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MOUZ promote academy player xertioN to starting CS:GO lineup

In keeping with its reputation of nurturing in-house CS:GO talent, MOUZ has promoted 18-year-old CS:GO rifler Dorian “xertioN” Berman... Shubh | 26. August 2022

In keeping with its reputation of nurturing in-house CS:GO talent, MOUZ has promoted 18-year-old CS:GO rifler Dorian “xertioN” Berman from MOUZ NXT to the starting lineup. The Israeli rifler will replace Aurimas “⁠Bymas⁠” Pipiras ahead of the ESL Pro League Season 16.

A few weeks into the new season, the German organization made the decision to make some adjustments, promoting the 18-year-old xertioN to the starting lineup of MOUZ. While the future plans of Bymas with the organization remain unclear, he has been moved to the inactive lineup to make way for the newcomer.

Due to MOUZ’s impressive performance at recent CS:GO events, the announcement came as a surprise to many fans and supporters. After placing second at Global Esports Tour Dubai 2022, the team finished the first CS:GO season with 5th-6th place at IEM Cologne. The German team also qualified for the IEM Road to Rio Europe RMR on their first attempt after returning from the player break.

The up-and-coming academy player, though, has proven himself with the academy squad, and his strong stats and numbers are enough to provide him a shot to shine on a greater stage. In addition to garnering a peak HLTV rating of 1.42 during REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 Closed Qualifier, he is also recognized as a future breakout talent by Mathieu “⁠ZywOo⁠” Herbaut, Helvijs “⁠broky⁠” Saukants, and Russel “⁠Twistzz⁠” Van Dulken Dulken, Van

MOUZ keeps the focus on emerging academy talent

MOUZ has a solid reputation in the CS:GO community for fostering fresh and upcoming talent at the academy level and giving them a chance to compete against top-tier CS:GO teams. Four members of the academy team MOUZ NXT have been promoted to the starting lineup of MOUZ in 2022, with the 18-year-old xertioN being the most recent.

In January, the German organization promoted AWPer Dám “torzsi” Torzsás and Academy Coach Dennis “sycrone” Nielsen to the starting lineup. The 22-years-old academy rifler Jon “JDC” de Castro followed the suit and joined MOUZ’s main roster in March to replace the star French rifler Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt. After winning two more WePlay Academy League titles with the academy team, now the Israeli rifler xertioN is making his way to the starting lineup.

The current CS:GO roster of MOUZ 

  • Christopher “⁠dexter⁠” Nong
  • David “⁠frozen⁠” Čerňanský
  • Jon “⁠JDC⁠” de Castro
  • Ádám “⁠torzsi⁠” Torzsás
  • Dorian “⁠xertioN⁠” Berman
  • Aurimas “⁠Bymas⁠” Pipiras (inactive)
  • Dennis “⁠sycrone⁠” Nielsen (coach)

XertioN will debut for MOUZ at ESL Pro League Season 16, starting August 31. Along with ENCE, Heroic, Astralis, Complexity, and HEET, the German team is assigned to Group C, which will kick off on September 14.

Header: MOUZ Esports