s1mple

Oleksandr Olegovich Kostyliev (Ukrainian) or Aleksandr Olegovich Kostilev (Russian) (Ukrainian: Олександр Олегович Костилєв, Russian: Александр Олегович Костылев); born 2 October 1997), better known as s1mple or Sasha, is a Ukrainian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for Natus Vincere.[1] He is one of the best players in Global Offensive history.[2][3]

s1mple
Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev.jpg
Current team
TeamNatus Vincere
GameCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
RoleAWPer
Personal information
NameОлександр КостилєвАлександр Костылев
(Oleksandr Kostyliev, Aleksandr Kostilev)
Born (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 26)
NationalityUkrainian
Career information
Playing career2013–
Team history
2014–2015Hellraisers
2015Flipsid3 Tactics
2016Team Liquid
2016–presentNatus Vincere
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Kostyliev was born on 2 October 1997.[4] His family name is of Russian origin.[5] He started playing Counter-Strike at four years old at the recommendation of his older brother. S1mple picked up Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on its release in 2012, joining his first professional team a year later.[6]

Notable achievements

Placement Tournament Location Date
With Team Liquid
  MLG Major Championship: Columbus Columbus, United States March 29, 2016 – April 3, 2016
  ESL One Cologne 2016 Cologne, Germany July 5, 2016 – July 10, 2016
With Natus Vincere
  ESL One: New York 2016 New York, United States September 30, 2016 – October 2, 2016
  StarSeries Season 3 Kyiv, Ukraine April 4, 2017 – April 9, 2017
  ESL One Cologne 2017 Cologne, Germany July 7, 2017 – July 9, 2017
  ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 Boston, United States January 12, 2018 – January 28, 2018
  DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018 Marseille, France April 18, 2018 – April 22, 2018
  StarSeries Season 5 Kyiv, Ukraine May 28, 2018 – June 6, 2018
  CAC 2018 Shanghai, China June 14, 2018 – June 18, 2018
  ESL One Cologne 2018 Cologne, Germany July 3, 2018 – July 8, 2018
  ELeague CS:GO Premier 2018 Atlanta, United States July 21, 2018 – July 29, 2018
  FACEIT Major: London 2018 London, United Kingdom September 5, 2018 – September 23, 2018
  EPICENTER 2018 Moscow, Russia October 23, 2018 – October 28, 2018
  BLAST Pro Series: Lisbon 2018 Lisbon, Portugal December 14, 2018 – December 15, 2018
  IEM Katowice 2019 Katowice, Poland February 13, 2019 – March 3, 2019
  StarSeries Season 7 Shanghai, China March 30, 2019 – April 7, 2019
  ESL One Cologne 2019 Cologne, Germany July 2, 2019 - July 7, 2019
  DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019 Malmo, Sweden October 1, 2019 - October 6, 2019
  ESL Pro League Season 10: Finals Odense, Denmark December 3, 2019 - December 8, 2019
  ICE Challenge 2020 London, United Kingdom February 1, 2020 - February 6, 2020
  BLAST Premier: Spring 2020 Regular Season London, United Kingdom January 31, 2020 - February 16, 2020
  IEM Katowice 2020 Katowice, Poland February 24, 2020 – March 1, 2020
  ESL Pro League Season 12: Europe Europe (Online) September 1, 2020 - October 4, 2020
  IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020: Europe Europe (Online) November 6, 2020 - November 22, 2020
  IEM Global Challenge 2020 Europe (Online) December 15, 2020 - December 20, 2020
  BLAST Premier: Global Final 2020 Europe (Online) January 19, 2021 – January 24, 2021
  BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2021 Europe (Online) February 4, 2021 - February 14, 2021
  DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 Europe (Online) April 29, 2021 – May 9, 2021
  Blast Premier: Spring Finals 2021 Europe (Online) June 15, 2021 - June 20, 2021
  IEM Cologne 2021 Cologne, Germany July 6, 2021 - July 18, 2021

References

  1. "S1mple" (in русский). Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. "The Thorin Treatment: s1mple and the Path of Greatness". dotesports.com. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. "HLTV names s1mple the best player in the world over dev1ce". dotesports.com. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. "Happy birthday, s1mple!". Natus Vincere. 2 October 2019. https://navi.gg/en/read/text/4697-happy-birthday-s1mple. Retrieved 12 May 2021. 
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  6. CS:GO Player Profile – s1mple – Natus Vincere. Valve. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2019.