14 months of drought over: The MongolZ win 1win Private Club Season 2 with new lineup

On October 22, The MongolZ put an end to 14 months without a trophy. With a 3-0 victory over PARIVISION in the final in Belgrade, the team won 1win Private Club Season 2, ending the longest title drought in the organization's CS2 history.

The drought stretched back to Esports World Cup 2025, where The MongolZ last lifted a trophy — also with a 3-0 final, against Aurora. In the months in between, the team had slipped down the rankings and left FISSURE Playground 3 in last place, according to HLTV.

The victory is all the more remarkable because it came in the rebuilt team's very first tournament. Yesuntumur "nin9" Gantulga arrived from The Huns at the beginning of October, while Anarbileg "cobrazera" Uuganbayar returned to the starting lineup after nearly three months on the bench. The two replaced tikuak and DarkMeister, both of whom were benched, while Senzu and mzinho had previously left the team to join BC.Game.

Nin9 made an immediate impact: 53 kills, 32 deaths and a rating of 1.56 made him the best player of the final, closely followed by captain Garidmagnai "bLitz" Byambasuren with 51 kills and a rating of 1.32. The final was not without drama — on Mirage the team led 12-4, before seven consecutive rounds lost pushed them to 12-11, before they closed out the map 13-11. Ancient and Dust2 went more controlled, 13-6 and 13-4 respectively.

The road to the final went through the lower bracket. The MongolZ lost 0-2 to BIG in the upper bracket, fought their way through with victories over magic and PRIVATE, and then came back from 1-2 to 2-1 against BIG in a decisive match where Usukhbayar "910" Banzragch played with a rating of 1.60. Overall, the team finished 5-1 in maps across the tournament.

With BC.Game — who picked up two former MongolZ players — as a new competitor in the Asian region, the title sends a clear message: The MongolZ are still the team to beat in Asia.