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m0NESY ranks 14th on Forbes list of Russian athlete brands

Team Falcons' m0NESY took 14th place in Forbes' list of Russian athletes with the most valuable personal brands, Cybersport.ru reported.

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m0NESY at IEM Katowice 2022
m0NESY at IEM Katowice 2022. Photo: G2 Esports, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Key facts

  • Whom0NESY of Team Falcons
  • What14th place in the Forbes ranking of Russian athletes' personal brands

Team Falcons player Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov has entered Forbes’ list of Russian athletes with the most valuable personal brands, Cybersport.ru reported on Nov. 11. The Counter-Strike 2 player took 14th place.

According to the outlet, m0NESY finished ahead of soccer players Igor Akinfeev and Matvey Kislyak and tennis player Andrey Rublev.

How the list was judged

Cybersport.ru wrote that participants were rated on several parameters. The jury looked at popularity in the media and on social networks, the engagement of an athlete’s audience and the total number of followers.

Who leads

Cybersport.ru reported that Osipov is the only esports player on the list. MMA fighter Islam Makhachev leads the ranking. Figure skaters Alexandra Ignatova (Trusova) and Kamila Valieva complete the top three.

Why it matters

m0NESY is the only esports player on the Forbes list of Russian athletes with the most valuable personal brands, according to Cybersport.ru.

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