Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev was born on October 2, 1997 and is currently on the Natus Vincere bench. s1mple is considered by many to be the best Counter-Strike player of all time, a claim that is supported by his many achievements and trophies. His teams have won a Major, an Intel Grand Slam, and many top tier tournaments, while his personal accolades include over 20 HLTV MVP medals, and the number one position in HLTV’s ‘best player of the year’ lists. He was the runner-up in 2019 and 2020.s1mple has played for many teams, including Liquid, FlipSid3, and HellRaisers, but has won most tournaments with Natus Vincere, where he joined in August of 2016.