MOUZ torzsi on the CS2 season: “We pushed each other to the limits”

It wasn't the exit MOUZ was hoping for in Singapore at the BLAST World Final. The young squad was bundled out of the event 2-0 by Vitality in the quarterfinals, but it was the way they fell that rubbed the wrong way, with the French squad putting them to the sword in front of the Singaporean crowd.

For Ádám "torzsi" Torzsás it might have been an event to forget on paper, but he welcomed the chance to stretch a little before the Shanghai Major. The 22-year-old sniper was below his best this week but, speaking to esports.gg, he's hoping the lessons learned in Singapore help ensure the squad remains consistent going forward.

"Is worldwide travel for events something you're getting more used to now? You mentioned you guys had developed ways to combat stuff like jetlag." 

"Yeah, we especially flew to Rio with a plan in mind and we were really prepared for the jet lag. We started practice later and stayed up later so we are prepared for this kind of leap, you know. We know how to deal with it [but] I think it's a little bit difficult when we travel east. I think it's a different thing because you have to wake up really early rather than stay up later, which is hard especially for gamers. We still try to manage."

"Let's talk about the season and the year as a whole. It's been up and down a little bit for you guys. EPL and BetBoom you had wins, but you also had the exit at EPL and Dallas. You made finals at Rio, made finals at Chengdu — how would you best sum it all up so far?" 

"I mean I've separated it into two seasons. I think the first season was really amazing. We went to all the playoffs but not the last one in Dallas, but we were also really exhausted there. We learned a lot and we pushed each other to the limits.

"For the [Copenhagen Major] we wanted a little bit more than the quarterfinals but also we had the crowd incident where people ran up on the stage. Other than that, I think the first season was amazing even though we lost in Dallas and went out first. We didn't feel that we lost or like we felt really good, you know."

"And the second half?"

"Then it was Pro League that went really bad. That hurt us a lot, it was not nice but I think we stepped up now at the perfect time. We made it to a couple of finals and now we have one more chance to play a good tournament before the major. We want to do well here to boost our confidence for the major, you know. Our main goal is to win the Shanghai Major, and this tournament in Singapore is a very important step, win or loss."

"A quick look into 2025. It's looking like a very packed calendar. Is that something that worries you in the team? Is the ability to pick and choose events a little helpful?"

"We didn't talk about it too much in the team, but it looks pretty worrying as a player to look at the calendar. I think for the new players who didn't play before COVID I don't know how it was, but I heard back then they played much more than we do now, so I think that's what they want to bring back but as a player, it doesn't look too healthy.

"I really hope MOUZ will see us as players and as humans, and prefer mental health and things like that, you know, to spend time with family, with girlfriends, whatever. To be able to take a rest and just not push us as much as they can every single month, you know? So we’ll see how it works out."

"We'll quickly talk about siuhy. It's been just over a year now with him running the show as the IGL. How does his style compare to some of the IGLs that you've had in the past and how does that play into improving your game on a personal level?"

"It's been amazing. He is giving me a lot of trust, and not just for me, but I think all the other teammates too, a lot of trust to do what we want to do and play the game how we want to play it."

"We'll finish up with your thoughts on CS2 right now compared to where it was. The game had a lot of problems, some of which are still around today. Are you happy with the state of CS2 now and what would you like to see fixed or added first?"

"I would say I'm okay with the state [of CS2]. I think Valve improved the game a lot since they launched and I'm really happy about seeing updates and things like that. It helps us as professional players, you know, that they care about the game and they want to improve it. 

"Just okay though. I still wouldn’t say I’m happy. It was just funny to see s1mple coming back and after his first few officials, he said that there were still some shooting problems with the AWP which I really agree with. I think it should be fixed because there are some times when you feel like you hit a player or you shoot at them and it doesn't get registered. It is pretty annoying."

"What I want added back is the community servers and some movement modes like jumping, surfing, and KZ. I miss the community servers; because there are no plugins, these modes aren’t working like they used to in CS:GO. I would really like to see that in CS again."

MOUZ gears up for the Shanghai Major, kicking off in a couple of weeks time. For more CS2 news and coverage stay tuned to esports.gg.