Former G2 Esports teammates Nikola "NiKo" Kovac and Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov played first CS2 match against each other since the Bosnian left for Falcons. Adding some extra spice, at IEM Katowice 2025, they faced in elimination match of group A.
And the series started with a hilarious episode. In the first few rounds, the Bosnian killed Magisk with a Deagle. This friendly fire caused fans' jokes about NiKo forgetting he's not on G2 anymore. The organization didn't miss the chance to hint that he was playing the role of their secret agent.
Teams won opponents' picks, Ancient and Dust 2, and it's all came down to last few rounds on Mirage. Falcons were ahead but a 2v4 clutch from G2 ruined their economy and earned them a 13:11 win.
Even such a fierce match didn't broke the bromance. The former teammates NiKo and m0NESY finished with an 8:8 kill score between them.
NiKo moved to Falcons after Shanghai Major 2025. He developed quite a bond with m0NESY for last few years. His departure affected young AWPer, who couldn't hold tears at the event after playing last match alongside NiKo.
Falcons were eliminated from the tournament. In the next game G2 Esports face the loser of FaZe vs Vitality. The game will start on February 3.