Two of Europe’s most consistent Counter-Strike squads just took a hit in the world rankings, and they didn’t even have to lose a match to do it.
MOUZ and Aurora each dropped one position in the latest HLTV world rankings after ESL Pro League Season 23 was removed from the “Recent LANs” calculation window. The shift comes during the IEM Cologne Major, where both teams are actively competing.
How HLTV rankings actually work
HLTV updates its rankings on a weekly basis, with LAN performance weighted heavily toward recency. When a tournament like EPL S23 rolls off that window, teams that performed well at that event lose the points associated with it.
In this case, both MOUZ and Aurora had strong showings at EPL S23. MOUZ placed in the #2-3 range at the finals, while Aurora finished around #7-8. Those results were propping up their rankings. Once the event aged out, gravity did its thing.
