Ádám “torzsi” Torzsás finished 2025 in 17th place in the HLTV Top 20 players of 2025 ranking. For the Hungarian AWPer, this is his second consecutive appearance on the list of the best, with clear progress compared to 2024. His place in the ranking was secured by four EVP awards, a key role in MOUZ’s five runs to grand finals, and consistent play against opponents from the very top of the world rankings.
Season for MOUZ
The season for MOUZ started nervously: the team changed its in-game leader, integrated Spinx, and searched for a new game model. Against this backdrop, torzsi remained the main stabilizing factor — he carried series in the playoffs, maintained a high level at LAN events, and was one of MOUZ’s main arguments in matches against Vitality, Falcons, Spirit, and other giants. The fact that the Hungarian retained a place in the Top 20 even with poor stretches at the end of the year demonstrates the scale of his contribution to the team’s results.
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Why torzsi took 17th place
HLTV’s ranking primarily valued torzsi’s peaks and the level of the tournaments where he reached them. In 2025 he collected four EVP awards — a rare figure even for elite players, and each of them came at events where MOUZ reached the grand final. The sniper consistently kept a rating above 1.10 in the key segments of the season, performed well in matches against top-10 teams, and was often the main factor behind the team reaching the later stages.
Context is also important: a significant portion of his maps came at top-tier events where MOUZ almost always faced the season’s favourites. That made his statistics harder to maintain but increased the significance of every strong performance. At the same time, weak Majors and a dip at the end of the year prevented the Hungarian from climbing above the middle of the Top 20.
Key tournaments of torzsi’s season
- PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025
The first major peak of the season for MOUZ and for torzsi. The team claimed its only title of the year, making its way through a tight playoff bracket and defeating Falcons in the final. The sniper was not always the main star, but over more than twenty maps he consistently posted a positive K/D, kept his rating around 1.10, and confidently closed out his areas of responsibility, which earned him his first EVP award of the season. - ESL Pro League Season 21
At Pro League, MOUZ confirmed that their success in Romania was no fluke. The team once again reached the final, and torzsi delivered one of his most stable tournaments of the year: strong series against G2 and Spirit, very few poor maps, and high impact in elimination matches. Despite another silver medal in the final against Vitality, the Hungarian received a second consecutive EVP for his overall level of play at the event. - IEM Dallas 2025
In the United States, torzsi hit peak form. MOUZ confidently passed the group stage with three wins, and the sniper dominated the statistics: high ADR, consistently multi-kill rounds, and standout performances in the arena. In the playoffs he maintained this level and became one of the best players of the tournament by rating, which brought him another EVP, even despite a loss in the final to the ever-present Vitality. - IEM Cologne 2025
Cologne became the loudest episode of the season. MOUZ beat Vitality in the semifinals, finally breaking their negative streak against the year’s main dominator. torzsi was the central figure of that match: a high rating, key clutches, and confident play under the pressure of a full LANXESS Arena. The loss to Spirit in the final left a bitter taste, but individually this was one of the Hungarian’s strongest events, for which he received his super-elite EVP award.
torzsi’s role in MOUZ throughout the year
In 2025, torzsi remained the core of MOUZ’s game system. He was the primary AWPer and one of the key players in opening rounds, often taking the initiative in aggressive pushes while also being responsible for controlling important areas of the map in a positional style. After the roster changes and Spinx’s arrival, it was the Hungarian AWPer who provided stability in the lineup when the team had to rethink roles and the structure of their attacks.
In the playoffs of top tournaments, the MOUZ coaching staff regularly built game plans around his opening duels and the ability to shift the balance between aggressive and passive play. Even in matches where torzsi did not dominate the scoreboard, he retained his value through discipline, avoiding unnecessary risks, and his ability to raise the tempo in crucial moments of a series.
Season statistics and player form
Over the course of 2025, torzsi held an overall rating in the range slightly above 1.05–1.07, which, given a very tough schedule, looks more convincing than the raw numbers suggest. A significant part of his maps came against top-10 teams, and many of them were played in the playoffs of elite events. It was there that he earned his EVPs and confirmed his status as a sniper capable of carrying his team in decisive matches.
At the same time, his statistics clearly show weak spots. At both Majors of the year, his rating dropped closer to 1.00 or even below, and in some finals and late-stage matches there were maps where torzsi had almost no impact on the result. The last part of the season — BLAST Open London, ESL Pro League S22, IEM Chengdu, StarLadder Major Budapest — played out against the backdrop of a noticeable dip in form, which the player himself explained by losing the “fun” of the game and becoming increasingly self-critical.
Career context
torzsi has long since ceased to be just another academy talent. He began his journey in local Hungarian teams, then stood out in Salamander and Budapest Five, and his real breakthrough came in MOUZ NXT, where together with future first-team stars he dominated the youth scene. His move to the main MOUZ roster, the EPL 18 trophy with an MVP in 2023, and stable playoff appearances over the last two seasons have shaped his reputation as a top-level AWPer.
Back-to-back appearances in the HLTV Top 20 in 2024 and 2025 only reinforce this status. For the 23-year-old player this is no longer a sensation but a normal level of expectation. The next step in his career is obvious — turning frequent finals into full championship runs and finally challenging the best AWPers in the world for spots at the top of the ranking.
What this means for the scene
torzsi’s success is an important signal for the European and, in particular, Hungarian scenes. It shows that a systematic path through local teams, an academy, and a gradual move to top organizations still works, even in the highly competitive CS2 environment. MOUZ have proven that a young, properly assembled roster can repeatedly reach the finals of big tournaments, and their sniper can fully compete with players like ZywOo or donk.
For the organization itself, torzsi’s presence in the Top 20 for two years in a row is confirmation that their bet on their own academy and young core was correct. For the Hungarian scene, his season is a historic benchmark: for the first time, a player from the country has firmly established himself in global rankings and become the face of the region at the highest level.
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End of the 2025 season
torzsi ends 2025 in 17th place in the HLTV ranking, combining four EVP awards with a long list of grand finals and a demanding tournament schedule. Strong peaks at PGL Cluj-Napoca, ESL Pro League S21, IEM Dallas, and IEM Cologne, consistency in matches against top teams, and his role as one of the main driving forces of MOUZ secured him a place among the best players of the year.
At the same time, weak Majors and a late-season slump clearly showed where his growth area lies. If the Hungarian can regain his ease of play and add stability in the most important matches, he may well compete for even higher positions in future rankings.
