The MongolZ defeated 3DMAX 2–1 in the Esports World Cup 2025 quarterfinals and advanced to the semifinals. After the match, MN spoke with Ayush mzinho Batbold about the team’s confidence against the strongest opponents, the lessons learned after the BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 2 Finals, and the qualities young players need to build a professional career.

This victory should give you a great deal of confidence. Are you ready to beat your biggest rivals in MOUZ and Spirit?

I think both Spirit and MOUZ would be very difficult opponents.
Those matches would be tough, but we would try to win.
Winning at this tournament definitely gives us more confidence in ourselves.

— mzinho

On the first day, we spoke about whether you could win this tournament. You said that the team is ready to compete for the title at every event, but that sometimes something is missing. Do The MongolZ have everything they need now? What did you change between BLAST and the Esports World Cup?

Between BLAST and the Esports World Cup, we mainly changed the way we approached individual rounds.
We understood that every round is important for us and that we cannot afford to make too many mistakes.
We paid greater attention to the details and showed some fairly good teamwork.

— mzinho

What advice would you give to young players who want to become professionals in Counter-Strike?

Work on your behavior. You have to be a good person.
I have seen many selfish players who only think about themselves. You cannot be like that—you have to fit into the team.
So work on your behavior and never lose hope.

— mzinho