CS superstar Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev returns to competitive play after a hiatus he took at the end of October last year, joining the Falcons on a month-long loan as a replacement for Mohammad "BOROS" Malhas, who was relegated to the bench. after the team's failure at the Major qualifiers.
We could have guessed that the Falcons would make changes to the team after the debacle at the EU RMR A tournament where they came in as one of the main favorites to advance to the Major and bowed out of the tournament after the fourth round with a 1-3 overall record. This result is especially painful after the success at IEM Katowice 2024 where the Falcons reached the semi-finals.
The organization that invested huge money in their new CS2 team was agile in making changes, but few expected to bring s1mple into their ranks, even on loan.
Considered by many to be the best CS:GO player of the CS esports era, s1mple decided to take a break from gaming, dissatisfied with the state of the game after the release of the CS2 version, and stated during IEM Katowice 2024 that he would return to tournament play after the PGL Copenhagen Major.
Instead, an agreement was reached to play for the Falcons already during the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown tournament, where the Falcons will fight for a place in the final spring BLAST.
What is important to note is that s1mple, as expected, will try his hand at the Rifler role in CS2, and that even while he is in the Falcons, he will leave the sniper for someone else to use.
It remains to be seen if he continues to play shotgun and if he returns to Na'Vi, stays with Team Falcons, or signs with one of the many teams that will be interested in him.
