The HLTV world ranking refresh on November 9, 2026 has delivered a new No.1: MOUZ, lifted to the top by their flawless run at IEM Beijing where they won all eleven maps they played across groups and bracket.
New Top 5 — as of 9 November 2026
- MOUZ — 912 points (+3 places). Breakdown: 454 achievement, 200 form, 258 LAN.
- FURIA — 910 points (-1). Two-point margin at the top.
- Vitality — 836 points (-1).
- Spirit — 777 points (-1).
- Aurora — 552 points (no change).
HLTV framed it bluntly: "The European team is sitting at the top of the pile for the first time in over two years."
The MongolZ: finalists' bounce
The MongolZ — grand finalists in Beijing — rise five places to No.10 with 324 points. They are now the top-ranked Asian team by a wide margin, and the first from the region to crack the top 10 since the ranking's modern format.
Notable drops
- Nemiga: 11th (-2) — after a semi-exit at PGL Masters Bucharest earlier in the cycle.
- Legacy: 14th (-2).
- MIBR: 16th (-2).
- 9z: 19th (-2).
- M80: 24th (-3) — the largest drop in the top 30.
- GamerLegion: 26th (-2).
- FURIA, Vitality, Spirit, G2, Astralis, Eternal Fire: each -1 as MOUZ moved past them.
How thin a margin
Two points separate No.1 and No.2. MOUZ's 912 to FURIA's 910 is one of the tightest gaps between the top of the ranking in recent memory — essentially a single top-eight finish from flipping. Both teams are confirmed for PGL Major Singapore starting November 24, and the seeding implications of this ranking will roll directly into the Swiss stage pairings.
xertioN on the state of MOUZ
MVP of the Beijing event, Dorian "xertioN" Berman, told HLTV in the companion interview published the same day: "I think this is the best MOUZ we have ever seen."
The ranking update is dated 9 November 2026 and will hold through the end of the week ahead of the next Monday refresh.
Source: HLTV world ranking update (news item /news/45952), published 9 November 2026.
