After months of multiple rumours and reports, Team Falcons has officially announced the signing of Ilya ‘m0NESY’ Osipov, a day after G2 Esports CEO confirmed his transfer.
He will be replacing Abdulkhalik ‘degster’ Gasanov, the PGL Bucharest MVP, who was benched by the Saudi Arabian organisation just hours before m0NESY’s move was made public.
“In a game of milliseconds, where every flick can make history, speed isn’t just an advantage, it’s a weapon. And no one controls it like him,” the official announcement video stated.
“They call him the Yellow Flash. The game slows down for him. The rest are just trying to keep up. The Baby Goat, sure, but don’t let the name fool you. He’s not here to grow. He’s here to dominate.”
m0NESY is set to make his Team Falcons debut at BLAST Rivals Spring 2025, scheduled to take place at BLAST Studios in Copenhagen starting from April 30th, making PGL Bucharest his final tournament under G2’s banner.
Said m0NESY when asked about joining Team Falcons by Jonatan ‘Devilwalk’ Lundberg and James Banks: “Yeah, I had multiple offers from teams and choices. I can’t say which ones, but I did have them. But when I looked at the other teams, there was only one team I wanted to join i.e. Falcons.
Just because, you know, when I looked at the others, I didn’t really have that much belief. I really wanted to play with NiKo. And yeah, I believe we can win a lot of tournaments and a lot of trophies together.”
With m0NESY’s arrival, here’s the complete Team Falcons roster:
- Emil ‘Magisk’ Reif
- Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovač
- Damjan ‘kyxsan’ Stoilkovski
- René ‘TeSeS’ Madsen
- Ilya ‘m0NESY’ Osipov
- Danny ‘zonic’ Sørensen (Coach)
According to Aleksey ‘OverDrive’ Biryukov, the trade cost Team Falcons between $2m and $2.5m, which is a record-breaking amount paid for a single player in CS2 history.
m0NESY served G2 Esports for over two years, helping the German organization secure six Counter-Strike trophies during his tenure.
