Monte is an esports organisation founded in Ukraine. The club was founded by Dmytro Vovk in 2022, and Volodymyr Veletniuk “Woro2k” was one of the key players and, for a long time, one of the lineup’s leaders.
The organisation competes in Counter-Strike and regularly plays in pro-scene tournaments. During its time in the scene, Monte has put up strong results, including a quarter-final run at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023; a 3rd-4th place finish at ESL Pro League Season 18; and a win at ESL Challenger Jönköping 2023 (the team’s first LAN title).
Achievements of Monte
The squad has picked up prize money at a number of notable tournaments. Below are the biggest wins and achievements in Monte’s history.
Tournament name
City and dates
Place
Prize money
CCT Season 1 South Europe Series #1
Online, October 10–24, 2022
2
$10000
European Pro League Season 6
Online, February 18 – March 7, 2023
1
$11000
CCT Season 1 West Europe Series #2
Online, March 9–23, 2023
1
$22000
ESL Challenger League Season 44: Europe
Online, January 17 – March 26, 2023
1
$20000
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023
Paris, May 8–21, 2023
5–8
$45000
ESL Pro League Season 18
St. Julian’s, August 30 – October 1, 2023
3–4
$50000
Roobet Cup 2023
Online, October 25 – November 2, 2023
2
$50000
Thunderpick World Championship 2023
Online, October 27 – November 5, 2023
3–4
$50000
ESL Challenger Jönköping 2023
Jönköping, November 24–26, 2023
1
$50000
ESL Pro League Season 19
St. Julian’s, April 23 – May 12, 2024
13–16
$17500
RES European Series #4
Online, May 15–22, 2024
3–4
$12500
CCT Season 2 European Series #16
Online, January 20 – February 2, 2025
2
$10000
DreamHack Knockout Stockholm 2025
Online, November 28–30, 2025
1
$5000
Copenhagen Gaming Week 2026
Copenhagen, February 12–14, 2026
1
$7626
How much they earned by year
Monte’s earnings over the last few years are shown in the table below.
Year
Earnings
2023
$323500
2024
$84277
2025
$34228
2026
$35626
History of Monte rosters
Monte has not been around for that long, but even in that time the club has already had several lineups that shaped its path in CS.
Achievements of the first roster
The first lineup was assembled on July 26, 2022. It included Karol “rallen” Rodowicz, Joel “joel” Holmlund, Hristiyan “REDSTAR” Pironkov, Volodymyr “Woro2k” Veletniuk, and Mohammad “BOROS” Malhas. The coach of that lineup was Aidyn “KrizzeN” Turlybekov.
Its first notable results were 2nd place at CCT Season 1 South Europe Series #1 and 2nd place at ESEA Cash Cup: Europe - Summer 2022 #5.
2023-2024 roster
Monte hit its peak from 2023 to 2024. The lineup featured Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev, Volodymyr “Woro2k” Veletniuk, Serhii “DemQQ” Demchenk, Mohammad “BOROS” Malhas, and Szymon “kRaSnaL” Mrozek. The coach of that roster was Serhii “lmbt” Bezhanov. The team finished 3rd-4th at ESL Pro League Season 18, 2nd at Roobet Cup 2023, 3rd-4th at Thunderpick World Championship 2023, and 7th-8th at IEM Sydney 2023.
Monte - a professional esports organisation based in Ukraine.
Monte’s current roster - Jack von Spreckelsen “Gizmy” (captain), Oscar Bell “AZUWU” (rifler), Alex Petrov “Rainwaker” (rifler), Aurelien Drapier “afro” (AWPer), Aurimas Pipiras “Bymas” (rifler). The team’s coach is Oleksandr Shymanchyk “kakafu”.
Notable former Monte players:
Player (first and last name)
Nickname
Join date
Leave date
Gytis Glusauskas
ryu
January 6, 2025
January 8, 2026
Szymon Mrozek
kRaSnaL
November 11, 2022
January 1, 2025
Martin Styk
STYKO
May 14, 2024
September 20, 2024
Viktor Orudzhev
sdy
July 12, 2023
March 1, 2024
Sergiy Demchenko
DemQQ
August 3, 2022
April 7, 2025
Monte’s biggest achievements – 1st place at ESL Challenger at DreamHack Winter 2023 and 1st place at DreamHack Knockout Stockholm 2025.
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