For a long time now, the MongolZ has maintained its position at the top of the Asian standings and has been steadily improving on the Asian scene. They have much-needed momentum heading into the Perfect World Shanghai Major’s RMRs after their recent victory at the Thunderpick World Championship.
The Mongolian side has made it to the top 5 in yesterday’s HLTV update of the Global Valve rankings only behind the titans of the scene like G2, NAVI, Spirit, and Vitality and became the first Asian Counter-Strike team to do so in the process. This update comes right ahead of the Major where they will come in as the dark horses who are on the path to cause a few upsets at the very least.
Their ascension to greatness can be attributed to the efforts that saw them get the better of some of the top sides in the world despite coming from a region that has historically produced great players but never top teams. bLitz has arguably been their best player and performances against top teams have put MongolZ where they are today along with 910.
Despite not having significant silverware to their name, MongolZ will be a team with lots of eyes on them in the upcoming major. Them being the only team from SEA, might put the Chinese crowd behind them which can be instrumental at the Major should they replicate their form from the events they won building upto the Major.
