S1mple

**Oleksandr Olegovich Kostyliev** (Ukrainian) or **Aleksandr Olegovich Kostilev** (Russian) (, Russian: Александр Олегович Костылев); born 2 October 1997), better known as **s1mple**  or **Sasha**, is a Ukrainian professional _Counter-Strike: Global Offensive_ player for Natus Vincere.  He is one of the best players in _Global Offensive_ history.

## Early life

Kostyliev was born on 2 October 1997. His family name is of Russian origin. He started playing _Counter-Strike_ at four years old at the recommendation of his older brother. S1mple picked up _Counter-Strike: Global Offensive_ on its release in 2012, joining his first professional team a year later.

## Notable achievements

|Placement|Tournament|Location|Date|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
||MLG Major Championship: Columbus|Columbus, United States|March 29, 2016 – April 3, 2016|
||ESL One Cologne 2016|Cologne, Germany|July 5, 2016 – July 10, 2016|
||ESL One: New York 2016|New York, United States|September 30, 2016 – October 2, 2016|
||StarSeries Season 3|Kyiv, Ukraine|April 4, 2017 – April 9, 2017|
||ESL One Cologne 2017|Cologne, Germany|July 7, 2017 – July 9, 2017|
||ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018|Boston, United States|January 12, 2018 – January 28, 2018|
||DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018|Marseille, France|April 18, 2018 – April 22, 2018|
||StarSeries Season 5|Kyiv, Ukraine|May 28, 2018 – June 6, 2018|
||CAC 2018|Shanghai, China|June 14, 2018 – June 18, 2018|
||ESL One Cologne 2018|Cologne, Germany|July 3, 2018 – July 8, 2018|
||ELeague CS:GO Premier 2018|Atlanta, United States|July 21, 2018 – July 29, 2018|
||FACEIT Major: London 2018|London, United Kingdom|September 5, 2018 – September 23, 2018|
||EPICENTER 2018|Moscow, Russia|October 23, 2018 – October 28, 2018|
||BLAST Pro Series: Lisbon 2018|Lisbon, Portugal|December 14, 2018 – December 15, 2018|
||IEM Katowice 2019|Katowice, Poland|February 13, 2019 – March 3, 2019|
||StarSeries Season 7|Shanghai, China|March 30, 2019 – April 7, 2019|
||ESL One Cologne 2019|Cologne, Germany|July 2, 2019 - July 7, 2019|
||DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019|Malmo, Sweden|October 1, 2019 - October 6, 2019|
||ESL Pro League Season 10: Finals|Odense, Denmark|December 3, 2019 - December 8, 2019|
||ICE Challenge 2020|London, United Kingdom|February 1, 2020 - February 6, 2020|
||BLAST Premier: Spring 2020 Regular Season|London, United Kingdom|January 31, 2020 - February 16, 2020|
||IEM Katowice 2020|Katowice, Poland|February 24, 2020 – March 1, 2020|
||ESL Pro League Season 12: Europe|Europe (Online)|September 1, 2020 - October 4, 2020|
||IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020: Europe|Europe (Online)|November 6, 2020 - November 22, 2020|
||IEM Global Challenge 2020|Europe (Online)|December 15, 2020 - December 20, 2020|
||BLAST Premier: Global Final 2020|Europe (Online)|January 19, 2021 – January 24, 2021|
||BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2021|Europe (Online)|February 4, 2021 - February 14, 2021|
||DreamHack Masters Spring 2021|Europe (Online)|April 29, 2021 – May 9, 2021|
||Blast Premier: Spring Finals 2021|Europe (Online)|June 15, 2021 - June 20, 2021|
||IEM Cologne 2021|Cologne, Germany|July 6, 2021 - July 18, 2021|

## Infobox (esports player)

- **id**: s1mple
- **name**: •
- **name trans**: Oleksandr Kostyliev, Aleksandr Kostilev
- **image**: Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev.jpg
- **caption**: s1mple at IEM Katowice Major 2019
- **nationality**: Ukraine, Ukrainian
- **team**: Natus Vincere
- **role**: AWPer
- **game**: _Counter-Strike: Global Offensive_
- **career role**: AWPer, Rifler
- **career start**: 2013
- **years1**: 2014–2015
- **team1**: Hellraisers
- **years2**: 2015
- **team2**: Flipsid3 Tactics
- **years3**: 2016
- **team3**: Team Liquid
- **years4**: 2016–present
- **team4**: Natus Vincere
- **highlights**: Intel Extreme Masters, IEM Grand Slam champion (Season 3)