M0NESY: "After NiKo smashed the table, he said it was hard to shoot next round"
2024-10-02 11:55:00G2 Esports AWPer Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov shared his reaction to the episode with the broken table at BLAST Premier Fall Final 2024. He couldn't help but laugh when Nikola "NiKo" Kovac hit the desk with all his might after the failed 1v5 clutch. On stream, he also revealed that the Bosnian couldn't play, so they had to take a pause.
When NiKo didn't kill the opponent from the bench, it was f**king tough. I was like, "F**k, nice try." And then he slammed the desk hard. I look at him and say, "NiKo, bro, you broke the table," and I start laughing really hard. I didn't expect that. 10 seconds later, I look at his hand, and his finger is bleeding. I found it funny that he dented the table. The funniest thing is that usually, in such situations, you take a pause: it's hard to continue due to a heart rate increase. And Snax calls to run mid as five in the next round. Well, we all die, and NiKo says that it’s hard to shoot. Only after that did we take a pause.
In the semifinal's deciding map Mirage, NiKo was left alone against the entire Vitality team. He killed four, but failed to take down apEX, even though he had a perfect position for the win. Annoyed, NiKo hit the table, leaving a fist-sized dent. During his post-match interview, the organizers brought that desk on stage.
G2 Esports won BLAST Fall Final 2024. In the final, they defeated NAVI, something their were unable to do for nine previous matches. M0NESY was awarded the MVP of the tournament.