A 10-match win streak has elevated MOUZ into the position of the current best team in the world according to HLTV's weekly world ranking update.

This is the first time since the introduction of HLTV’s World Ranking in August 2015, that MOUZ finds themselves as the best team in the world.

MOUZ secured the spot after defeating Danil "donk" Kryshkovets and Team Spirit in the Grand Final of the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 tournament adding another win to their 2024 trophy cabinet. MOUZ is now undefeated in ten matches after going through ESL Pro League Season 19 flawless.

The most eye-catching thing about the current iteration of MOUZ is the cohesiveness of the roster, which can be seen in the stats of the players that are very evenly distributed.

{cflag:FI} Jimi 'Jimpphat' Salo – 1.17 rating

{cflag:IL} Dorian 'xertioN' Berman – 1.17 rating

{cflag:HU} Ádám 'torzsi' Torzsás – 1.15 rating

{cflag:SE} Ludvig "Brollan" Brolin – 1.12 rating

{cflag:PL} Kamil 'siuhy' Szkaradek – 1.00 rating

IEM Dallas is next up for MOUZ. They face 9z in the opening round of the tournament that starts on Monday.

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For your service, we've put together a list of the best players at the tournament.

1. {cflag:RU} Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov (G2) - 1.37 (14 maps)

2. {cflag:RU} Danil “donk” Kryshkovets (Spirit) – 1.35 (8 maps)

3. {cflag:SE} Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin (MOUZ) – 1.30 (6 maps)

4. {cflag:HU} Ádám “torzsi” Torzsás (MOUZ) – 1.27 (6 maps)

5. {cflag:RU} Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov (Cloud9) – 1.27 (8 maps)

6. {cflag:TR} İsmailсan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş (Eternal Fire) - 1.25 rating (8 maps)

7. {cflag:LT} Justinas "jL" Lekavicius (NAVI) - 1.22 (18 maps)

8. {cflag:LV} Helvijs "broky" Saukants (FaZe) - 1.21 (17 maps)

9. {cflag:FI} Jimi “Jimpphat” Salo (MOUZ) – 1.21 (6 maps)

10. {cflag:RU} Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov (Spirit) – 1.19 (8 maps)

{cflag:IL} Lotan “Spinx” Giladi (Vitality) – 1.16 (11 maps)

{cflag:RU} Dzhami “Jame” Ali (Virtus.pro) – 1.16 (9 maps)

{cflag:BR} Rodrigo “biguzera” Bittencourt (paiN) – 1.15 (9 maps)

{cflag:FR} Mathieu ”ZywOo” Herbaut (Vitality) – 1.14 (11 maps)

{cflag:DK} Nico "nicoodoz" Tamjidi (Heroic) - 1.08 (5 maps) - Highest-ranked Dane

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Dorian "xertioN" Berman and MOUZ surprised most of the CS:GO world with their 2-1 win in the Quarter-Finals. Now they face Outsiders in the Semi-Final, a team that they have already played twice during the tournament. 

You can watch the full interview with xertioN down below:

Read about the MOUZ vs Cloud9 game right here:

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Both MOUZ and Outsiders are predicted to have a good chance of making it to the next stage of IEM Rio but had to face each other in the opening round of the Challengers Stage.

On Inferno, MOUZ won their CT side 9-6. But it was on their T side, that MOUZ showed, that they could be a team to watch at this tournament. With both David 'frozen' Čerňanský and Dorian 'xertioN' Berman on fire, MOUZ simply outplayed their opponents in a brilliant fashion. Outsiders did not win a single round during the second half which developed to be a bit of a humiliation.

MOUZ moves on to the 1-0 bracket, while Outsiders will need to step up later tonight to not fall into the early elimination games tomorrow.

Outsiders - MOUZ 0-1 | IEM Rio RMR (Challenger Stage)

6-16 (Inferno) | {cflag:SK} David 'frozen' Čerňanský – 1.82 Rating / 22–7 K-D / 105.6 ADR

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The hopes were high for the matchup between MOUZ and OG at the end of Day 1 at the RMR tournament in Malta.

Vertigo was set as the decider between the two teams, who are both in Malta to get their revenge after failing to qualify for the last Major in Antwerp. It was the new man on the roster for MOUZ, Dorian 'xertioN' Berman, who stole the spotlight with an impressive performance, especially in the second half on their T-side.

The difference was too big on the day to make the match competitive. A big scalp for MOUZ on an opening day, while OG will have to improve if they are going to take on the eight spots to the Major in Group B.

MOUZ - OG 1-0 | IEM Road to Rio RMR (Group B)

(Vertigo) 16-9 | {cflag:HU} Ádám 'torzsi' Torzsás – 1.44 Rating / 21-11 K-D / 86.7 ADR

We teamed up with Niels Christian "NaToSaphiX" Sillassen, who has looked into a lot of demos to find the candidates for this list, where we have excluded all players, who are already playing on a Tier-1/2 team such as Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov to name the most obvious one.

You can see the video here, and down below you can see all the names of the players.

10: {cflag:DK} Frederik "Fessor" Sørensen

The 21-year-old rifler is currently playing on Astralis Talent, but has been roaming around the professional scene for the last couple of years without breaking through. Is the highest-rated player before the playoffs start at WePlay Academy League Season 4.

Is currently playing for MONAD eSport on a C-tier level. The Swedish AWP'er is only 17 years old and could have a long career ahead of him in professional CS.

The Polish AWP'er had some big shoes to fill after Ádám “torzsi” Torzsás was promoted to the first team at the start of the year. But with a 1.22 rating in the WePlay Academy League, it seems like mhL is exactly what MOUZ NEXT had hoped for. 

This list and video were created before the news of w0nderful's move to Team Spirit. But we understand why! The Ukrainian is only 17 years old and has little to no experience in Tier 1 CS:GO, but we cannot wait to see him in action at IEM Cologne.

The AWP'er of Fnatic Rising can play both passive and aggressive with his Sniper rifle, which in today's meta is a huge deal. And hey, it's cool to see a new country in CS:GO (an honorable mention also goes to fellow Romanian Laurentiu "lauNX" Tarlea from Sprout)

Ladies and Gentlemen; We have an in-game leader on the list! IGLs are notoriously underappreciated in CS, but we hope to have picked one of the most exciting prospects for the future in "siuhy", who has won three titles in the WePlay Academy team with MOUZ NXT! 

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4: {cflag:IL} Dorian “xertioN” Berman

He is only 17 years old, but has already made quite a name for himself. The MOUZ NXT rifler has also been part of the successful spell at the team winning three titles and being one of the most hyped young players on the scene. But he did not make it into our top three! 

Another one! MOUZ NXT is packed with talents, and this one is special. Jimpphat is only 15 years old but is already signed with the best academy team in the world, which speaks for itself. The young Finn is actually VAC-banned, but since the ban was issued in early 2018, he can already compete at a Major next year.

The Russian is one of the most exciting players for the future. He is right on the edge of being on this list, but he is still largely unknown in the wider CS community. He is playing on 1WIN, who mostly are grinding C-tier tournaments.

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Who is this guy? Niels Christian "NaToSaphiX" Sillassen was blown away watching demos of the 17-year-old Ukrainian AWP'er. He is currently playing for B8, but should have something much bigger in store for the future. Statswise he is currently rated 1.27 for his last three months, which is also very impressive. 

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