Team Falcons have signed Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov from G2 Esports. The Russian AWPer had joined the samurai in January 2022 and despite his young age is now seen as one of the best Counter Strike players in the world.
The news come one day after G2 Esports' CEO Alban "Stilgar" Dechelotte revealed that G2 Esports had "decided to accept the trade" for the Russian player and encouraged the team's fans to "direct your feedback to me and not to the CS management, staff or players as this was a decision on org-level."
Here's Alban's reasoning behind the decision of accepting m0NESY's departure:
Under G2 Esports, the 19-year-old won multiple continental and international competitions, including two BLAST Premier World Finals, three Intel Extreme Masters editions, and one BLAST Premier Final, among others.
Team Falcons' announcement comes one day after the esports organization's victory at the PGL Bucharest 2025. Curiously enough, the European mix won the championship after a 3-0 victory against G2 Esports.
The Russian AWPer will replace his fellow Abdulkhalik "degster" Gasanov, who joined the team in January 2025 when Team Falcons decided to make four signings. As of now, degster has been moved to the bench, as per the team's official post.
Team Falcons' first official match with the green roster will be played in less than a week as the squad will take part in the Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025. His debut will be against the Portuguese-majority lineup of SAW.
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