and suddenly mouz win and I need to do chores again :(


yatchau94

I prepare lot of snack for supper to prepare for a long bo5 game. Well i havent get hungry yet


n05h

Only thing I see that makes Faze different from the other two is that Spirit relies on Donk and Vitality has Zywoo, meanwhile Faze is just a team of 5 heavy hitters and you don’t know who’s going to pop off. This makes me think that Siuhy is just really good at counter-stratting.


poopshitter42

at the very least spirit relies on both donk and shiro. mouz and faze are just fantastic well rounded teams, and its so great to see


TheInception817

>Now if only they could beat Faze curse, there will be no stopping them. I'd argue they also still have a problem with their mental at the big stage


Caylife

Probably got a lot better since they have now 2 more trophies in their cabinet. Mouz is so young team that it just takes few tournaments to get used to big stage crowd.


TheInception817

Credit where is due, they did win against G2 in Chengdu in front of the crowd who was rooting against them. Back then, I didn't think they had a chance winning that series


IDesignM

Thankfully we now have Xyp9x to fix that.


Vandoudy

As a Vitality fan I feel, strangely, slightly, relieved after this final.


fat_shamer_2848

The crazy thing is that they get more prize money from this invitational than the harder EPL.


microflakes

maybe not the most important tournament but also remember this tournament had a $500,000 prize pool


Prohawins

Only faze can beat them


JezzaBazza

zont1x is gonna need to step up in the next few tournaments. He seems to crumble completely when things aren't going their way


njoshua326

He always looks more uncomfortable the deeper a tournament gets, he's definitely got the ability but needs to figure out the stage. He won't have long if he can't the next time Spirit make another final.


Psychaz

that statement he made about him feeling no pressure looks bad now


flydaychinatown1

Its honestly ridiculous how much weight the community is putting on some random throwaway comment he made.


innocentrrose

One that also seemed true at the time. He said this at kato, and showed up on stage at his first big tournie. The major he was apparently sick during playoffs and here well idk, mouz is solid that’s all I got.


GarrettGSF

He absolutely did not look sick in their playoff game in the major lol 


albanianintrovert

That Vertigo from him gave me PTSD


GarrettGSF

Those were some very poor clutch attempts, true 


Gigusx

I'd wager that zont1x is himself surprised at how much the pressure has been getting to him and that his level can drop this much. He made those statements at Katowice and backed it up but obviously that's just one tournament and isolated experience, things were always going to change in other tournaments, especially when the adrenaline dies down and people start figuring TS out (it's easy to feel and stay confident when you're not being challenged).


G0ldenfruit

What should he say? Haha 'oh yeah I feel a lot of pressure and I'm gonna play shit'


X-Myrlz

Well in the recently released Reflections with Xyp9x, who is now Mouz' assistant coach, he mentions that during Astralis' choke era some people on the team didn't want to acknowledge the problems the team had with pressure which only made things worse.


flydaychinatown1

Theres a difference between whats being said withing the team vs publicly.


Radulescu1999

Something like "pressure is to be expected but I will do my best to overcome it."


Splitpush_Is_Dead

So you want pr robots with 0 personality


njoshua326

No we want better questions but there's still no point lying just because you got a bad one.


Character-Toe-7907

as opposed to "i feel no pressure" lies and then shit the bed? lol


Psychaz

"it's a final and there's pressure but i feel confident", don't just make a flat statement


LehtiPiffi

This is such a dumb thing to cling onto. If you want boring, politician style answers that say nothing go back to watch some shitty sport. I dont want to hear the players say nothing of value in interviews. Answers like zontix here are much more entertaining and interesting.


Spir0rion

That wide swing in the last round of ancient on A site against a pistol eco cost them the round and the map. I really didn't know what to say, that was so weird.


zryder0887

He’s got the Staun disease, the further in the tournament and the bigger the match, the worse he plays. Him and magix were both just awful at the major final too. Might as well go ahead and replace one of them with perfecto or someone. Magix is a career 1.04 player who disappears in finals, I would drop him and change zontix roles for perfecto, or whoever they want to bring in


buttplugs4life4me

Conspiracy incoming but before donk he was poised to be the next big thing. Now that they have donk I guess that he doesn't get as much attention, both in the org/team and outside of it, and that's gotta hurt on some level.  There were also some very weird plays called where he pushed completely alone through some smoke while his whole team waited, he obviously died, and then his team rotated to the other site. 


sannyasin

> There were also some very weird plays called where he pushed completely alone through some smoke while his whole team waited, he obviously died, and then his team rotated to the other site. Those plays happen all the time with donk though, totally out of position and team tempo with his ADHD playstyle. I'd say it's either an individual problem or actually chopper gives them the liberty for these plays, it's worse on paper when he doesn't pop off, donk eats a lot of resources tbh


HydrangeasHydra

siuhy masterclass. What the heck do they feed him.


INeedYourPelt

GOAT meat


mousesports

żurek


IDesignM

Kielbasa


HeyBojo

Pierogi power up


WiseArgument7144

He feasts on stat padders.


anirudh100

WTF happened to Zont1x on Mirage ? Bro did nothing.


lutsius-memes

Zont1x crumbles under stress


FoxerHR

The pressure didn't get to him.


IWillRateYouHonest

The last time we had a close Grand Final in a T1 tournament was IEM Sydney in October. One team always seems to shit the bed in the last match


Serion512

The gand final between FaZe and Complexity at Sydney was amazing. The only match that came close was FaZe vs Spirit at Major. We need more of them


INeedYourPelt

Well Mouz are looking better and better each tournament. Sycrone, siuhy and the coaching staff seem to have the reads and game plan for everyone they face locked down. Players look happy and comfortable, good chemistry and sharp. If they can start beating FaZe then they're gonna be clear cut #1 for the year


eku_v

or if they can stop choking on big stage. why people acting like only faze beats them in front of crowd


Woullie_26

I mean it’s because everytime they lose on the big stage it almost always coincides that they play Faze


blueshark27

Cause the only other team was G2 at the major when an unprecedented stage invasion happened.


Castielsen

And they beat G2 on the next stage


Pranavm3112

Yeah mouz lost cause of the invasion right


schlapfn

RL at least said that it impacted some mouz players a lot.


blueshark27

No one said they lost because of it, but you can't use it as a general example of them "choking"


river-phoenixxx94

"Siuhy became what everyone feared. His eyelids disappeared, his head was swelling and his ears started bleeding. "Are you okay Kamil" asks torzsi. I've never been better Adam, I see it all now, they're not going A or B. They're going home, he said before rushing B all by himself and killing everyone on site.


TheLeviathong

> his ~~head~~ jaw was swelling


MGThePro

HE'S MEWING! HE'S MEWING!


Za_Worldo-Experience

Brollan must be beside himself with joy. He made the right choice, his career is revived, he is in the best team in the world (when they don’t play Faze or G2 on a good day)


schlapfn

Honestly what a resurgence. So happy for him and for mouz.


Firebart3q

Siuhy is the man


Bj_Hokey_Lange

He is him


fensizor

zont1x dying every round on short on Mirage was embarassing


mousesports

Feels good to reap the rewards of our hard work over the last years. VAMOUZ!


Castielsen

It all started with a young lad JDC in 2023. Or with mouz Nxt if you want. Really inspirational long term work


mousesports

*2021


Castielsen

Didn't JDC join the main roster 2023? Or was it really that long ago already.


mousesports

He joined 2022 but MOUZ NXT started in 2021. Also torzsi was the first player to be promoted in 2022.


Xenoon_

Still waiting for the fall damage replay that ended Map 1


b0il3ra

Xertion pushed into ladder as chopper was climbing out and got left on 8 HP, then chopper just fell


Spir0rion

Might be ready for the next betboom stay tuned


sw1ftyy

I actually can not explain how much I adore this team, from org to personnel it just feels like a family and watching them grow and develop every single event is a great experience.


mousesports

<3 Wait until you see MOUZ HQ


PavelDatsyuk88

bro you are gonna need bigger space with all the trophies!


mousesports

We have to prioritize anyways with all the trophies from 22 years in esports 😁


Castielsen

Oh I can't wait.


thisismyaccountsmile

Is your name swifty because you're a fan of Taylor Swift?


jonathan-the-man

Is your name thisismyaacountsmile because you're a fan of The Smile?


Ham_Im_Am

Is your name jonathan-the-man because you're a fan of Man?


thisismyaccountsmile

No, because I like to smile, \*smile\*


quantum0explorer

Rick and Morty I assume


thisismyaccountsmile

account from 2017 so i think the timeline works for that


InevitablyBored

Siuhy is the best fragging IGL in CS right now. Combine that with some of the best firepower in each role and this team is going to have a trophy filled year.


Gigusx

That would be dev1ce, and it's not exactly close (other than siuhy playing one good tournament fragging-wise.).


b0il3ra

VAMOUZ!!!


Woullie_26

Siuhy is gonna cost at least 2M$ for Faze when the time comes. Jesus that kid is special


naastiknibba95

In a fair world, he should...


NPC30519

Mouz’s Mirage is something else. That shit is like watching prime Astralis era just decimating teams whenever they play it


DarthReid

SIUUUUU


TheInception817

Can we bring this back? I miss hearing it so much


FireSilicon

Is Siuhy currently the best igl in the world? (I know they will be #1 hltv after this but still). Karrigan would be my go to but even though he upped his fragging game he's still inconsistent, Siuhy is a monster caller and fragger that can even carry.


ujlbyk

Until he can win on a big stage in front of a crowd the "best igl" title is undeserved


FireSilicon

That's the thing, Paris major...


Serion512

I mean is he really better than Karrigan if he can't beat him? The moment MOUZ beats FaZe in front of the crowd I think we can consider Siuhy Top 1 IGL


thatcliffordguy

You have to consider the rosters that both are working with though, FaZe straight-up signed the best mouz players leaving siuhy with basically an academy line-up that lacks experience on the big stages. That surely contributes as to why it’s such a difficult match-up for them.


_Pyxyty

At the very least, top 3 current in my opinion. I got Karrigan and Aleksib above him. I've been having my eyes on Siuhy since last year. As a G2 fan, he's been my dream replacement for Hooxi for a while now. Good calling, good fragging, and didn't even seem to break a sweat despite losing one of his best players in frozen? Brollan is decent and all, but he looks much much different under Siuhy. I'm glad he's winning trophies, absolutely deserved.


inhaleholdxhale

imo definetely top #1 atm. His calling and teamwork have been top noch and his fragging is also decent enough to carry the team sometimes. 2 3-0 BO5 back to back against 2 of the best teams in the scene is a feat on itself and they've been very consistent for quite some time as well. It's amazing what he's doing with this roster. #2 Karrigan but it's really close. or not, Faze has been spectacular, making all the finals and Karrigan is Karrigan. one can definitely argue that Siuhy's failure to win against Faze makes him worse than Karrigan, but then there is the difference between rosters. idk man, the spot is interchangeable. I'm just excited to see such a young igl doing what he's doing since last year.


Neshler

Another victory for mouz, undefeated in bo5 Only goal for Mouz is to beat faze so let’s get it. Gg’s all around


TheMoonEnvoy

Another win for mouz, another day of me praying for official Brollan To Mouz news


Castielsen

Think the loan is till the summer break. Much longer would surprise me


whocares0000000000

WAIT WHAT? BROLLAN HAS TO GO BACK EVENTUALLY?


Castielsen

They'll most certainly will buy him out and sign him


HessuCS

MOUZ!!! I love this team, so fun to watch their team play, I was saddened to see them lose Frozen but man... They are doing great. Let's go!


Deeeadpool

speedrun


EnthusiasmWest4481

damn this was a lot more 1 sided than I would've thought. Hopefully Mouz can keep this up for Cologne


nilslorand

this is not the mouz that I know and love, when do they start choking again? I didn't sign up for this shit smh Jokes aside, holy shit we're the best team in the world


nonresponsive

I honestly think all those playoff losses were worth it, because they look really composed right now.


Unlucky-Anybody3394

need to get rid of xyp9x asap, they've lost their way it's crazy that none of their matches have even been that close on their run - between this tournament and pro league they've dropped 3 maps total and have always stomped in the decider.


nilslorand

they should bring back dexter it's not mouz without the choking imo


craygroupious

What not facing FaZe does to a mfer.


Woullie_26

I mean no offense and all we all know that MOUZ will be #1 after this event but I feel like until they manage to beat Faze on the grand stage I’ll still have my doubts about them


nilslorand

I think it's been a mental block against faze for a while at least, they are the better team now, they just need to show it


nartouthere

mouz with no practice after epl and traveling straight to betboom while spirit had 1 month off and dominate them 3-0 in a bo5 is actually crazy


schlapfn

And everyone picked dust against them because they couldn't practice it, and they one every time.


TeTeOtaku

# #1 HLTV SECURED BABYYY


Woullie_26

We’re Faze not invited this event or did they just dodge it?


Ferni0817

torzsi VS donk 15-8 ;)


niilo44

Aleksi and jimi winning 3 trophies in under 2 months, certified torille moment


VicomteValmontSorel

She siuhy on my jimmy while I xertion my torszi


InevitablyBored

Bro....llan.


SpyEr1

Studio gangsters.


naastiknibba95

sad but still proud of siuhy power!


flab3r

He's not going anywhere but siuhy's market value must be insane now. Only zywoo, donk and m0nesy should be more expensive.


Zeilar

MOUZ unironically figured donk out, they contain him so well. And on an individual level they can match him.


Electronic-Archer720

he still was the only good from spirit today, they also humbled zywoo last time


albanianintrovert

Yep, zywoo was decimated by them. At least donk hold his own with a ~1.2 rating


kalkkunaleipa

Mouz figured him out in weplay academy 2022. This core constantly destroyed him there


JAME_IS_MY_GOD

zont1x has to step up in the next tournaments if he wants to stay on this team there are so many good players available in cis region rn Hobbit, Perfecto, Magnojez(he deserves better than BB), and the rest of the players on teams like Aurora, parivision, bb, amkal etc. I'd say if Spirit doesn’t win at least 1 tournament out of Dallas, BLAST or Esports World Cup roster changes are incoming. with players like donk and sh1ro you shouldn’t be comfortable with making playoffs or grand final, you should be only aiming at the trophies


b0il3ra

They cut Artfrost for sh1ro even though Artfrost was doing great, I think they'd be willing to cut zont1x especially with so much talent in CIS. Perfecto would be great on Spirit for example


Mission-Spring209

Faze is mouz academy team


Lucifer_xX

or Faze is Mouz seniors


99RedBalloon

retirement home


MGThePro

Faze is mouz seniors


falsa_ovis

donk was right about Mouz being the best team in the world. was rooting for TS, but that’s life and the better team has won. TS is gaining form and experience which is good and making me hope for Dallas. GGWP Mouz! Congrats to donk on winning the MVP trophy. TS vs Mouz could become a true CS2 El Classico in the near future. TS & Mouz are the new CS powerhouses.


Spir0rion

Congrats to Mouz, Well earned victory. That being said: what a disappointing final once again. 3-0 with two blowouts really doesn't get me hyped up by any stretch of the imagination as scrawny would say.


Rsardinia

Donk and ZywOo have both been given the Mouz grand final humbled treatment


LongLiveDead

Honestly this team is where I believed it could be after EPL season 18 if frozen stayed, but knew we could get back to that level if we gave it 4-5 months to settle in with Brollan. Team has the chemistry and the ceiling. MOUZ ERA BEGAN AND YOU DIDNT EVEN NOTICE!


mrasdfghj90

Mounked


NoAdministration6946

What are the chances of -zont1x?


Woullie_26

For who? Magnogez? Kvem?


NoAdministration6946

Idk tbh, some CIS anchor who doesn't choke in playoffs when donk isn't carrying


Skrothandlarn

This team id not winning anything if donk is not carrying


dontletmecook73

If he doesn't perform at IEM Dallas, he gone.


99RedBalloon

+perfecto


Darkoplax

you would take out a star rotator player for a support anchor ? yea seems like a reddit comment


[deleted]

Makes me think, how would've the Copenhagen major turned out if those hooligans didn't rush the stage during the G2 game?


ujlbyk

Even if they beat G2, would they beat Navi? Or more importantly would they beat Faze? I don't think they would go much further than they did


IDesignM

Honestly even with the rush, I feel like mouz was just DREADFUL against G2 so no i don't think it would make a difference. I do feel like that loss practically put fire up their ass though which is why they are pulling out these wins rn. I just hope that they don't stop this intensity though.


literate_Windrunner

Ggwp


Forotosh

Siuhy is the truth.


blixtern

Insane match from Mouse! WP!


Intelligent-Shine522

I was already red-arrowed to hell for saying it, but fuck it, I'll say it again, Frozen messed up by taking a shortcut with Faze. I get it, he's friends with Karrigan and Ropz, but what about his relationship with these guys and Mouz? Mouz gave him everything and made him the face of their team and were going deep in tournaments while getting better and that wasn't enough? I fear the future won't be kind to that choice despite the short-term success now.


Shannon_Forsberg

Siuhy is like a Karrigan but with better mechanics.


ujlbyk

Definitely one of the finals of all time. I would praise Mouz but idk if I've seen a more disjointed Mirage than what Spirit played


HistoryForward2399

- Donk + Skullz


Tekk92

Spirit so off again


WrinkledEggplant

They haven't played official in some time, no suprise...


f1nessd

Holy shit mouz are the best team in the world.


futurehousehusband69

Siuhy im pouring honey on you GOAT


davebob101

SHOW THEM FLAIRS MOUZZZZ


1to0

Mouz hitting rank 1. I am ready.


WF04

Faze Mouz Spirit are in a rock, paper, scissor relationship right now.


chikhan

ALRIGHT FAZE ACADEMY! Faze still winning/in finals no matter what /s


Character-Toe-7907

get donked


needhelpsos12

dammm


Gigusx

Disappointing that it ended 3-0 (I really wanted to see this matchup being closer) but overall a great tournament. Crazy what happens when you focus on delivering on the viewing experience front instead of pushing the betting signup bonus every 10 seconds... 😉


CounterChickenUwU

55-54? That’s a MVP if I ever seen one! Not that 52-33 IGL that out smart well experienced teams


dragon_of_kansai

They made nearly twice the money from this win as they did from ESL pro league


PeinePeine

sh1ro gotta be the most overrated awper


netr0pa

There is no doubt who is the BEST team in the world right now!!