He’s considered as one of the greatest players to ever touch CS:GO, and although he has never won a major, few can dispute his raw talent, impeccable skills, and incredible consistency. Let’s take a closer look at the stats and see exactly what makes Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyliev the GOAT.
There is an argument to be made for a handful of players when it comes to determining who is the greatest Counter-Strike player of all time. S1mple has definitely earned a right to be discussed in this argument with a staggering 1.24 HLTV rating over his lengthy career.
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This rating falls second just behind Vitality’s Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut being the only one ahead of him on 1.29. Kostyliev also has the second-highest kills per round ratio at 0.85 behind ZywOos 0.87.
One thing is for sure: people don’t want to go up against S1mple in a clutch 1v1 scenario. The Ukrainian phenomenon has won a crazy 64.5% of his 1v1s, making him one of the scariest players to go up against in high-pressure scenarios.
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There is no doubt the skilled entry fragger is the best player to never win a major, but does that mean he could never be seen as the greatest ever? With the 2020 major being delayed till November, could this finally be his clear?
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