CS2: The MongolZ team achieved an impressive record, reaching the top of the world rankings and making history.

Not only are players vying for the top spot on HLTV, but teams are also striving for world rankings. As we enter the second half of the year, who will ultimately claim the top spot in this fiercely competitive landscape? The MongolZ has made a remarkable rise this year. Initially unknown, his rapid rise through the rankings has finally garnered widespread attention. Regardless of the tournament, he's been heralded as a dark horse, poised to pull off an upset.

At the Austin Major 2025, their impressive performance and statistics earned them a runner-up finish. While they narrowly missed out on the trophy, their impressive score allowed them to surpass Vitality and ascend to world number one. Furthermore, they consistently ranked in the top ten throughout 2025, reaching the semifinals at IEM Melbourne and Dallas, and finishing fifth through eighth at PGL Astana. This relentless pursuit of top-five status saw them consistently break through.

Just when we thought they'd stopped there, given that the teams above were all top-tier, they proved their strength and broke the mold, advancing all the way to the finals of the BLAST.tv Austin Major and breaking into the top three again. They also won the Esports World Cup, the BLAST Bounty Tournament S2 Finals, and the FISSURE Fission World 2, consistently taking second place. After the data was settled in September, The MongolZ was officially announced as the world's number one.

Vitality was squeezed to second place, Mouz was in third place, and Spirit was in fourth place. Highly-known teams, such as 3DMAX and Astralis, were still in tenth and eleventh place, working hard.