Thorin: "S1mple is back, and once again, he is one of the best players in the world"

CS:GO analyst Duncan Thorin Shields commented on the game form of the Ukrainian athlete from Natus Vincere Olexander s1mple Kostyliev. Shields also noted that the worst year in Kostylev's career could be compared to the best of any second player on the pro scene.

After reshuffles in the composition of NAVI, they started the game very uncertainly. However, after three months, athletes turned the tide of events: players began distributing roles on the server more comfortably and regained self-confidence.

Thorin on s1mple

s1mple is back and once again one of the best players in the world, and he's not even at his peak yet. S1mple is the same as Wilt Chamberlain [a professional basketball player from the USA who played from 1958 to 1973 — ed.]. They are not just top-1. They are immediately top-2, top-3, top-4, and so on.
The worst year of S1mple's career can be compared to the best year of any player's career.

Another reason is that FalleN is overrated. His best result is the top-2 among the best players in the world, according to the portal HLTV.org. In the same rating, s1mple later took second place twice. At the same time, s1mple, who took second place, was much stronger than FalleN in his best year.

Duncan Thorin Shields

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When does S1mple play?

The next tournament for "born to be winners" will be the European RMR before BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. In the first round, the s1mple team will face Into The Breach. The confrontation is scheduled for April 6, 1:30 p.m. Moscow time. Detailed pre-match statistics are available here.

The RMR Group A matches before the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 for Europe will take place from April 6 to 9 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Sixteen teams will play eight slots in various stages of the last Major in the history of CS:GO. You can follow the schedule and results of the competition here.