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Mouz (stylized as MOUZ), formerly mousesports, is a professional
Mousesports was formed in 2002 in
esports
Esports (), short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, played individually or as teams. ...
organisation based in Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. It fields teams in several games but is particularly known for its '' CS2'' team. MOUZ was one of the founding members of the G7 Teams.
History
Mousesports was formed in 2002 in Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...
, Germany
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, as a ''Counter-Strike'' team. The team began to compete in small tournaments, which gradually lead to their progression in larger ones, as well. By 2006, when G7 Teams was created, mousesports was one of the greatest gaming organisations in Europe, consisting of ''Counter-Strike
''Counter-Strike'' (''CS'') is a series of multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video games, in which opposing teams attempt to complete various objectives. The series began on Windows in 1999 with the release of the first game, '' Counte ...
'', ''Warcraft III
''Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'' is a high fantasy real-time strategy computer video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment released in July 2002. It is the second sequel to '' Warcraft: Orcs & Humans'', after '' Warcraft II: Ti ...
'', '' Quake 4'', Battlefield 1942
''Battlefield 1942'' is a 2002 first-person shooter game developed by Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. The game can be played in single-player mode against the video game AI or in multip ...
and ''Unreal Tournament
''Unreal Tournament'' is a 1999 first-person shooter game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. The second installment in the '' Unreal'' series, it was first published by GT Interactive in 1999 for Windows, and later released on the P ...
'' divisions.
On 13 May 2007, mousesports announced that it had acquired Nihilum, the officially recognised premiere worldwide ''World of Warcraft
''World of Warcraft'' (''WoW'') is a 2004 massively multiplayer online role-playing (MMORPG) video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment for Windows and Mac OS X. Set in the '' Warcraft'' fantasy universe, ''World of War ...
'' organisation, with Nihilum recognised as a subsidiary of mousesports. The guild was remade into a community called "Nihilum: mousesports MMO". Nihilum was mousesports' consistently strongest gaming team in the European competition. However, the relations between mousesports and Nihilum grew uncertain in the fall of 2008 and finally, on 10 November, it was announced that the former PvE team of SK Gaming
SK Gaming is a professional esports organization based in Germany that has teams across the world competing in different titles. SK is particularly known for their success in '' Counter-Strike'' (CS) tournaments. SK's Brazilian ''CS'' team won ...
would be merging with the players of Nihilum, effectively ending the partnership that lasted for over a year and a half. Despite this, however, mousesports continued to maintain the Nihilum brand and on 1 August 2009, launched a new community website to connect the ''World of Warcraft'' guild Method, along with the WotLK Wiki and the Nihilum brand under a single domain.
On 20 April 2009, mousesports announced that it would be withdrawing its support for ''Defense of the Ancients
''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA'') is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) mod (video gaming), mod for the video game ''Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'' (2002) and its expansion, ''The Frozen Throne'' (2003). The objective of the game is ...
'' despite the huge amount of success they were having. In early 2010, the organisation announced the addition of a star-studded '' StarCraft: Brood War'' roster, which originally consisted of several American, Canadian, German, Polish and Ukrainian players. Since their original induction into the organisation, the team completely switched focus to ''StarCraft II
''StarCraft II'' is a real-time strategy video game created by Blizzard Entertainment, first released in 2010. A sequel to the successful '' StarCraft'', released in 1998, it is set in a militaristic far future. The narrative centers on a galacti ...
'' during the ''Wings of Liberty'' beta period and has since become one of the greatest-renowned teams. In one of the greatest-known tragedies in electronic sports
Esports (), short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, played individually or as teams. ...
history, mouz ''Counter-Strike'' player Antonio "cyx" Daniloski died on 29 July 2010 in a car accident caused by tire failure after missing a flight to China to compete for his team. The aftermath of his death featured numerous memorials, tributes, eulogies and a permanent dedication on the official mousesports website. Several months following Daniloski's death, mousesports announced the retirement of remaining ''Counter-Strike'' players Fatih "gob b" Dayik, Navid "Kapio" Javadi and stand-in Christian "Blizzard" Chmiel, effective following the ESL Pro Series Season XVII Finals.
In March 2012, mousesports announced that it would be ending its support of its ''Counter-Strike'' division, citing the organisation's perception of the lack of market, considering the rising prominence of ''Dota 2
''Dota 2'' is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve Corporation, Valve. The game is a sequel to ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA''), a community-created Mod (video gaming), mod for Blizzard Entertainment's ''War ...
'' and ''League of Legends
''League of Legends'' (''LoL'', commonly referred to as ''League'', is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for ''Warcraf ...
''. Mouz picked up a new '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' roster later that year.
In April 2017, mousesports signed the roster of the former ''Dota 2
''Dota 2'' is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve Corporation, Valve. The game is a sequel to ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA''), a community-created Mod (video gaming), mod for Blizzard Entertainment's ''War ...
'' team, Ad Finem, marking the first return for the organisation to the game in nearly two years.
On 2 August, Christian 'loWel' Garcia was released from his contract with mousesports. On 4 August former Penta Sports player Miikka 'suNny' Kemppi Miikka is a Finland, Finnish name of the following people:
*Miikka Anttila (born 1972), Finnish rally co-driver
*Miikka Ilo (born 1982), Finnish footballer
*Miikka Kiprusoff (born 1976), Finnish ice hockey player
*Miikka Männikkö (born 1979), Fin ...
was announced as his replacement. Less than a week later, on 8 August, mousesports released Denis 'denis' Howell from his contract and signed Martin 'STYKO' Styk to replace him, formerly of HellRaisers.
In December 2017, the mousesports ''Dota 2'' team disbanded.
In March 2018, mousesports signed their first full roster for competition in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'' is a 2015 tactical shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game puts heavy emphasis on environmental destruction and cooperation between players. Each player assumes control o ...
.
On 27 June, mousesports announced the acquisition of Janusz " Snax" Pogorzelski from Virtus.pro
Virtus.pro (VP) is an international esports organization founded in 2003 in Russia and acquired by Armenian investors in 2022. The organization has players competing in such games as ''Counter-Strike 2'', ''Dota 2'', ''Rainbow Six Siege'', ''War ...
as a replacement for the benched Martin "STYKO" Styk.
On 30 July, mousesports announced that they were acquiring the Rocket League team of Tigreee, Alex161, and Skyline. Alex161 and Skyline previously played under Servette Esports, with Tigreee being acquired from Team Secret
Team Secret is an esports team based in Europe formed in 2014, best known for their ''Dota 2'' team.
In March 2016, Team Secret picked up an international female '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' team. In April 2016, Team Secret expanded int ...
. This Mousesports team began play in RLCS Season 6, as Alex161 and Skyline retained their qualified spot won under Servette.
On 15 October, mousesports announced the return of Martin "STYKO" Styk to the starting line-up.
On 15 November, the coach of the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'' is a 2015 tactical shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game puts heavy emphasis on environmental destruction and cooperation between players. Each player assumes control o ...
team announced the team was dropped by mousesports and he would not stay with the team.
On 10 January 2019, mousesports announced the acquisition of Linus "al0t" Möllergren from compLexity Gaming, replacing Skyline.
On 13 February 2019, mousesports announced the signing of their second Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'' is a 2015 tactical shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game puts heavy emphasis on environmental destruction and cooperation between players. Each player assumes control o ...
team, the former ENCE esports Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'' is a 2015 tactical shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game puts heavy emphasis on environmental destruction and cooperation between players. Each player assumes control o ...
roster, as well as coach Michiel "oVie" van Dartel but later dropped the team on 1 July 2019.
On 14 March, mousesports revamps their roster with the acquisition of woxic, frozen, and karrigan. While oskar is released, suNny and STYKO is benched from the line-up.
On 22 June 2020, mousesports announced their withdrawal from the RLCS and competitive Rocket League
''Rocket League'' is a 2015 vehicular Association football, soccer video game developed and published by Psyonix for various home consoles and computers. A sequel to 2008's ''Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars'', ''Rocket League ...
as a whole and released their roster.
On 17 December 2024, MOUZ announced their withdrawal from the League of Legends scene, MOUZ's ''League of Legends
''League of Legends'' (''LoL'', commonly referred to as ''League'', is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for ''Warcraf ...
'' team recently competed in the ESL Pro Series, having formerly competed in the European Challenger Series.
Roster
''Counter-Strike 2''
Tournament results
''Counter-Strike''
* 3rd — World Cyber Games 2002 * 3rd — CPL Europe Cannes 2002 * 3rd — CPL Europe Copenhagen 2002 * 3rd — CPL Winter 2003 * 5–8th — ESWC 2004 * 7th — CPL Summer 2004 * 3rd — World e-Sports Games Season 1 * 1st — CPL Spain 2005 * 3rd — ESWC 2005 * 5th — Intel Summer Championship 2006 * 5–6th — IEM Season I World Championship * 4th — WSVG Louisville 2007 * 1st — IEM Season II World Championship * 3rd — ESWC Masters of Paris * 4th — ESWC 2008 * 1st — IEM Season III Global Challenge Dubai * 2nd — World e-Sports Masters 2008 * 3rd — ESWC Masters of Cheonan * 1st — GameGune 2009 * 1st — IEM Season IV Global Challenge Gamescon * 1st — IEM Season IV European Championship * 2nd — Arbalet Cup Dallas 2010 * 5–8th — Copenhagen Games 2011 * 5–6th — World e-Sports Games: e-Stars Seoul 2011 * 2nd — IEM Season VI Global Challenge Guangzhou * 3rd — ESWC 2011 * 4th — DreamHack Winter 2011''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''
2012
* 3rd–4th — Sound Blaster CS:GO Challenge * 3rd–4th — DreamHack Winter 20122014
* 13–16th —EMS One Katowice 2014
Electronic Sports League Major Series One Katowice 2014, also known as EMS One Katowice 2014, was the second ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships, Major Championship. The tournament was held f ...
* 5–8th — Gfinity G3
* 7–8th — ESEA S17 LAN
* 4th — Acer A-Split Invitational
2015
* 4th — ESEA S18 LAN * 3rd–4th — Gfinity Summer Masters I * 3rd–4th — CEVO S7 LAN * 2nd — Acer Predator Masters Season 1 * 4th —IEM Season X
The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) is a series of international esports tournaments held in countries around the world. These Electronic Sports League (ESL) sanctioned events, sponsored by Intel, currently host events in ''Counter-Strike 2''. Oth ...
Gamescom
* 13–16th — ESL One Cologne 2015
ESL One Cologne 2015 was the sixth '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' Major Championship that was held from August 14–18, 2015 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne. It was organized by Electronic Sports League. The Cologne event was the first ESL ...
* 9–12th — DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015
DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 was the seventh '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' Major Championship that was held from October 28 – November 1, 2015 at the Sala Polivalentă in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was organized by DreamHack with help ...
* 2nd — CEVO S8 LAN
2016
* 1st — Acer Predator Masters Season 2 * 7–8th — IEM Season X World Championship * 9–12th — MLG Major Championship: Columbus * 5–8th — DreamHack Masters Malmö 2016 * 9–12th —ESL One Cologne 2016
ESL One Cologne 2016, also known as ESL Cologne Major 2016 or Cologne 2016, was an Electronic Sports League Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. It was the ninth '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' Major Championship and was held at ...
* 3rd–4th — ELeague Season 1
* 3rd–4th — ESL Pro League Season 4 Finals
2017
* 12–14th —ELEAGUE Major 2017
ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017, also known as ELEAGUE Major 2017 or Atlanta 2017, was the tenth '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' Major Championship. It was organized by ELEAGUE and held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States from January 22 to 29, ...
* 5–8th — DreamHack
DreamHack is a Swedish ESL Gaming brand specializing in esports tournaments and other gaming conventions; at its root, a massive LAN party and computer festival, recognized by ''Guiness World Records'' and Twin Galaxies as being the world's l ...
Masters Las Vegas 2017
* 12–14th — PGL Major Kraków 2017
* 1st — ESG Tour: Mykonos, 2017
* 3rd–4th — DreamHack
DreamHack is a Swedish ESL Gaming brand specializing in esports tournaments and other gaming conventions; at its root, a massive LAN party and computer festival, recognized by ''Guiness World Records'' and Twin Galaxies as being the world's l ...
Open Denver 2017
* 2nd — ECS Season 4 Finals
2018
* 5–8th — ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 * 1st — StarLadder Starseries & iLeague Season 4 * 1st — V4 Future Sports Festival * 3rd–4th — StarSeries i-League Season 5 * 5–6th — ESL Pro League Season 7 * 15–16th — FACEIT Major: London 2018 * 1st — ESL One New York 20182019
* 1st — Dreamhack Open Tours 2019 * 3rd–4th — ESL Pro League Season 9 Finals * 9–11th — StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019 * 1st — CS:GO Asia Championships * 1st —ESL Pro League
The ESL Pro League (formerly ESL ESEA Pro League; shortened as EPL) is a ''Counter-Strike 2'' (CS2) professional esports league, produced by ESL (company), ESL. It was previously based on four regions: Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania but ...
Season 10 Finals
* 1st — CS_Summit 5
* 2nd — EPICENTER 2019
2020
* 1st — ICE Challenge 2020. * 2nd — ESL Pro League Season 11 * 1st–2nd — BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown * 2nd — Dreamhack Masters Winter 2020 Europe * 7th–8th — BLAST Premier Fall 20202021
* 3rd–4th — cs_summit 7 * 1st — Flashpoint Season 3 (RMR) * 12th–14th —PGL Major Stockholm 2021
The PGL Major Stockholm 2021, also known as PGL Major 2021 or Stockholm 2021, was the sixteenth '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' (''CS:GO'') Major Championship. It was held in Stockholm, Sweden at the Avicii Arena from October 26 to Novembe ...
2022
* 2nd — Global Esports Tour Dubai 2022 * 3rd–4th — IEM Rio Major 20222023
* 13th–16th — IEM Katowice 2023 * 5th–8th — ESL Pro League Season 17 * 13th–16th — IEM Rio 2023 * 3rd–4th — Elisa Invitational Spring 2023 * 23rd–24th — BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 * 2nd — IEM Dallas 2023 * 1st — ESL Pro League Season 18''Counter-Strike 2''
2023
* 3-4th — IEM Sydney 2023 * 1st — ESL Pro League Season 182024
* 1st — ESL Pro League Season 192025
*1st — PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 *2nd — ESL Pro League Season 21 *2nd — Blast Open Lisbon 2025 *3-4th — IEM Melbourne 2025References
External links
* {{Rocket League Championship Series Organizations established in 2002 Esports teams established in 2002 Fighting game player sponsors Esports teams based in Germany 2002 establishments in Germany StarCraft teams European Regional League teams Heroes of the Storm teams Counter-Strike teams Dota teams FIFA (video game series) teams Defunct and inactive Overwatch teams Team Razer Rocket League teams Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege teams