Debjoy Basu
Nov, 24.2023
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), one of the most popular FPS shooters, recently transitioned into the highly-anticipated Counter-Strike 2. In the game’s 11-year-long journey, fans got to see some great players leading their favourite teams to victory. Over this period, every professional player has given its level best to reach the pinnacle of the competition. Among these players, there is one who stands out of the crowd, widely considered the greatest player of all time in CS:GO’s history. Well, you guessed it right; it is none other than .
Often regarded as The Undertaker, s1mple began his gaming career back in 2013 with LAN DODGERS. The Ukrainian initially started as an assaulter and began his reign of dominance. Often considered the most accomplished player, s1mple holds the record for winning the most HLTV MVP Medals - 21 medals. He even won a Major and an Intel Grand Slam along with uncountable S-Tier tournaments. He was crowned the best player of CS:GO for his great performance in 2018, 2021, 2022, and finished as runners-up for best player in 2019 and 2020.
In ESL One: Cologne 2016, he played a great 1v2 falling AWP no-scope clutch shot against Fnatic and got himself a Graffiti on the old version of Cache map. He even learned Chinese at a university before signing for Team Liquid. With Natus Vincere, s1mple achieved some great heights. He even conducted charity for the aid of Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine clash. He remains the only player in the history of the game to make a Major Final with three different teams and also won the most number of clutches in big games.
The 26-year-old AWPer of Natus Vincere has 38676 total kills to his name with a headshot accuracy of 41/1%. He holds a Kill/Death (KD) ratio of 1.33, making him a key asset to his team. He is the kind of player who can top frag in any server he plays. We will expect the same run in CS2 as well.