The Rise of s1mple — How The Greatest To Never Do It Broke His Curse

The best player in CS:GO history finally has a major title next to his name.

After eight years in Counter-Strike, 10 major appearances, two runner-up finishes and an Intel Grand Slam, Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev achieved his lifelong dream to win a major.

But it wasn’t easy. Whether it was running into the unstoppable Astralis dynasty, the COVID-19 pandemic cancelling LAN or not being surrounded by the best team, there was always something stopping s1mple from getting over the line when it truly mattered.

But, in 2021, s1mple put any doubts to bed. In Stockholm, Sweden, he cemented himself as perhaps the greatest FPS player of all time. Now he wants more.

This is The Rise of s1mple.

Written by: Charlie Howard (@CharlieHoward_)
Edited by: Yovcho Yovchev (@yovchonikolaev)
Graphics and thumbnail by: Ivan Cortez (@IvanC__14)
Script Editor: Samantha Jones (@SammieRaeJones)
Supervising Producer and Narrator: Colin McNeil (@McNeilColin)

Special "thank you" to our interview guest:

Jacob “Pimp” Winneche
Twitter: @Pimp_CSGO
Twitch:   / pimpcsgo  

Footage sources:
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Thumbnail image via BLAST Premier

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