ESL One Cologne 2018s1mple wins ESL One Cologne MVP award
Aleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev is the recipient of the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award of ESL One Cologne by HLTV.org and betway.
The Natus Vincere star capped off a fantastic individual tournament with a 1.26 rating in the grand final against BIG, a series he finished with a +23 KDD.
He leaves Cologne with a 1.37 rating, his third-highest of 2018 at a Big Event after DreamHack Masters Marseille (1.52) and StarSeries i-League Season 5 (1.40). Denis "electronic" Sharipov (1.31 rating) was also a close contender for the award, along with BIG power duo Johannes "tabseN" Wodarz (1.18) and Johannes "nex" Maget (1.10).
s1mple wins his fifth MVP medal of 2018
s1mple was featured in the top five in 15 stats leaderboards, leading six of them, including rating (1.37), KDD (+142), kills per round (0.90) and percentage of rounds with at least one kill (56.1%).
This is the seventh MVP award of s1mple's career, the fifth since the start of the year after he also won the accolade at StarSeries Seasons 4 and 5, DreamHack Masters Marseille and at the CS:GO Asia Championships.
Johannes 'tabseN' Wodarz
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.06
Maps played:
1118
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.71
APR:
0.16
Denis 'electronic' Sharipov
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.11
Maps played:
669
KPR:
0.77
DPR:
0.67
APR:
0.14
Owen 'smooya' Butterfield
Aleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.23
Maps played:
920
KPR:
0.85
DPR:
0.66
APR:
0.11
deserved :)
no
You think cerq is the best? LOLOL low IQ miti
did he said that? canadians are crazy ppl LOL
U mean mad? :p
no one is close to s1mple
5 MVPs in 7 months. #1 2018 ez
+1
+1
-1
smooya angry brit, not deserved
Deserved
Best player ever
EXPECTED
Allu hold this russian his bitch easy mvp godallu
EZ for the best player in the world
Allu destroy best player poopoo hole easy allu
g0dple
I’ma keep it a buck with you chief, this ain’t it
#gods1mple
#NAVITOP1
EASY PEASY
unexpected
Elec can MVP of the final but overall s1mple is better
expected
finally he got his trophy <3
This is their 3rd trophy this year??
1st one where all the top teams were there
And still played BIG in the final 😂😂
That’s how competitive cs is.
big trophy*
Expected
gambit? top 5 ?
nah
gambit only won a major because cs was in a weird state at the time, immortals had good raw skill but they were undisciplined as fuck, easy snack for a bit of structured cs
and even then it was said that zeus wasnt the winning factor for gambit
gambit right now isnt good, navi without s1mple and electronic would be nothing either
zeus is a fucking bot, but s1mple and electronic have enough firepower to compensate 3 bots
Navi has Godian instead of Zeus and we’re shit. Gambit won a major with Zeus. Glave and Zeus are top 2 igl rn.
the only bot from this team its edward,flamie was eame good as electronic before but he lost a lot of his form.still a good player.
zeus has his cyberschool so he wouldn't die of starvition :)
I' m broke my tongue trying to read "borschtsch".
Reported.
expected
hltv and virginity
vp and being washed up
fanboy and little wiener
HUNDEN and GOD
wexpeted
GOAT
Obviously deserved but feels bad for Electronic, He really deserves at least 1 MVP
Expected
Electronic deserved it
undeserved
electronic real MVP
+1
boring
Lock for 2018 player of the year even if he retires now
deserved
elec deserved that more than s1mple feels bad man
simple carry lil nubbin team
Deserved!
I thought that they would give it to electronic, cuz they always based a lot in who plays better in the finals
And I think that electronic was slightly more impactful
expected
So ez
I think rating doesn't necessarily tell the story. It's important when frags are actually made. Is it an easy match or round that isn't that important or is it a crucial round that can lose you a streak of rounds or even a game. I think electronic carried them hard in more difficult, important situations. He worked so hard for a win and should get rewarded regardless of s1mple's overall ambitions. Or this MVP award system is just rigged.
For electronic to carry them, they would have actually needed to be in need of carrying which they weren't. It was a comfortable win. Secondly s1mple had some of the most insane clutches this tournament period, having a .9+ kpr is an impact in and of itself. Hes not device that pads his stats with exit frags and eco hunting, so that whole argument is moot.
u should know mvp goes to the player with highest k/d not about most impactf
Deserved
GOD S1MPLE FROM ANOTHER PLANET
GOAT
de_served
EXPECTED
Expecto Patronum
but he wasn't, s1mple had better stats
electronic was better vs astralis and big while s1mple was hard carrying them during group stages, even hltv has mentioned that electronic is just slightly below
Again?
Gg, easily the best player 2k18.
ofc it's sasha
feels bad 4 electronic tho
Ez4godple
from almost losing to ENCE to winning whole event, lmao
EZ4ENCE
no wonder, ence > astralis
watafak is with s1mple
s1mple <3 <3 <3
electronic is good
but only rating matters
their rating very close
let's go next time russian god!
yeah sure
electronic got robbed, its not only about stats
electronic carried navi tru the semi finals and finals against astralis and BiG, what more can he do without getting a mvp? thats just not alright to give it always to the bigger name, without electronic there is no way they stand a chance against both these opponents today/yesterday.
EZ
SO FAKIN EZ MAN
LETS GO BOIIIIIIIIIIIS
BEST PLAYER EVER
Just read the replies to this thread and you'll get a general idea of the people with a lack of understanding of the english language, and likely, a lower IQ, and less understanding of CS.
MVP is for the whole tournament, not just the finals. Electronic was fucking incredible this tournament, but he unfortunately plays with probably the best player of all time. S1mple deserved the MVP, Electronic wasn't too far behind though.
top1 inc s1mple is the fucking Ronaldhinio of Cs
EZ CSGOD
expected
yes
ffs do not be retarded :s
takoy sebe rofl, 20 mln chelovek poleglo v voyne, ya konechno lyublyu cherniy yumor no on ne slishkom podhodit v obshenii s neznakomcami
LOL if s1mple didn’t carry in group stage they’d be out already. Why do people ignore such a s1mple fact and just focus on the playoffs?
omg eletronic was better
So fucking happy for this kid, at last tier 1 tournament champions and MVP. The cerry on top would be final vs FaZe, but respect to BiG for going finals
Man look at all games he play good all :D i think he deserve again mvp.Anyway gg for this team electronic flamie and s1mple such a good players
Ez TOP 1 2K18
monster :) top 1 , 2018 :)
#1 of 2018 so far
Well I guess no chance for NiKo now
finally
now s1mple has 2 tier1 tournments in his whole carrer
its a start
#RUNS1mpleG #s1mpleGOD top 1 #ferGOD top 120 #RUNMIBR
why?
he won NY 16 and this now -.-
Expected
ez #1 of 2018.
Player of the year 2018 no doubt.
Cold top 1 2018, and does not shake!
Deserved
#1 of 2018 confirmed and we are still in July!
S1mple era PogChamp
Deserved!
Best CS player atm, this consistency is just amazing
just lets enjoy this simple guy :)
Feel really bad for Electronic plays as best player in Na'vi the entire playoffs, s1mple played better on group stage, s1mple wins MVP fuck outta HLTV done with you bullshit.
That's why Electronic has better stats in both semi and in finals and had the most impact kill in the quarters get your vision checked honestly or you didn't even watch the games.
you should know mvp goes to the player with highest k/d,even if elextronic had more impact.so no need to cry
s1mple 99% top3 this year
unbeaten combo s1mple and electronic.
/not discuss
Electronic > simple in this event.
Sad for electronic. He was very important and impactful. He really turned into a world class player. If he keeps up he might become top5 this year!
Best player in the world
I want to see a 1 on 1: s1mple vs elec and also s1mple vs NiKo.
e x p e c t e d
Electronic deserved :/
Gg. Too good.
0.9 kpr thats insane
CSGO GOD
He basically carries most of his team at this point. Well Deserved!
Nah. Electronic dosen't need to be carried.
Yes other than electronic! Simple and Electronic are basically the only two with a legit game in Na’vi atm
You can think that but s1mple had more clutches more kpr and a better k/d and rating. Yes KD matters, all kills are important and not dying is equally as important, it's a game of economy after all.
Electronic mvp imo
NaVi era confirmed?
Should be electronic
Another one , and another one
Should have given electronic a co-MVP as well. Impact kills were all electronic and he gave NaVi so many openings into rounds. S1mple deserve but I think electronic also deserve
s1mple and electronic are winning these matches and tournaments for NaVi, electronic played a great tournament as well.
nigga is not human
electronic reminds me of flamie in 2015-2016
No hate for s1mple. But personally watched all Navi game in this series. electronic deserve it more. So many impact kills. Especially when they play inferno against every team. And he’s the one who not hunting for eco frags.