PR: "I really like the way xertioN calls, because I have more responsibilities than before"

Despite "fighting" with new in-game roles, the Czech youngster is enjoying his time on MOUZ.

Oldřich "⁠PR⁠" Nový has joined MOUZ in the summer break 18 months after he departed their academy outfit for GamerLegion , and shared that he feels that time prepared for the step up thanks to some existing relationships within the team.

"It's definitely easier to come into this team than if I would go to another one, because I already have some connections," he told on BLAST Bounty 2026 S2 media day.

A big change from his previous team is the switch to more passive roles on the CT side, something that the Czech rifler admits he is "fighting" with a bit.

"I sometimes feel like I could do something, like I'm not maybe helping enough" he said. "But that's one of the things I need to learn."

He also touched on the recent addition of Cache, MOUZ 's expectations for the tournament, and Dorian "⁠xertioN⁠" Berman 's style of calling.

You're back in a MOUZ jersey, the team that kind of gave you your start in CS. Does it feel like you're back, or does it feel like you're joining something completely new?

It's very different than if I would have to join another new team, because I already knew some players. For example with xelex, I was playing for two or three months. With xertioN, I have known him for a long time as well. So it's definitely easier to come into this team than if I would go to another one, because I already have some connections, so it's easier to get in the environment.

You spent a long time in the academy but didn't get promoted, then joined GamerLegion and picked up a lot of tier-one experience. Do you feel more ready to join a proper top team now compared to when you left the academy?

Yeah. I think the year and a half in GamerLegion gave me a lot, so it's better for me that I had my time there and got some experience before going into a real tier-one team. It's not that big of a jump as if I would go from the academy with basically almost no LAN experience, so it's easier for sure.

When we talked to you in January, you said you were hyped about something happening, but it didn't. How happy are you that it worked out this time?

I just want to say that last time I chose bad words, and my English isn't the best, so it wasn't exactly what I meant. But yeah, I'm very happy that this time it worked out, and now I'm playing for MOUZ.

You're joining a team with a very established core: torzsi, Spinx, xertioN, and the coach, who've played together for a long time. What's been the biggest thing you've had to adapt to coming into a new system?

I think the biggest thing I had to adapt to is probably just the in-game roles and positions. I'm playing some I didn't play before, so that's the biggest thing I'm fighting with. It's something new, so I need to adapt, I need to learn, that's it.

We saw you jumping B apps on Mirage in one of your officials, which isn't exactly the most fun role in CS. How have you found adapting to these small site anchoring positions?

As I said, it's something new I need to learn, but day by day I'm getting more comfortable, and I feel more confident day by day. I guess in a few days, a few weeks, I'm going to be the master of the positions. [smiles] That's what I think.

There's obviously a lot less action in those spots. Do you find it hard having rounds where you get to do pretty much nothing?

I'm just enjoying my time. I'm not used to that, so sometimes I feel like I could do something, like I'm not maybe helping enough, I don't know. I just have the feeling I could do something more, you know? But that's one of the things I need to learn.

You said you knew your new IGL from before, but that was from a time before he picked up this role. How have you found his system, given he's a very new IGL?

He's a new IGL, but I really like the way he calls, because I have, I would say, still more responsibilities than I had before. I control a bit more of my area on the map on the T side. But at the same time it's a balance, and it still needs to fit the whole idea of the round, the whole structure.

Your roster together has played only four officials on Cache on , since you're such a young team. Does that mean you have work to make up compared to other teams, or is it better to come in with a fresh perspective on CS2 rather than the previous version?

Personally, I never played Cache before, so it's something completely new. But I enjoy it, I like the map. And maybe it's a little bit selfish of me, but everyone has to learn. Because we didn't play it for a long time, I guess, most of us, [even if] some played it a long time ago. So I have a little bit of a good feeling that I'm not the only one who's new at something.

A lot of big names dropped out in the online stage here, so you'd be second favorites after Spirit according to VRS. With the seeding, you wouldn't meet them until the final if you both get there, so is reaching the final to test yourself against a team like Spirit the goal here?

I think it's the biggest chance we've got. It's the first event, so we don't know how the next ones are going to look, but if I had to guess, I think it's our biggest chance now. At the same time, I wouldn't say we have pressure on us. We have no expectations, no goals. We just play, we take it step by step, we just think about our next game, and that's it.