m0NESY: “I’ve always dreamed of playing on the 2021 NAVI roster.”
Team Falcons sniper Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov, during a stream hosted by Vyacheslav “buster” Leontyev, praised his teammates, spoke about a long-held dream, and discussed whether he would have joined Team Spirit.
On zonic, TeSeS, and karrigan
zonic is super cool. <...> He’s very open; he’s a really awesome guy. <...> They’re all such great guys—the Danes: TeSeS, karrigan, and zonic. Everyone on the team is great.
On his best friends in esports
I have close friends—really close ones. He’s like my absolute best friend [Rodion “fear” Smyk. — Ed.]. So, there’s Rodion “fear,” Valera “b1t,” and Danya “headtr1ck.” I’m really close with all of them.
On a long-held dream
In 2023, when NiKo, huNter-, and I were thinking about leaving, I got an offer from Cloud9. Yeah, they had a really great roster, and I’d always dreamed of playing on the 2021 NAVI roster.
On Team Spirit
Well, if it turned out that Team Falcons were disbanding the roster and everyone was leaving… <...> Well, if there were an opportunity to play for Team Spirit—if there were no other options—I’d join Team Spirit. Why not?
Earlier, Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov shared his emotions following the victory at the IEM Cologne Major 2026. In addition, the Team Falcons sniper described exactly how the addition of Finn “karrigan” Andersen impacted the team.
