Oleksandr Olegovich Kostyliev, better known as S1mple, is a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for Natus Vincere. Most of his fans claim he is the best competitive player in CS: GO. Furthermore, S1mple’s recent win against G2 Esports is making players question if he is the Greatest of All Time (GOAT).
In addition to that, many fans want to see him join Valorant competitive in the future. This won’t be too shocking as we already have seen many CS: GO pro players switching to Valorant.
Here’s everything you need to know about how the premier Counter-Strike tournament ended.
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S1mple dominates Counter-Strike: Global Offensive PGL Stockholm Major
S1mple has been named the MVP of the CS: GO PGL Stockholm Major by HLTV. Furthermore, Natus Vincere dominated the grand finale with a 2-0 win against G2 Esports. S1mple was at the top of his form this year and he didn’t disappoint his fans in the entire tournament.
The Na’Vi superstar dropped 20 kills in the first half, which helped Na’Vi take an 8-7 lead into the second half. Interestingly, G2 also gave a tough competition to Natus in the first half. Sadly, the second half didn’t turn out as great as they might have planned. Although G2’s pick of Ancient, they fell behind 0-1 in the series after losing Ancient 16-11.
G2’s star Nikola “NiKo” Kovač was also in the MVP race with S1mple; however, the outstanding performance in the finals helped Na’Vi superstar claim the MVP trophy. After the finals, he wrote on Twitter, “I kept my word, I won the Major with the best organization in the world and the best people I have ever played with.”
👑 The king gets his crown@s1mpleO secures the HLTV x @BitSkinsCom MVP award for #PGLMajor Stockholm 2021! pic.twitter.com/2hDxveE0cl
— HLTV 🇸🇪 #PGLMajor (@HLTVorg) November 7, 2021
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He was the best player in the grand finals, finishing with a 72-41 K/D, 95.2 ADR, and 1.51 rating. Moreover, he was the major reason for Na’Vi’s success, with a 1.47 average rating across the 10 maps played throughout the event.
In one of the rounds, S1mple even dropped a bomber by getting an Ace in less than 5 seconds. His fans went crazy, and he also made G2’s entire team look helpless against him.
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