CS:GO prodigy m0NESY topples s1mple as G2 stroll over NAVI

Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov has been probably the most thrilling prospects to observe ever since his beginnings on NAVI Junior and now the most effective of NAVI’s essential roster can’t even lay a finger on {the teenager}. 

The 17-year-old’s efficiency towards the three-time greatest participant of the 12 months, Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, stood out amongst a set of top-tier performances from G2’s match towards NAVI. Followers geared as much as watch a back-and-forth battle between two of the most effective AWPers within the recreation, however the encounter didn’t unfold in the best way gamers predicted.

In response to statistics from HLTV, m0NESY beat s1mple in each single head-to-head duel that they had. The teen killed s1mple 13 instances with out dying as soon as and topped the leaderboard with a 1.56 ranking throughout the 2 maps.

Screengrab through HLTV

NAVI’s showstopper, nevertheless, couldn’t break previous a 1.00 ranking. The AWPer completed the best-of-three sitting on a 0.95 ranking, a far cry from s1mple’s ordinary numbers.  

G2 has breezed previous NAVI within the IEM Katowice 2023 group stage, reserving themselves a spot within the semi-finals of the $1 million match. G2 took NAVI down 2-0, beating them 16-8 on Inferno and 16-7 on Nuke. 

Whereas G2’s type has been immaculate for the reason that starting of the 12 months, this battle was not anticipated to be so one-sided. This match now provides to G2’s successful streak, bringing it to 17 map victories in a row. 

There’s nonetheless time for s1mple to come back again and take revenge if NAVI and G2 meet within the grand last. Nevertheless, the inspiration for that matchup isn’t set simply but.

Author: Ronnie Neal