MOUZ benches two players

German esports organization MOUZ has announced changes to its Counter-Strike 2 roster. Organization has moved Ludvig "Brollan" Brolin and Jimi "Jimpphat" Salo to the bench. The official announcement was published on X.

Adrian "xelex" Vince and Justinas "jL" Lekavicius have joined the team. The former has been promoted from MOUZ NXT, while the latter has joined on a short-term loan deal from NAVI. In-game leader duties in the updated lineup will be taken over by Dorian "xertioN" Berman.

Notably, Lekavicius will not be able to play for MOUZ at IEM Cologne Major 2026 due to tournament rules, which allow only one substitution. As a result, the Lithuanian will represent the team at PGL Astana 2026 and CS Asia Championships 2026, while Brollan will temporarily return to the roster for the Major.

At the moment, MOUZ sits 9th in the official ranking of the world’s strongest Counter-Strike 2 teams according to Valve. Squad will compete in Stage 3 of IEM Cologne Major 2026.

 MOUZ are now:

 Ádám "⁠torzsi⁠" Torzsás
 Dorian "xertioN" Berman
 Lotan "Spinx" Giladi
 Adrian "xelex" Vince
 Justinas "jL" Lekavicius

 Dennis "⁠sycrone⁠" Nielsen (coach)

Origin: x.com