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.
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.
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?
Cs_summit 7 is inviting some of the biggest CSGO teams to one of the first events of 2021 that’ll feature a packed schedule filled with exciting matchups. There’s $200,000 and early bragging rights on the line as we kick off the new year’s campaign.
Cloud9, FaZe Clan, NiP will all be competing
A massive $200,000 prize pool is on the line
Last Chance format gives fourth-place teams chance for playoffs
There are a lot of teams hoping to get off on the right foot in the new year. After a lot of recent roster updates have left questions that remain answering with teams like Cloud9 and FaZe Clan, and this is a great chance to experiment with something new.
Meanwhile, we’re seeing teams testing out their project-rosters going up against notable competition, so there’s plenty of chances for upsets and nail-biters in the brief group play stage.
Cs_summit 7: Stream
The event is going to be streamed on Beyond the Summit’s CSGO channel with VODs being uploaded on their YouTube channel if you missed out.
Cs_summit 7: Format and Schedule
The 12 invited teams have been split into three groups for the event that runs through January 25 to January 31. The Group stage will have double-elimination best of three fixtures, with the first and second seed advancing to the playoffs.
Third placed teams will go into the ‘Last Chance Stage’ along with the best performing 4th place team in the entire group stage.
Two more teams will come out of the single-elimination best of three Last Chance stage to join the top eight in the playoffs. From there, the top eight will fight it out in single-elimination best of threes to crown the cs_summit 7 champion.
Day 1 — Monday, January 25
Round
Match
PST
EST
CET (EU)
Opening match
OG vs Dignitas
5:00 AM
8:00 AM
2:00 PM
Opening match
Fnatic vs Complexity
5:00 AM
8:00 AM
2:00 PM
Opening match
FaZe Clan vs mouz
8:30 AM
11:30 AM
5:30 PM
Opening match
Heroic vs MIBR
8:30 AM
11:30 AM
5:30 PM
Opening match
FURIA vs Cloud9
12:00 PM
3:00 PM
9:00 PM
Opening match
Virtus.pro vs NiP
12:00 PM
3:00 PM
9:00 PM
Day 2 — Tuesday, January 26
Round
Match
PST
EST
CET (EU)
Group A UB Finals
TBD vs TBD
5:00 AM
8:00 AM
2:00 PM
Group B UB Finals
TBD vs TBD
8:30 AM
11:30 AM
5:30 PM
Group C UB Finals
TBD vs TBD
12:00 PM
3:00 PM
9:00 PM
Day 3 — Wednesday, January 27
Round
Match
PST
EST
CET (EU)
Group A Elim game
TBD vs TBD
5:00 AM
8:00 AM
2:00 PM
Group B Elim game
TBD vs TBD
8:30 AM
11:30 AM
5:30 PM
Group C Elim game
TBD vs TBD
12:00 PM
3:00 PM
9:00 PM
Day 4 — Thursday, January 28
Round
Match
PST
EST
CET (EU)
Lower Bracket Final
TBD vs TBD
5:00 AM
8:00 AM
2:00 PM
Lower Bracket Final
TBD vs TBD
8:30 AM
11:30 AM
5:30 PM
Lower Bracket Final
TBD vs TBD
12:00 PM
3:00 PM
9:00 PM
Day 5 — Friday, January 29
Round
Match
PST
EST
CET (EU)
Last Chance
TBD vs TBD
5:00 AM
8:00 AM
2:00 PM
Last Chance
TBD vs TBD
8:30 AM
11:30 AM
5:30 PM
Quarterfinals
TBD vs TBD
12:00 PM
3:00 PM
9:00 PM
Day 6 — Saturday, January 30
Round
Match
PST
EST
CET (EU)
Quarterfinals
TBD vs TBD
5:00 AM
8:00 AM
2:00 PM
Quarterfinals
TBD vs TBD
8:30 AM
11:30 AM
5:30 PM
Quarterfinals
TBD vs TBD
12:00 PM
3:00 PM
9:00 PM
Day 7 — Sunday, January 31
Round
Match
PST
EST
CET (EU)
Semifinals
TBD vs TBD
5:00 AM
8:00 AM
2:00 PM
Semifinals
TBD vs TBD
8:30 AM
11:30 AM
5:30 PM
Grand Finals
TBD vs TBD
12:00 PM
3:00 PM
9:00 PM
Cs_summit 7: Standings
Group A
Placements
Team
Record
–
OG
0 – 0
–
Complexity Gaming
0 – 0
–
Fnatic
0 – 0
–
Dignitas
0 – 0
Group B
Placements
Team
Record
–
Heroic
0 – 0
–
mousesports
0 – 0
–
FaZe Clan
0 – 0
–
MIBR
0 – 0
Group C
Placements
Team
Record
–
FURIA
0 – 0
–
Virtus.pro
0 – 0
–
Cloud9
0 – 0
–
Ninjas in Pyjamas
0 – 0
Cs_summit 7: Teams
Like mentioned before, there are some teams that are going to be testing out new players in their five-man rosters. A few days before the event, FaZe Clan still doesn’t have a completed team, so there’s going to be interesting games in cs_summit 7, to say the least.