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G2 Esports participant Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov has revealed who his inspiration is

Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov made a exceptional entry into the top-tier Counter-Strike scene, showcasing unimaginable AWPing expertise and aggressive gameplay. Becoming a member of G2 in early 2022, the prodigious expertise has constantly amazed followers along with his excellent performances. The Russian teen was instrumental in his workforce’s IEM Katowice and IEM Cologne success this yr, so he deservingly claimed a spot in our Best Players of the Year choose. Who impressed him in his skilled journey? The 18-year-old sensation has given us the reply ultimately.

m0NESY Reveals His Inspiration

In a YouTube dialog along with his former teammate Evgeniy “Aunkere” Karyat, m0NESY Osipov mentioned the comparisons made between him and Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev. He revealed that, at one time, he discovered inspiration within the Natus Vincere AWPer, marveling at how he manages to give you ingenious strikes on a regular basis.

“I do not care if they are saying I am copying s1mple. As a result of I do not do that. For instance, I watched his stream and heard this music. I genuinely favored it and began listening to myself. However I do not do that to be like him. I do not like this method. I do not wish to be seen as another person’s copy.”

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“However I can say I used some aggressive Sasha’s strikes. Once I began taking part in, I used to be following FalleN. I began watching s1mple when he joined NAVI and have become prime 1 in 2018. Solely due to Sasha, I [changed your style?] Yeah. I used to be impressed by how good he performed. I could not perceive how he did that; I used to be curious. And it turned a problem to turn into higher than him.”

m0NESY has been dubbed because the “Subsequent s1mple” lengthy earlier than he joined his present aspect, and even G2 acknowledged the comparisons by stating, “he comes after s1mple” in m0NESY’s welcome video. He earned the moniker “The Child Goat” following his spectacular debut for the German group.

s1mple can be an admirer of the Natus Vincere academy graduate and prolonged his recommendation to him after NAVI’s victory on the PGL Main Stockholm 2021.

“I’d advocate him to ask for a one-year mortgage transfer as a result of sooner or later, he will certainly need to play for NAVI’s primary workforce,” he mentioned at the moment in HLTV Confirmed.

“You by no means know what’s going to occur sooner or later. Possibly somebody will retire or one thing like that.

“He must get some extra expertise towards higher groups. In his place, I’d go someplace for a yr and see what occurs. His English is okay, it’s not that good. He must follow it with individuals and discuss to them about one thing apart from CS.”

s1mple additionally confirmed that NAVI wouldn’t hinder m0NESY’s improvement by stopping him from becoming a member of one other group, which later turned out to be the reality.

“It’s NAVI. They all the time assist the gamers.”