NiKo: “I’m sure you haven’t seen the best version of Team Falcons yet.”
Team Falcons rifler Nikola “NiKo” Kovac, in an interview at the 2026 CS2 Esports World Cup, assessed the team’s progress and spoke about the roles of Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov and Maxim “kyousuke” Lukin.
On m0NESY and kyousuke
Lately, I’ve been playing more passively, giving them the space they need to shine. It’s always great when they excel in games like yesterday’s [against The MongolZ. — Ed.]. This makes things easier for the rest of the team, and I focus on my own role, which is, let’s say, to close out rounds, as well as trying to call on defense and voice ideas.
On Team Falcons’ Form
We played better in the IEM Cologne Major 2026 playoffs than we did here. <...> I’m sure you haven’t seen the best version of Team Falcons yet. But I think, overall, we’ve improved our performance.
In the quarterfinals of the Esports World Cup 2026, Legacy swept Team Falcons. The Brazilian team took Mirage with a score of 13–7 and Dust2 with a score of 13–10. As a result, the “Falcons” were eliminated from the tournament in 5th–8th place, earning $60,000 in prize money.
