Ilya Osipov

Ilya Vyacheslavovich Osipov (, born May 1, 2005), better known as m0NESY, is a Russian professional ''Counter-Strike 2'' player for Team Falcons.

He is widely recognized for his exceptional skills and is considered one of the top young talents in the ''Counter-Strike'' scene. m0NESY was ranked as the 7th best player of 2022, the 4th best player of 2023, and the 2nd best player of 2024 by HLTV. He also is the 2nd youngest player to be named an HLTV MVP at a "Big Event" (17 years, 7 months, 18 days), and the 3rd youngest player overall to receive an HLTV MVP award at the same age.

In 2022, m0NESY was awarded Rookie of the Year and Highlight of the Year by HLTV, as well as Esports PC Rookie of the Year by the Esports Awards. He was named the HLTV MVP of the BLAST Premier: World Final 2022.

Early life

m0NESY started playing '' Counter-Strike 1.6'' when he was just 5 years old on his brother's computer, and switched to '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' three years later. At the age of ten, he reached the highest rank in the game — Global Elite, and by 12 years old, he had reached the maximum level on the Faceit platform. He was invited to FPL (Faceit Pro League) in March 2020 at just 14 years old.

Career

NAVI Junior

In January 2020, he was accepted on a trial basis into NAVI Junior.

At the end of 2020, he and his team reached the semifinals of the European Development Championship Season 1.

From July 19 to August 8, 2021, the WePlay Academy League Season 1 tournament was held in Kyiv, where NAVI Junior took 5th place, not making it to the playoffs. In the second season of the tournament, NAVI Junior also participated and took third place, meeting MOUZ NXT in the finals. Later, NAVI Junior took second place in the WePlay Academy League Season 2 Finals, earning prize money.

G2 Esports

At the beginning of 2022, m0NESY joined the G2 roster, replacing François "AMANEK" Delaunay. The first major tournament for the new roster was IEM Katowice 2022, where the team defeated Virtus.pro and the then-strongest Natus Vincere in the playoffs, but lost to FaZe Clan in the final.

m0NESY was nominated for Forbes' 2022 list of 30 Most Promising Russians Under 30 in the "Sports and Esports" category.

m0NESY and his team won the Blast Premier World Final 2022.

In 2023, m0NESY and his team won two Intel Extreme Masters series tournaments: Katowice and Cologne. By the end of the year, he ranked 4th in the HLTV world player rankings.

In June 2024, m0NESY contributed to G2 Esports' victory at IEM Dallas 2024, achieving his fourth HLTV "Big Event" championship. He also secured his second HLTV MVP.

In September 2024, m0NESY helped contribute to G2 Esports' victory at the Blast Premier Fall Final 2024, where he also achieved his third HLTV MVP of the tournament.

In November 2024, following a disappointing group stage exit from IEM Rio 2024, m0NESY and G2 Esports secured first place at the BLAST Premier World Final 2024. He earned his fourth HLTV MVP medal during the event.

On April 13th 2025, G2 Esports confirmed the sale of m0NESY to Team Falcons.

Falcons Esports

On April 14th 2025, Falcons Esports announced the signing of m0NESY.

m0NESY along with Falcons Esports reached the final in their debut event; IEM Melbourne, where they lost to Team Vitality in the final

References

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2005 births
Living people
Russian esports players
Counter-Strike players