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Sorry launders, but we’re officially calling it.
FURIA, Aurora, and now Legacy. The last remnants of true tier-one national teams have officially been wiped out. “But John TL;DR, The MongolZ are keeping their national identity intact!”. Yes, but does that really matter if they stop hanging out at the big boy pool?
Meanwhile, just next door, the contender for worst event of all time wrapped up and, dare we say, actually ended up being… fun? Rostermania, however, shows no signs of slowing down as we approach the (unofficial) start of the season.
Probably not how 9z will be remembering this weekend in Guangzhou, China, as they took home their first-ever notable trophy after a 3-0 stomping of PARIVISION.
HUASOPEEK really stepped up in the playoffs, and the Chilean rifler takes home his career’s and his country’s first MVP award as his team flies all the way to sixth in the world on VRS.
“What a Mickey Mouse ranking system”, we hear you shouting at your email inbox right now. Don’t worry, we agree, and if you need further evidence, Spirit are somehow number one at the moment.
Their path to the final wasn’t all rainbows, though, as the Swedes of Alliance gave the South Americans quite the fight in the semi-final. Despite the loss, they can leave the event with their heads held high, as they soar to a stellar eighteenth position in the world on VRS.
The final may have been over in a flash, but it was pretty clear that Jame is still paid by the round – it was overtimes galore in their series against BIG and FaZe. slaxejezzz's first tier one (point five) event ends in a silver medal, and with a 1.05 rating, we give him a passing grade. Looks like you weren't cheating after all.
In the meantime, he was able to take FaZe’s new wonderkid down a peg. The semi-final was unfortunately a bit of a stinker for JBOEN, ending the otherwise stellar 1.18-rated debut on a slightly sour note.
Yet more sour is the fact jcobbb somehow topfragged in that same game, but we’re sure that’s never gonna happen again.
One good game doesn't change the verdict, mind. Setting the major technical issues of this event aside, the main thing we're taking with us from Guangzhou is just how exposed jcobbb got. Out of the seven series FaZe played, we'd only really say two are passable for the Pole, and the performances were relatively inconsequential in the end.
enkay j seems to have grown a pair, at least, so maybe it won’t take years until we see lauNX on this team after all. All we can do is pray.
…because even if you miss, you’ll land in the stars.
That’s how we’d sum up the roller coaster of a transfer season Legacy has had. After reportedly trying to sign about half of South America, they’ve finally landed on an Argentinian to be the final puzzle piece.
Their recent rise to stardom unfortunately exposed the two main weaknesses on Legacy - n1ssim and saadzin. We’re sure it’s tough cutting the players who helped you find initial success, but Legacy fortunately didn’t beat around the bush.
FaZe, take note.
But it does seem Legacy somewhat overestimated how attractive a landing spot their team is, as their initial targets didn’t seem to bite. nqz and try were initially both on the radar for the AWP spot, but they missed out on the former to MIBR.
Legacy then wanted to get them back by swooping in to steal insani, a move which the young superstar rifler rejected. Next on the list was BESTIA’s tomaszin, but again - no dice.
Given the history between the two orgs in the Austin Major, wouldn’t that just be the most wonderful bit of irony?
Finally, as of this week, the team have managed to land on a final roster. try joins to fill the AWP role, and… n1ssim comes back?
Yep, n1ssim is the new chrisJ, which, if history is anything to go by, means he’ll be on the team for the next half-decade at least. Let’s hope he doesn’t repeat his Dutch forerunner’s Twitter habits, though.
Must be awkward coming back into the office after that transfer saga, but to be fair, n1ssim is an alright player, so we reckon he’ll get on just fine. Legacy shot for the moon, and missed, but we think they still land in a really interesting spot for next season.
Just a few days after losing mzinho to BC.Game - a move we’re still scratching our heads over, by the way - The MongolZ have decided to shake things up even further by benching cobrazera.
First off, you’ve got to feel for the kid. He was handed the impossible task of filling Senzu’s shoes, and it’s not like he did terribly. During his six-month stint with the team, he posted a respectable 1.02 rating, and it always felt like there was still room for him to grow if given more time.
Now, with two vacancies to fill, you’d think The MongolZ might consider scouting beyond their borders. We genuinely aren’t convinced there’s enough domestic talent available to replace two key players without taking a significant step backwards. Apparently, though, maaraa is a firm believer in taking one step backwards to (maybe) take two steps forward.
We’re not nearly as convinced.
The org has signed 17-yeard-old tikuak and 18-year-old DarkMeister to complete the lineup, and we’d be lying if we said either name was on our radar. That said, the consensus around the scene is that they are the future of Mongolian CS.
In TikTok’s case, it’s easy to see why. He has a decent sample size to judge him by, and he looks ready to take the leap. He’s been the standout player for Chinggis Warriors - albeit against mostly regional opposition - and has earned his chance.
Mongolian olofmeister, on the other hand, is a much bigger question mark. The academy graduate arrives with just four HLTV maps under his belt, and they weren’t exactly confidence-inspiring.
The truth is, maaRaa has earned himself the benefit of the doubt. Over the past few years, he’s proven he can take raw talent and mold it into tier 1 players, but this might just be his biggest challenge yet. We fear these moves will see The MongolZ slide down the rankings over the coming season, and it would be a real shame to watch one of the last great national rosters slowly fade away.
Please prove us wrong, MongolZ.
As we inch closer to the unofficial kickoff of the new season with BLAST Bounty 2026, some teams have been putting the finishing touches on their rosters - we’re still waiting for you, MOUZ. While none of the following moves carry quite the same weight as the ones we’ve already covered, there’s still been plenty of action across the lower-tier jungle.
Over the past few days, we’ve seen:
