The Future of Counter-Strike: The Story of m0NESY

m0nesy was supposed to be the next s1mple.
The young prodigy’s pro journey started on Na’Vi Junior - and he resembled the GOAT on the server and off so much, it seemed like a future playing alongside him as teammates was the logical next step.
But m0nesy decided to forge his own path - and before long, he began to look like the real future of Counter-Strike.
This is the story of m0nesy.
Written by: Alina Sotula (@ASotula)
Edited by: Jason Durante (@JayJay_Durante)
Narrated by: Josh Bury (@ThrownGauntlet)
Thumbnail by: Bennett Grainger
Produced by: Danielle Rosen (@_DanielleRosen) & Brendan Fahey (@Drillbit_)
Footage courtesy of: pastebin.com/py3jR7hG
Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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[@martyyczech]

Fun fact: In every final G2 won (so far hehe) m0NESY was the last to kill an enemy on the last map

[@bxffled_]

after cologne i remember mentioning that in the g2 discord and someone claimed i was lying lol

[@kiliN07]

It was also at the iem events allways ancient and he allways got the last kill in banana

[@raphaelbricenio5908]

interesting analysis friend

[@martyyczech]

@@bxffled_ well you weren't :Dd

[@martyyczech]

@@kiliN07 yep

[@skramoce]

i think one of the best things for monesy was having Niko as a mentor and NOT simple

[@cloxxy98]

Fact

[@warzone8023]

True , lol

[@min_to_tea]

bro true

[@oscarnilsson4906]

been thinking about this ever since I saw how nice Niko treated him

[@abhi8441999]

True true. The g2 environment in which monesy in growing is just perfect. Monesy looks up to niko as his role-model (as said by g2 csgo team manager). And even niko says the raw skill he has seen in this kid is more than anyone he has ever seen.

[@Astrohhh]

m0nesy is a generational talent. He's the reason I'm a G2 fan, I just can't get enough of watching him play. His playmaking abilities put him in a different league and it's just really fun to watch.

[@aleyaitsuka8508]

I'm just here for Hooxi lol

[@tempniggi]

Same

[@tempniggi]

But already liked em since kenny

[@Fredngpinas]

How are you now as a G2 fan after 8 months

[@TheMiniNightmares]

LMAO, every CS pro player has an older brother who introduced them to the game

[@KeepExploring2103]

Only glave is the one I know that don't get introduced to this game by his brother..

[@ivdeadelendaest]

Def seems like there is something to it, having that influence to introduce the game at a younger age and start developing those specific motor skills earlier is a big advantage.

[@johnlucken4426]

Just wait when it is my dad got me into cs

[@puskamuha9000]

Yes my older brother introduced me too kinda

[@Fundorin]

Not me. I search it by myself

[@stonedmountainunicorn9532]

17:18 Monesy already looking at Hooxi after that crazy shot is priceless

[@StrikeWarlock]

He already knew Hooxi was gonna be creaming his pants the moment he saw that

[@amxwarestudios]

8:49 That was not a random moly. A few people like monesy does this quirky stuff with utils.

[@Lil.poop.]

You don’t know about Molly one ways?

[@amxwarestudios]

@@Lil.poop. I pointed it out. The caster said it was a random moly. The most common one I throw is ct side a main Mirage but how the fuck you'd ever think about throwing that A site d2 moly in a 1v1 situation in tier 1 cs.

[@wislata]

@@Lil.poop. do you often talk before you think?

[@playsie4731]

​@@amxwarestudioshe pretty much knew ropz was gonna push up long. The only gamble was if ropz would have gone straight to ramp instead of jumping on car but monesy predicted correctly.

[@Lil.poop.]

@@wislata quirky util is one way mollys 💀?

[@gamerarts8455]

I think one of the key factor of why monesy can play very comfortable is bcoz people in g2 treat him well and trust him

[@VirreCSGO]

He was born playing this game, supertalent

[@brownbreadinc127]

Hi

[@Sprixyy]

The shepard's staff taking down the goat is such a cold line

[@abhi8441999]

Sadokist GOAT caster

[@benjaminpont220]

I love that line so much man, to come up with something like that on the spot is just nuts

[@xxshotxx1]

Jesus that clutch against mibr on inferno is so insane. Reminds me of prime Kennys with how aggressive and quick was.

[@lionman9995]

you know for legendary it is, i feel like iem cologne deserves a story video.

[@dalepr69]

G2 done a video on their channel, its a good watch

[@babyzdog4324]

M0nesy is impressively intelligent, incredible aim and util. with the arguably better skills, with age he'll absolutely be the next s1mple.

[@jinx8624]

i think he might even surpass him

[@keshavnuwal7991]

He is really future simple, we all know he will be #1 in future, kid is goated

[@jorgeenchilada]

It's possible. Zywoo was 1st in his first tier 1 year. Monesy is really good but he's not anywhere near that level.

[@WeallAreAdults]

mhm Monesy times will come in cs2 him an ropz imho @@jorgeenchilada

[@mdayaan7573]

cope harder @@jorgeenchilada

[@Mammutmango]

"A bit of a random molotov" When ur so good even the commentators don't get what you're doing xD BRO HE'S OBSCURING SIGHT!!!

[@1subi]

I love when new videos drop soon as I'm about to eat lunch

[@Jodelva]

thescore are hit or miss but agreed

[@RedditGoesYT]

It's so much fun to watch him play, can't wait to see him in cs2 with all the util changes

[@mikkelkemper9238]

You guys need to do a Snappi video. He’s time on the danish rosters, but also how he always can make a good roster with ence, and he doesn’t even have much to play with, like vitality and g2 has

[@chienvu8144]

Not a G2 fan but I enjoy the brotherhood between +600k and Niko

[@SteefPip]

As a long time G2 fan, it really hasn't changed much. We expect more out of them but they still find ways to make us suffer.

[@ltsGumbyy]

try being a team liquid fan

[@h3r0infather]

it's not that deep boomer

[@G2CS]

You're welcome

[@h3r0infather]

@@G2CS xDD

[@trysha2340]

Do not be that ungrateful....

[@ACreamyMeme]

I feel like as good of a story m0NESY’s is to tell, the kids made enough content in T1 with insane clips that you really don’t need to reuse the same fucking clips the entire video. Dude drops insane multis and clutches seemingly every game.

[@chricky119]

If you don’t like it you should make a better video 👍🏾

[@WillCrop24]

Was waitin for this one

[@KaLKaLou]

He have insane talent and dedication paired with hard work ethic. M0nesy is simply a legend❤

[@tensaitensai7582]

2:43 obviously the Older brother introducing him to CS, the first step of every future talent

[@notkanashi]

The commentary and word usage in this video was perfect.

[@OneKC]

That molly peak vs ropz is the most 5head play ive ever seen

[@theviper38]

Amazing video, keep going!

[@grvkarl]

You guys should do a story of Gaulês vídeo. The guy has an awesome lifestory of hardships and resilience. Dude is a winner in life despite de odds.

[@triplebb9809]

Now we have two Ilya's dominating in two different tac shooters

[@GunfordGaming]

Who’s the other one and what game?

[@fadehimself]

@@GunfordGaming”Something” from PRX VALORANT

[@xntify8831]

Sad to see them lose to EG tho. Especially for jinggg 😔 @@fadehimself

[@MrInstinctGamer]

"The Sheperd's Staff takes down the GOAT" in that mirage clip is such an INSAAAAANE thing to say on the fly when shoutcasting, we do not deserve these guys fr.

[@allnosaints]

this kid entry frags with an AWP. if that doesn't amazes you, idk what is.

[@kingjoja]

he's really great but he has a trend of not getting kills/being too passive and afraid when it's match point. he's young so he'll get to a point where no more nerves can get to him. rooting for this young dude

[@damzhFPS]

sadokists casting in that 1v3 on mirage was god tier

[@yudiart]

His knowledge about this game are insane, one of the best for sure

[@snipeleads6667]

Because of cologne where m0nesy played his usp w/o silencer, we have in our team the "m0nesy strat" where every1 with USP take the silencer of. Kinda funny that we perform with it better xD

[@jacktivate]

These are the best videos escore makes by far.

[@sudstahgaming]

The molotov fire for cover clutch was awesome, monesy went GTO PIO SOLVER cs style

[@conceptofeverything8793]

I've got to admit, I've seen a lot in CS & a lot of these pro plays are something I've already seen over a decade ago, but m0nesy - yeah, that is new.

[@manic1414]

That's a sick glare at 1:28

[@DoctorPlato]

Such a fun video. I cant wait for CS2

[@cryptomushroomcommunity5702]

this talented kiddo is the reason i am watching CS:GO again

[@mcelroycs]

M0nesy will be the goat in CS2, hope the best for him.

[@ximrade4287]

No he won't?

[@nehemjamartinsson7913]

@@ximrade4287 Think 5 years into cs2. It's looking real good for him. I would bet a lot that he's hltv top 3 in 5 years (and maybe earlier)

[@lengendz-senpai1584]

@@nehemjamartinsson7913 He will be on top 3 but Zywoo is just build different

[@Ashley_22k]

Don't forget about Shiro, he's up there too

[@nicosilberpfeil104]

Story of Swani please ;)

[@OnurOzalp-personal]

You understand who the goat is when "The Future of Counter-Strike: The Story of m0NESY" titled video firstly starts talking about s1mple right after the intro 🗿

[@MaxskiSynths]

His skill ceiling is in a different galaxy

[@seandsicko.1028]

I’m a grown ass man and I’m learning new things in cs from this kid

[@jinx8624]

i think theres a good chance we are witnessing the early stages of the goat

[@MrGeesikser]

Yeah, yeah, kid 10yo, kid 14yo, kid s1mple, this that.... Kid has more hours in CS:Go than my grandma in breathing...

[@martinhansen6802]

"The shepards staff takes down the goat." What a fucking line!

[@droid1359]

G2 fan because of monesy and niko - what a duet!

[@AdmittedEnd]

bro is insane

[@lotrdude13]

AAs a die hard G2 fan, I can say we did NOT win 2 Blast events back to back, we won the World Finals but we did not win the Winter Finals. I'm guessing you're counting the Spring Finals qualification, which I wouldn't consider an event, rather a qualifier because we got 1-3rd place. Kato was our 2nd trophy with this squad.

[@sexsei]

The story of ____. Is definitely my fav thing on this channel

[@robertmusil1107]

Global Elite at age 10 LMAO. People don't understand how fucked up that is. At 10 you shouldn't have the tactical knowledge to compete at this level.

[@tvnker]

monesy carrying 4 grown men at the major

[@quantino]

He should go pro i swear

[@brandonegan523]

Bruh i looked up this yesterday to see if there was a story on him and this came out today they knew

[@aintnoway563]

He truly is gonna be the next s1mple in CS2. It's fitting that since s1mple is the goat of CS:GO m0nesy will be the goat of CS2. AND to top it off Zywoo will be giving him competition just like he gave it to s1mple lol. Unless s1mple makes a comeback 🗿. He the G.O.A.T. 🙏🏻🗿. Best to ever do it. Best ever to touch the game.

[@aintnoway563]

*Touch wood. Don't want to jinx it.

[@decencysins7801]

If S1mple is feeling it, no one could stop him

[@BigJohn019]

I was wondering if they were going to do this

[@rmrafa183]

Finally, story of big money m0NESY

[@mippusmaximum]

We need an episode about hunter

[@royk.9347]

m0nesy is probably the best pugger the game has seen. I feel like G2 isn't making good use of that. Are teams really able to punish insanely skilled and aggressive individuals like m0nesy? My theory is that if G2 puts all their marbles on m0nesy, they will have a Vitality-zywoo situation. I think if G2 really want to step up to the next level, they should cater to m0nesy's play style completely.

[@frierency]

bruh the difference between aleksiB led m0nesy and hooxi led m0nesy is night and day. hooxi definitely calls to let m0nesy and niko go kill and do what they want. m0nesy just isn't anywhere near as consistent as Zywoo, and i say this as a 6 year long G2 fan.

[@zettour.]

No, they are. They're catering too much to that, which is why G2 can simultaneously have the highest ceiling and lowest floor in Tier 1. The problem with puggers is they aren't consistent and can be easily exploited on the macro level. It may be hard for teams to directly out-duel m0NESY, but plenty of teams have countered him with utility and positioning. He's fallen innumerable times to a Mirage Mid crunch or a Brackets explode or an Ancient A exec, etc. And the power of utility is multiplied against AWPers who essentially have zero way to fight pop utility or reaggro. They need to give him freedom, but within a system so that everyone on the team is on the same page. No more asynchronous pushes, hero plays that don't pan out due to poor trading efficiency and poor positioning from teammates. That gets you games where NiKo or m0NESY drop 40 kills and G2 still loses. G2 are playing too much like a pug, hence why they're insane individually but worse than the sum of their parts together.

[@Aemillius07]

@@zettour. he will learn this stuff hes only 18

[@SlayNorway]

you cant compare pugs vs pro, it just doesnt translate the way you're thinking about it

[@TwilightzoneTemplar]

Pugger mentality is different from pro C's team play beats puggers

[@JustaRandomGuy890]

He is exactly 2 years younger than my younger sister

[@P0Bi]

The goat

[@StewieStan2K]

I hate watching this kid play against my favorite teams cause he just doesn’t miss.

[@Bariisi]

mAY0NESY

[@Overlycomplicatedswede]

I played mOnesy in placements and I got wrecked😭 I went over the mic and told him GG and bro responded with “GG *something in Russian*” Great video and documentary Love from Sweden

[@1311rasmus]

simple is the best to ever do it only person to be the goat before he got a major

[@Yodayon]

He aims so good omg

[@PRNCAUSTRIA]

🔥

[@champizthename8513]

i Llike mOnesy & think he will be a future start but those 2 flicks S1mple did on Mirage was a reminder why he's still the goat of all Goats because those were lightning fast flicks

[@Economic-_-]

its all about confidence when you have it sky is the limit

[@huhhvh]

Story of Jinggg plsss

[@luissilva514]

Hes carreer in CS kinda remembers me of SumaiL's start at the pro scene idk (ofc not the youth squad)

[@pumpsCS]

Where is B1ad3? A person that require a documentary how he kicked SDY and the one who taught m0nesy.

[@chrimespayce982]

just when i'm about to sleep. god damn it.

[@Aemillius07]

same

[@alwacesasmas3029]

Next time please Story of Swanii ❤

[@bensonspov]

About time a video about m0nesy gets uploaded

[@vergilmustlive8066]

Bro, who??😂😂 ngl this was my first time ever in life hearing about this kid💀

[@Slick6464]

@@vergilmustlive8066its an esports channel. If you don’t watch csgo esports specifically, you won’t know him, but everyone who does, does know him

[@decencysins7801]

​@@vergilmustlive8066If you watch CS Esports even as a casual, you'd know about m0nesy. This guy has been incredible for the past year. It is no joke about him being the next GOAT if he can keep up his level. If you're into flashy player, he's very known for that

[@bensonspov]

I mean if you don't play CS I won't be surprised. But if you did and watched competitve CS then I don't know what you've been doing lol (I dont even watch competitive CS I only play and I know him)@@vergilmustlive8066

[@maruftim]

​@@vergilmustlive8066 who are you?

[@jaimes7966]

With cs2 coming he might b new get right … not simple

[@dukcy7450]

too early in his career to not fizzle out like get right

[@jaimes7966]

@@dukcy7450 hahahah yea, ig more like how getright was great at the end of 1.6 going on to Csgo and did well for some time, and getright was a young prodigy then in 1.6 Simple ironically becoming like markeloff with his anger issues and drinking which eventually derailed his career …

[@sm0k9y]

Simple and Monesy together in Navi will be outrageous 😂

[@fumui_]

so basically m0nesy is like mrekk on osu

[@totallynottylus]

Surely do Story of JKS such a good story from down under star Fragger to complexity online then faze stand in now in G2 GOOD CONTENT ❤🎉

[@DragondelRey]

goat

[@volvo89577]

Surely moneysy is big reason to these wins, but i think Hooxie deserves some praise. He opently started numerous times that making Ilya comfortable and placing him where he needs to be, so he can be utilized properly. I think Hooxie elevated the players awareness of teamplay and how beneficial teamplay can be to win, not only relying on individual skil.. But yeah, moneysy is a fking beast, cant wait to see him explode in cs2.

[@nehemjamartinsson7913]

For sure. Hooxie doesn't have the best personal stats sure, but he's a perfect fit for g2. They already have the firepower, and with Hooxies leadership they seem to be allowed to unleash. Hooxie is the perfect igl for this team and I truly hope that g2 keeps this lineup going into cs2

[@subhajitmishra8597]

To achieve these things against simple, divice and zywoo is just unimaginable. His career is gonna be even btr than simple.

[@vanhanliiton7232]

Even better than S1mple? Bro u talking about the goat right now lol chill a bit S1mple is stil miles a head

[@silkthread7248]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@vanhanliiton7232You act like he isn’t on a trajectory to surpass s1mple. S1mple’s career so far has been one major and he’s been playing since m0NESY was in middle school. At the age of 18 with one and a half year in tier 1 CS, m0NESY already has 3 trophies and he’s still improving. Not saying it will happen and you’re absolutely right s1mple is still miles ahead, but considering he already has 3 trophies, he might be on his way to beat s1mple.

[@vanhanliiton7232]

@@silkthread7248 im not really talking about trophies here im talking about how hes playing and carrying hes team so consistent for YEARS

[@vanhanliiton7232]

@@silkthread7248 hes doing things in server nobody Else would get away hes just so good and i really think hes gonna be stil number 1 at cs2

[@vanhanliiton7232]

@@silkthread7248 only thing slowing him down rn is war and its misery

[@kasyfulazhim2525]

he was global elite at 10 💀 but me watching how to basic at 12

[@triplespace007]

Launders take: people are saying they are a bad team/players, he dropped 30-5. He lowkey confirmed that. Play on your main and do that. When you give up after a week hop on a Smurf and do that first game.

[@CaesarSalad19]

If valve wanted to test cs2 for bugs they just needed to bring m0nesy out to Seattle with fl0m GTR forest etc…

[@donrwclips3416]

We need a Donk video

[@Sebastieniv]

best video

[@sadasdafa]

Fun fact: he has both one and zero in his name

[@Oshfnup]

mayonaiseeeee

[@jq5548]

MAYONASY

[@zhivango]

Gimme a PC and I roll

[@UntalentedChild]

I miss the story of :(

[@tritan3900]

Cool

[@allmite]

Likely 😊Top 5 player this year

[@Nikawlos]

10:17 he predicted cs2 smokes o_0

[@cxmx4984]

Na Vi cooked the bag not putting him on the main roster

[@xRoxii]

Niko major when