Oleksandr Kostyliev
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| S1mple | |
|---|---|
| Oleksandr Kostyliev | |
| Born | October 2, 1997 Kiev, Ukraine |
| Nationality |  Ukrainian |
| Current team | Natus Vincere |
| Role | AWPer |
| League | CIS[note 1] |
| Games | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| Career prize money | $333,386[1] |
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Oleksandr Kostyliev[note 2] (Ukranian: Олександр Костильєв; born October 2, 1997), better known as s1mple, is a Ukrainian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) player who plays for Natus Vincere (Na'Vi).
He is often seen as one of the best players in the world.[2][3][4][5] Some also regard him as one of the most talented players of all time.[6] Even Duncan "Thorin" Shields, a well-known individual in eSports, has stated that:[7]
"[S1mple is] one of the most skilled Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players in the world and one of the most talented individuals I've encountered in my 15 years in esports..."
Career[edit]
S1mple's career started sometime in 2013, when he joined his first semi-professional team, LAN DODGERS.[8]
2014[edit]
In February of 2014 he moved to Courage-Gaming, and then moved around to other lesser-known teams.[8] On February 2, 2014, s1mple was banned by ESL for cheating and attempting to circumvent his punishment. The ban was officially lifted two years later.[8]
In mid-September 2014 he moved to his first serious team, HellRaisers, replacing Dauren "AdreN" Kystaubayev. At the time the team was considered to be in the top 15 best teams. S1mple's biggest accomplishment on the team was defeating Fnatic, one of the most legendary teams of all time, according to some,[9][10] to go on to the quarterfinals at DreamHack Winter 2014. HellRaisers earned $23,675 while s1mple was on the team.[11]
2015[edit]
In mid-January 2015, HellRaisers replaced s1mple and fellow teammate Yegor "markeloff" Markelov with Egor "flamie" Vasilyev and former HellRaisers player AdreN. S1mple and markeloff later joined dAT Team. S1mple won MCS Open Season 1 Finals on dAT Team for a prize of $5,000. After less than one month, S1mple moved to the team Evolution and later Evolution Dark.[8][11] DAT Team became Flipsd3 Tactics, and s1mple moved there.[11]
2016[edit]
On 2 January 2016, s1mple announced his signing with Team Liquid, a North American team and organization.[8] S1mple and Team Liquid defeated Counter Logic Gaming to make it to the semifinals at MLG Major Championship: Columbus, where they were defeated by the eventual champions of the tournament, Luminosity Gaming. This was the first time a North American team was in the Top 4 of a CS:GO Major since the first Major at DreamHack Winter 2013.[12] At the next Major Championship, ESL One Cologne 2016, s1mple and Liquid made it to the Grand Finals, the first time that had ever happened with a North American team back then. However, in the finals they were beaten in a Best of three by SK Gaming (now known as MIBR) who were the defending champions at the time.[13] Later on, s1mple left Team Liquid to go to Natus Vincere (Na'Vi), a team from his home country of Ukraine.[12] Soon after joining the team, Na'Vi won ESL One: New York for a prize of 125,000 US Dollars.[14]
2017[edit]
In 2017 Na'Vi didn't do as well. The only notable achievements for the team were placing top 4 at ESL One: Cologne 2017 and winning Dreamhack Open Winter.[15] That year S1mple was awarded the 8th best player of 2017 by HLTV.org.[16]
2018[edit]
Na'Vi began having better results, winning three international tournaments (StarSeries iLeague Season 5, CS:GO Asia Championships and ESL One Cologne 2018). In the most recent Major Championship, FACEIT Major: London 2018, s1mple came seeking his first Major Championship win. Na'Vi got to the finals, but they ended up losing to Astralis 2-0.[17]
As of 6 October 2018, he has participated in 11 big events (prize pool of over US$100,000 so far this year, having won 3 of those, and has won 7 MVP awards during his entire career, having won 5 of those in 2018.[18][19]
Tournament results[edit]
Complete list as of 2 October 2018; bold denotes a Major:[19]
2013[edit]
| Event | Placing | Team |
|---|---|---|
| European Championship 2013 | 17-20th | Ukraine
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2014[edit]
| Event | Placing | Team |
|---|---|---|
| SLTV StarSeries IXSLTV StarSeries IX | - | Courage-Gaming
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| Voronezh Cup 2014 | 1st | Hashtag
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| CIS Rising League Season 1 | - |  USSR
|
| SLTV StarSeries X | - |  Nostalgie
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| SLTV ProSeries X | - | A-Gaming
|
| European Championship 2014 Qualification Round 2 | - | Ukraine
|
| FACEIT League EU Season 2 | - | HellRaisers
|
| European Championship 2014 | - | Ukraine
|
| SLTV StarSeries XI | - | HellRaisers
|
| Game Show CS:GO League | - | HellRaisers
|
| Caseking of the Hill #9 | - | HellRaisers
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| Fragbite Masters Season 3 | 9-12th | HellRaisers
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| Game Show Season 1 Finals | 2nd | HellRaisers
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| DreamHack Winter 2014 EU Closed Qualifier | - | HellRaisers
|
| ESWC 2014 | 5-8th | HellRaisers
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| DreamHack Winter 2014 | 5-8th | HellRaisers
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| G2A.com December Cup Powered by FACEIT Europe | - | HellRaisers
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2015[edit]
| Event | Placing | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Game Show CS:GO League Season 2 | - | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| CCS Kick-off Season | - | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| Global Offensive Champions League Season 1 | - | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| Copenhagen Games 2015 | 4th | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| CCS Kick-off Season Last Chance | - | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| CIS LAN Championship | 1st | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| DreamHack Open Tours 2015 Closed Qualifier | - | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| DreamHack Open Tours 2015 | 5-6th | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| Fragbite Masters Season 4 | - | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| SLTV StarSeries XIII | - | Flipsid3 Tactics
|
| Counter Pit League | - | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| FACEIT League 2015 Stage 2 EU Qualifier | - | Flipsid3 Tactics
|
| DreamHack Open Summer 2015 Closed Qualifier | - | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| FACEIT League 2015 Stage 2 | - | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| DreamHack Open Summer 2015 | 5-6th | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| SLTV StarSeries XIII Finals | 3-4th | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| Gaming Paradise Inhouse Qualifier | 2nd | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| Uprise Champions Cup Season 3 | - | Nostalgie
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| ESWC 2015 | 3-4th | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| xfunction Masters Season III | - | Evolution
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| GameAgents League Season 2 | - | Worst Players
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| World Championships 2015 European Qualifier | - | Ukraine
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| D!ngIT $2000 Weekly Cup #11 | - | Evolution
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| CEVO Professional Season 8 | - | HellRaisers
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| D!ngIT $2000 Weekly Cup #16 | - | Worst Players
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| DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 EU pre-qualifier #2 | - | Worst Players
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| FACEIT League 2015 Stage 3 | - | HellRaisers
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| Global Offensive Champions League Season 2 | - | HellRaisers
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| DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 Qualifier at DreamHack Open Stockholm | 9-12th | HellRaisers
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| Fragbite Masters Season 5 | - | HellRaisers
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| Acer Predator Masters powered by Intel Season 2 | - | HellRaisers
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| SL i-League StarSeries XIV | - |  Orgless
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| Uprise Champions Cup: Europe CIS Qualifier | - | Arcade
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| Game Show Global eSports Cup 2016 | - | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| QuickShot Arena #18 | - | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| ELEAGUE Road to Vegas Closed EU Qualifier | 3rd | Flipsid3 Tactics
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2016[edit]
| Event | Placing | Team |
|---|---|---|
| ESL Pro League Season 3 | - |  Team Liquid
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| IEM Katowice 2016 NA Qualifier | 3rd | Team Liquid
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| CEVO Gfinity Professional Season 9 | - | Team Liquid
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| DreamHack Masters Malmö 2016 NA Closed Qualifier | 2nd | Team Liquid
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| MLG Columbus 2016 Main Qualifier | 5-8th | Team Liquid
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| iBUYPOWER Invitational Spring 2016 | 2nd | Team Liquid
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| MLG Columbus 2016 | 3-4th | Team Liquid
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| MLG Columbus 2016 All-Star Match | 1st | America's All-Stars
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| DreamHack Masters Malmö 2016 | 13-16th | Team Liquid
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| Operation: Kinguin #3 | 25-28th | Worst Players
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| SL i-League Invitational #1 | 5-6th | Courage Gaming
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| DreamHack ZOWIE Open Summer 2016 Closed Qualifier #1 | 9-16th | Worst Players
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| ECS Season 1 Finals | 5-6th | Team Liquid
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| ESL One Cologne 2016 | 2nd | Team Liquid
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| ESL Pro League Season 4 - Europe | 8th | Natus Vincere
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| SL i-League StarSeries Season 2 Finals | 13-16th | Natus Vincere
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| ESL One New York 2016 | 1st | Natus Vincere
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| EPICENTER: Moscow | 3-4th | Natus Vincere
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| IEM Oakland 2016 | 9-10th | Natus Vincere
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2017[edit]
| Event | Placing | Team |
|---|---|---|
| ELEAGUE Major 2017 | 5-8th | Natus Vincere
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| IEM Katowice 2017 EU Closed Qualifier | 1st | Natus Vincere
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| ESL Pro League Season 5 Europe | 5th | Natus Vincere
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| DreamHack Masters Las Vegas 2017 | 5-8th | Natus Vincere
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| IEM Katowice 2017 | 5-6th | Natus Vincere
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| SL i-League StarSeries Season 3 Finals | 3-4th | Natus Vincere
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| ECS Season 3 Europe | 5th |  Ninjas in Pyjamas
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| DreamHack Open Tours 2017 | 5-6th | Natus Vincere
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| ESL Pro League Season 5 Finals | 9-10th | Natus Vincere
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| Adrenaline Cyber League 2017 | 2nd | Natus Vincere
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| ESL One Cologne 2017 | 3-4th | Natus Vincere
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| PGL Major Krakow 2017 | 12-14th | Natus Vincere
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| ESL Pro League Season 6 Europe | 12th | Natus Vincere
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| DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017 | 5-8th | Natus Vincere
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| ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017 | 9-12th | Natus Vincere
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| EPICENTER 2017 CIS Closed Qualifier | 2nd | Natus Vincere
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| ESL One New York 2017 | 5-6th | Natus Vincere
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| WCA 2017 Europe Main Qualifier | 4th | Natus Vincere
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| WESG 2017 Ukraine | 1st | Ukraine
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| IEM Oakland 2017 Europe Closed Qualifier | 5-8th | Natus Vincere
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| WESG 2017 Europe & CIS Regional Finals | 1st | Natus Vincere
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| DreamHack Open Winter 2017 | 1st | Natus Vincere
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| LOOT.BET Cup 2 - cs_summit 2 Qualifier | 1st | Mousesports
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| ESL Pro League Season 6 Europe Relegation | 1st | Natus Vincere
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2018[edit]
| Event | Placing | Team |
|---|---|---|
| ELEAGUE Major 2018 Main Qualifier | 6-8th | Natus Vincere
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| Farmskins Championship #2 - IEM Katowice 2018 Qualifier | 5-8th | Natus Vincere
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| ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 | 3-4th | Natus Vincere
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| IEM Katowice 2018 Europe Closed Qualifier | 7-8th | Natus Vincere
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| ESL Pro League Season 7 Europe | 3rd | Natus Vincere
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| StarSeries i-League Season 4 | 2nd | Natus Vincere
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| ECS Season 5 Europe Challenger Cup | 3rd | Natus Vincere
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| ECS Season 5 Europe | 7th | Natus Vincere
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| DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018 | 2nd | Natus Vincere
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| ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals | 3-4th | Natus Vincere
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| StarSeries i-League Season 5 | 1st | Natus Vincere
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| CS:GO Asia Championships 2018 | 1st | Natus Vincere
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| ESL One Cologne 2018 | 1st | Natus Vincere
|
| ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018 | 3-4th | Natus Vincere
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| DreamHack Masters Stockholm 2018 | 5-8th | Natus Vincere
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| FACEIT Major: London 2018 | 2nd | Natus Vincere
|
| ESL One New York 2018 | 5-6th | Natus Vincere
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Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "s1mple". liquipedia.net. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ Is s1mple the best player in the world?. Submitted by u/chappiedb on 28 February 2018 on Reddit. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ↑ The Story of S1mple. thescoreesports.com. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ↑ "CS:GO Ranking - World Ranking". HLTV.org. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ Gooderson, John (6 March 2018). "Top 10 CS:GO LAN players of 2018 so far". fragbite.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ "s1mple most Talanted player of cs:go ever".
- ↑ Shields, Duncan (10 May 2016). "Dear s1mple - An Open Letter to a Troubled Super-Star". dotesports.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "Player s1mple - CS:GO, Participation in Teams, Match History, Awards". cybersport.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ↑ Stenhouse, Henry (17 August 2016). "Farewell Fnatic: looking back on one of CS:GO's most legendary lineups". pcgamer.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ Shields, Duncan (1 September 2015). "Thorin's Top 20 CS:GO Line-Ups Of All-Time (10-1)". Gfinity.net. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "S1mple's Career". dotesports.com. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ↑ Saedler, Phillipp (10 July 2016). "The champion of ESL One Cologne 2016 has been crowned".
- ↑ Švejda, Milan (3 October 2016). "Natus Vincere win ESL One New York". HLTV.org. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ "Natus Vincere Event History". HLTV.org.
- ↑ Milovanovic, Petar (December 31, 2017). "Top 20 players of 2017: Introduction". HLTV.org.
- ↑ Donigan, Wyatt (23 September 2018). "Astralis wins FACEIT Major crown". espn.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ Mira, Luis (8 July 2018). "S1MPLE WINS ESL ONE COLOGNE MVP AWARD". HLTV.org. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 s1mple event history. HLTV.org. Last looked at on 2 October 2018.
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