Team Falcons Announces Signing of Counter-Strike Prodigy m0NESY

Richard Janvrin
By: Richard Janvrin
04/14/2025
Esports
Team Falcons Announces Signing of Counter-Strike Prodigy m0NESY

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Key Takeaways

  • m0NESY signed with Team Falcons
  • The transfer fee from G2 Esports is reportedly upward of $2.5 million
  • m0NESY will make his debut at BLAST Rivals Spring 2025

After much speculation and reports, it’s official: Team Falcons, a Saudi Arabian organization, has announced the signing of Counter-Strike pro Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov. This came just one day after G2 Esports CEO Alban ‘Stilgar’ Dechelotte confirmed the transfer. 

In coming to Team Falcons, he’ll replace Abdulkhalik ‘degster’ Gasanov, the PGL Bucharest MVP, who was benched just before the signing of m0NESY became public. 

In other Counter-Strike news, CS-2 player Jkaem was recently embroiled in an alleged skin scam in March

Official Announcement Video and X Post

“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,” said the narrator in the announcement video. 

“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.”

The video currently has 2.4 million views. Team Falcons X account has 158.7k followers. 

m0NESY’s Debut and Past Comments

m0NESY will debut with Team Falcons at BLAST Rivals Spring 2025, which will occur in Copenhagen beginning on April 30. 

At PGL Bucharest, m0NESY had an interview with Jonatan “Devilwalk” Lundberg and James Banks on the All About Counter-Strike YouTube channel. 

He was asked about joining Team Falcons and said, “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.”

Team Falcons roster now includes: 

  • Emil ‘Magisk’ Reif
  • Nikola ‘⁠NiKo⁠’ Kovač
  • Damjan ‘kyxsan’ Stoilkovski
  • René ‘TeSeS’ Madsen
  • Ilya ‘m0NESY’ Osipov
  • Coach Danny ‘zonic’ Sørensen

The trade cost is reportedly somewhere between $2 million and $2.5 million, a record-breaking amount of money. 

m0NESY was with G2 Esports for over two years, helping them win six Counter-Strike trophies during his time with the team. 

Richard Janvrin, a graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a degree in English/Journalism, has been a professional writer since 2015. Specializing in sports, sports betting, and online casinos, Richard began his casino writing journey following the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in 2018. Since then, he has crafted various casino-related content, including how-to guides, online casino reviews, bonus/promotion overviews, and breaking news. Richard is dedicated to delivering the most current and precise news in the online casino industry.