G2\u2019s m0NESY unfazed by potential clash with s1mple: \u201cNot scared of NAVI\u201d ESLG2 Esports\u2019 rising CS:GO star, Ilya \u2018m0NESY\u2019 Osipov, has said that he is unconcerned about the possibility of meeting NAVI\u2019s Aleksandr \u2018s1mple\u2019 Kostyliev in the semi-finals of IEM Katowice. G2 secured the final spot in the IEM Katowice playoffs after moving past Astralis in Group B\u2019s lower bracket final. They will take on Virtus.pro in the first round of the knockout stages, with the winner going on to face NAVI in the semi-finals. That would put m0NESY up against s1mple for the first time since the 16-year-old left NAVI\u2019s youth setup to join G2 Esports in a reported $600,000 move. Because of his playstyle and the region he hails from, m0NESY has often earned comparisons with s1mple, even among professional players. In a press conference ahead of the playoffs, Virtus.pro captain Dzhami \u2018Jame\u2019 Ali labeled the G2 youngster the \u201cnew s1mple\u201d \u2013 a form of validation but at the same time a significant source of pressure. But none of that seems to bother m0NESY. Questioned about the possibility of meeting NAVI in the semi-finals, the Russian wonderkid said that he\u2019s looking forward to testing himself against the defending Major champions \u2013 and singled out his former NAVI Academy teammate Valeriy \u2018b1t\u2019 Vakhovskiy as the player he wants to face the most. \u201cI\u2019m not scared of playing against strong opponents,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cI always want to learn something. It will be tough, but I\u2019m not scared to face this team [NAVI]. \u201cI want to play against them. I want to play against b1t.\u201d Adapting to a new type of CS M0NESY\u2019s transfer from NAVI\u2019s academy program to G2 Esports, a team with aspirations of winning Major titles, was a considerable step up, but the 16-year-old has managed to hold his own. Read more: Who is m0NESY, G2 CSGO\u2019s new AWP prodigy? – He is averaging a 1.15 HLTV rating in Katowice heading into the playoffs, proving that he has adapted to his new surroundings quickly. \u201cThey play CS a bit differently,\u201d he said when asked about the difference in level between academy and top-tier CS. \u201cIn tier 3 or tier 4, you just need to kill. You just need to use your skill.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
G2\u2019s m0NESY unfazed by potential clash with s1mple: \u201cNot scared of NAVI\u201d ESLG2 Esports\u2019 rising CS:GO star, Ilya \u2018m0NESY\u2019 Osipov, has said that he is unconcerned about the possibility of meeting NAVI\u2019s Aleksandr \u2018s1mple\u2019 Kostyliev in the semi-finals of IEM Katowice. G2 secured the final spot in the IEM Katowice playoffs after moving past Astralis […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38356\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}