m0NESY picks r0se as his Bold prediction for 2026

Falcons' Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov chose Ukrainian rifler Dmytro "r0se" Pankiv as his Bold prediction for HLTV.org.

15-year-old Pankiv joined B8's youth roster in October of this year and reached the ESEA Advanced Season 55 playoffs, where the team placed 17th-24th. Currently, r0se is second on the FACEIT Season 7 European ladder with an ELO of 4745. "His game speaks for himself. He turns 15 today, and I think it's good that people know about him", – m0NESY explained.

Note that as part of its traditional Bold prediction series, the editorial team of the authoritative portal HLTV.org is asking esports athletes ranked in the top 20 at the end of the year to name one player they believe will excel at the highest level in Counter-Strike 2. The candidate must meet two criteria: they have not yet played for a team in the top 20 in the world ranking, and they must be under 20 years old.

m0NESY ranked 4th in HLTV.org's ranking of the best players of the pro Counter-Strike 2 scene in 2025. Osipov's average rating at the end of the year amounted to 1.25.

Origin: www.hltv.org