M0NESY named the top 5 snipers in CS history - he doesn’t consider himself the best

Team Falcons CS2 member Ilya m0NESY Osipov compiled the list of the best snipers in the entire history of the Valve shooter. Osipov announced the list in a short video published on social networks by the organizers of the Esports World Cup 2026.

At first m0NESY reasoned? whether he is in the top 50, 30, 20 and 10 snipers in the history of Counter-Strike. The eSportsman said that he is definitely in the top 10, but he is not in the top 5. According to Osipov, the top five include Alexander s1mple Kostylev, Mathieu ZywOo Herbault, Kenny kennyS Shrub, Gabriel FalleN Toledo and Nikolay device Reedtz.

At the time of publication of the material, Team Falcons is performing at the Esports World Cup 2026. In the first playoff match, Osipov’s team will meet The Mongolz. The start of the confrontation is scheduled for August 20, 14:00 Moscow time. The loser will leave the tournament, and the winner will fight with Natus Vincere or Legacy.

The matches of the main stage of the Esports World Cup 2026 for CS2 will take place on August 19–23. The final day will take place at Accor Arena, in the title game the teams will compete in a best-of-5 series. You can follow the schedule and results of matches in the report.

The five best snipers in the history of CS, according to m0NESY:

• Alexander s1mple Kostylev.
• Mathieu ZywOo Herbault.
• Kenny kennyS Shrub.
• Gabriel FalleN Toledo.
• Nikolay device Reedtz.