Pradiggg discussed Natus Vincere’s plans to bring m0NESY back to the CS roster in 2022
Former Natus Vincere analyst Vsevolod “Pradiggg” Plotnikov discussed the club’s plans to bring Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov back in 2022 on his personal Telegram channel, at a time when the sniper was already playing for G2 Esports.
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Just so you know, back in 2022, there were serious discussions about bringing m0NESY back to NaVi, and for that, Sanya [Alexander “s1mple” Kostylev. — Ed.] was even ready to take on the rifle role, but the team’s rebranding became a stumbling block. Now imagine if Shiro or m0NESY had decided to try their hand at the rifle as well. Just for the sake of science fiction, of course. <...>
Pradiggg worked as an analyst for Natus Vincere from November 2020 to June 2023. m0NESY moved from NAVI Junior to G2 Esports in January 2022, and has been playing for Team Falcons since April 2025.
Earlier, journalist Duncan “Thorin” Shields stated that Natus Vincere risks repeating FaZe Clan’s fate if it fails to qualify for the upcoming PGL Singapore Major 2026. According to him, Alexi “Aleksib” Virolainen’s team lacks superstars capable of single-handedly turning around difficult matches.
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