s1mple clinches record-breaking BLAST MVP

19/12/2021 - 22:47

The eighth medal in 2021 sees Aleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev set a new record for most MVPs earned in a calendar year by a single player.

s1mple has been named the BitSkins.com Most Valuable Player of the BLAST Premier World Final by HLTV.org following an unmatched individual display that led Natus Vincere to the title and $500,000 grand prize.

A menacing presence throughout the event, the Ukrainian superstar spearheaded his team's way through their impressive lower bracket run in Copenhagen with massive performances in every series following Natus Vincere's opening upper bracket loss to Liquid.

One of device's records falls as s1mple looks to break another

s1mple went above and beyond to bring the final trophy of the year to NAVI, averaging a staggering 1.51 rating in the lower bracket sweep that saw the world's best team take down Heroic, G2, Liquid, Vitality, and Gambit in five consecutive elimination series en route to the top spot on the podium.

Outside of topping the charts in overall rating (1.42), the 24-year-old scored several other No. 1 placings in the stats leaderboards, such as ADR (92.7), KPR (0.90), KAST (79.1%), and Impact rating (1.52), outdoing the likes of the other two big standout players of the tournament, Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut and Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač, in each.

Securing the eighth MVP medal in 2021, s1mple has now beaten Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz's previous record of seven MVPs earned over a calendar year from 2018 and matched the Danish AWPer's 19 medals won in total as he looks set to break the overall record, as well.

2021 MVPs by HLTV.org:

BLAST Premier Global Final - s1mple
cs_summit 7 - Jame
IEM Katowice - sh1ro
ESL Pro League 13 - Ax1Le
FunSpark ULTI Europe Final - FaNg
DreamHack Masters Spring - s1mple
Flashpoint 3 - frozen
EPIC League CIS - Hobbit
IEM Summer - Ax1Le
BLAST Premier Spring Final - Hobbit
StarLadder CIS RMR - s1mple
IEM Cologne - s1mple
ESL Pro League Season 14 - s1mple
IEM Fall CIS - sh1ro
IEM Fall Europe - device
PGL Major Stockholm - s1mple
V4 Future Sports Festival - sh1ro
BLAST Premier Fall Final - s1mple
IEM Winter 2021 - ZywOo
BLAST Premier World Final - s1mple

2021-12-19 22:47

2 replies

Expected

2021-12-19 22:53

Simple goat

2021-12-20 00:28

goatest of all time

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Best player to ever touch CSGO

2021-12-19 22:48

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+1 Highest stats of all time in Tier-1 CSGO history, most individual achievements within the game, most awards even outside the game + literally all of the biggest trophies in CSGO.

2021-12-19 22:52

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Did he beat his 2018 peak?

2021-12-19 22:59

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he is a better player than he was in 2018, even if his stats are slightly worse.

2021-12-19 23:01

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Agree!

2021-12-19 23:04

the stats are nearly identical, its wild how long this guy has been this good hltv.org/stats/players/compare/7998/s1mp..

2021-12-19 23:05

His stats this year are better than his 2018 stats

2021-12-20 12:17

Yes, he has beaten it, putting everything into context. 20 years old s1mple (2018) might have been a little more crisper, clinical, and more accurate than 2021 s1mple, mechanically speaking. He was also more effective in clutches in 2018, in general. But in terms of literally everything else, he's completely evolved as a player. His champion mindset, the so-called "grindset" is what sets him apart. Unlike the past s1mple, he doesn't make his teammates look average, but instead helps them shine in their roles. He does so much for the team both inside and outside the game - "s1mple formula" documentary showed how much he's changed. He's broken tons of world-records this year and has been unbelievably consistent and godlike, just in a different way. I so wanna call him the GOAT lmao.

2021-12-19 23:11

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That's really impressive! Finally, this man gets what he deserves. Surely, next year Na'Vi will be fighting full force to remain on that top1 spot!

2021-12-19 23:12

2021-12-20 00:26

+1 said beautifully

2021-12-20 00:36

why are you lmaoing at the end

2021-12-21 00:37

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lmao

2021-12-22 16:40

2 things to consider when answering this question: the actual level of skill in 2018 vs 2021 s1mple's peak proportional to other players at the time the first one is clear; s1mple is a better player today than in 2021. The scene has evolved and matured further since then and the level of play generally gets higher every year. His opponents are tougher. He is however still better then 2nd one that is more debatable: 2018 s1mple was absolutely other worldly and he was solo carrying NaVi basically. It's possible than s1mple was even better compared to other players back then than he is better than them today

2021-12-19 23:53

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Oh wow, that's a bit confusing :D But very interesting take, I like it!

2021-12-19 23:55

yeah not the greatest wording but I hope u understood what I tried to explain - that 2018 simple>>>others while 2021 simple >others

2021-12-19 23:57

Yea, I did. s1mple in 2018 felt like a different beast, almost untouchable.

2021-12-19 23:59

I wouldn't say so. 2018 was a s1mple who had severe scoliosis from all the solo carry. Now Nvi has his back. The stats still say s1mple as insane as ever. s1mple 2018=s1mple 2021>>>others, and thats why he's the GOAT.

2021-12-20 03:44

s1mple has the best team he ever had. NaVi has the best s1mple csgo ever had.

HE did it my man GG finally got his major, tournaments in row.. and mvps. what a year Finally... have been waiting this kind of year for 5years

2021-12-19 23:45

The best!

GOAT

CS God himself <3

8 MVP IN 2021.... HE INSANE!

Deserved

Again EU year, nice to see it 😁👍

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*cis

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UA = EU anyway, idk why in this stupid system there's something like cis and why would UA be there.

2021-12-19 22:54

Yea it damn sucks, especially considering UA has never been part of this CIS thing, and never going to be.

2021-12-19 23:15

Three of the five team members are Russian. The team is Ukrainian, but the composition of the CIS. You can treat the same Electronic, Perfecto and Boombl4 with more respect. They are from the CIS. Simp genius is a fact, but now such a success because all the cogs in the mechanism are in the right place. And 3 guys from the CIS also contributed a huge fact to the team's success today

2021-12-20 18:34

2021-12-19 23:40

Coz cis is about half of Europe's population.

2021-12-20 07:43

You mean Eastern Europe?

2021-12-20 14:34

0/8, clearly delusional

2021-12-19 22:55

EZ for the GOAT kkkkkkkk

GREATEST OF ALL TIME

s1mple is GOD of CSGO toxic, but real top1 2018 2019 2020 2021 top2 in 2021 Niko top3/4 Zywho/Sh1ro

hltv.org/news/28877/top-20-players-of-20.. hltv.org/news/31024/top-20-players-of-20.. ?

2021-12-19 22:51

It's was gifted. But s1mple made adjustments and was more motivated so it's a win for him

gold nova 2 REAL top1 R E A L E A L

So every pro and analyst is gold nova?

2021-12-20 03:16

what Niko won in 2021? nothing. and even by stats he's not there, see hltv.org/stats/players?startDate=2021-01.. so top 2 is Zywoo top 3 Niko top 4/5 - elec & b1t .. all others

Your top 2 is correct rest not

2021-12-20 03:17

GOAT.

2021-12-19 22:49

So happy perfecto had much more impact on map 2 and especially 3

2021-12-19 23:03

Happy for Godfecto as well. Just an unbelievably unlucky first map. Will you create an alt "S1MPLE_TOP1_2022" btw? Cuz this one is slowly getting irrelevant 😁

2021-12-19 23:23

Everything is possible :D We'll see)

2021-12-19 23:25

And navi also break astralis's record with the most cashprize won in a single year

because of the major prize pool, not because of the amount of tournaments won tho.

That's exactly what he said. "Cashprize"

2021-12-19 23:16

2021-12-20 07:52

The greatest to ever touch the game objectively...and the 2nd best isn't even close to being close to him

While attending less events: 13 to 17 Meant to comment on #25

Cis with 80% of mvps

ggwp

2021-12-19 22:50

In this case, I'll make an exception :D s1mple is the GOAT! Best player of all time anyway, and now he's equalled device's total MVPs record as well as broken the record for most MVPs in 1 year. Hopefully, he can conquer 2022 as well, and cement himself as the undisputed Greatest player to have ever touched CSGO.

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He already has. There's no argument. After now winning a Major without dropping a map - he is the single best player to ever touch CSGO.

Most MVPs? Done Most Top1/Top2? Done Best stats? Done Highest individual performance in CSGO history? Done 2nd highest individual performance? Also done xD Most Esports awards? Done Won every big trophy in CS? Done Tons of world records and memorable plays? Done But he doesn't have the most Major MVPs (both device and Coldzera have 2 each). Once he beats that, s1mple has no competition anymore, individually speaking.

Majors are a difficult part as nowadays we have only 1 per year it seems. If there were 3 this year like previously I have no doubts Navi would've taken at least 2

sad navi always had unluko timing with majors.

2021-12-20 02:00

The plan of Valve is to have 2 majors a year every year. Its just covid has been halting the normal schedule.

2021-12-20 23:16

Without dropping a map? I watched another match yesterday?

2021-12-20 07:56

Yesterday wasn't a major. The Stockholm major was won without dropping a map, for the first time in CSGO history.

2021-12-20 10:32

Ahhhh ok you're absolutely right

You ve watched another tournament

2021-12-20 10:50

GOD

GOAT S1

He deserves every single one of them. GOAT

2021-12-19 22:56

Ez for GOAT

2021-12-19 22:57

EZ 4 GOD S1MPLE

"named the BitSkins.com Most Valuable Player of the BLAST Premier World Final". You sell your pants but leave underwear atleast, lol

2021-12-19 22:58

Yep this is so trash xD

2021-12-20 07:59

GOAT1MPLE

not s0mple anymore , wp

S1mple 2021 was yours. 2022 is yours to!!

i know my goat

time to go to valorant now

2021-12-19 23:00

CIS counter-strike too good?

Congratz! twitter.com/Thorin/status/14726775323738..

No chance for MVPs if device stays in nip

by the time the careers of zywoo, s1mple and niko are over, dev1ce will certainly not have the most mvps, and its possible he wont even be in the top 3 lol

2021-12-19 23:10

"by the time the careers of zywoo, s1mple and niko are over, dev1ce will certainly not have the most mvps" Well u aren't genius cuz he's already tied with s1mple and considering their form + team - s1mple will overtake him in next max 2-3 tournaments. But CS will be completely dead by the time niko gets even close to him with amount of MVPs XD

2021-12-19 23:33

CS has been doing fine for 20 years, what's another 5 years?

2021-12-20 03:20

Cs is doing better than ever. Even Valve has confirmed its plans for several years forward.

2021-12-20 23:19

Ok I guess u didn't get the point

2021-12-20 23:24

I got it now. Sad for Niko though.

2021-12-20 23:25

who gives a rats ass what Thorin's yellow teeth brainless chapass thinks

2021-12-20 02:35

certified GOAT

EZ4S1MPLE

2021-12-19 23:02

Now i can finally sleep well at night knowing a prestigious record like most mvps in a year is not held by a snake astralis abuser. Congratz GOAT!

G O A T status. You may love him, you may hate him, you may not give a single f*ck about him... But you cannot deny his consistency and form is just out of this world. Man's pulling insane numbers year after year. We're living and seeing a brilliance we might not see ever again. So be thankful for players like him, that inspires others to improve and try their best, which collectively elevates the whole CS scene.

2021-12-20 01:20

Damn breh deep words

2021-12-20 08:00

This is what happens when you're bored on a sunday night, lmao.

2021-12-20 11:20

where is Niko mvp

the GOAT !!

2021-12-19 23:06

goat

2021-12-19 23:07

2021-12-19 23:08

Zywoo fanbois still think that Zywoo is GOAT. This is how goat looks like. I dont like s1mple but those are the facts, this guy is best player that ever played this game.

I don’t like you But you’re sporing facts

2021-12-20 01:15

Its ok, I like You tho.

2021-12-20 08:06

2021-12-20 17:38

Our boy!

2021-12-19 23:14

Congratulations, s1mple! :) All respect and adulation is rightfully deserved - What a year you've had! :D

TOP 1

S1mple GOAT Player.

Congrats, s1mple!! Can't wait to see what u bring to the scene next year!! More trophies to come!

2021-12-19 23:18

Navi doping 2018/2019 Adderal Navi doping 2021 major blast IEM

using B1T 100% WINRATE on LAN is not allowed

2021-12-20 02:03

beast

ez for goatest of all time

2021-12-19 23:24

2021-12-19 23:32

ez for zywoo and device 1 mvp

2021-12-19 23:34

best player ever

2021-12-19 23:36

2021-12-19 23:38

goat of all time :)

Bow down to the KING! Greatest player to ever touch this game!!

GOAT. Undeniably. 🐐

2021-12-19 23:54

2021-12-20 00:01

Imagine another team in which players like electronic win 7 events in a year without getting a single mvp

2021-12-20 00:05

2021-12-20 23:21

Congrats! Your always were the most skilled player in csgo, but now your truly the greatest player imo. You cemented yourself with the likes of f0rest,neo,gtr from the transition era of 1.6 and will likely top them all.

2021-12-20 00:22

GOAT s0mple, zywoo not even close

2021-12-20 00:35

GOAT HOW IS HE SO MUCH BETTER LIKE SO SO MUCH BETTER EVERY SINGLE FKN TIME HOW HOW HOW HAVE MY BABIES CYKA CYKA YA YA GOAT

The goat. Haters will hate

2021-12-20 01:05

2021-12-20 03:30

imagine thinking navi were done when they lost to liquid

2021-12-20 01:06

imagine thinking it was not life-game for Liquid while navi played absolute bad and still 3 maps

2021-12-20 02:05

navi always losing their first games don't forget this one it is old tradition

2021-12-20 03:22

2021-12-20 01:14

13 tournaments 8 mvps

2021-12-20 01:23

If no online. It would be like 11

2021-12-20 10:26

NAVI ERA GODS!!! S1mple #1 GOATTTTTTTTTTT

2021-12-20 01:52

Expected and deserved

2021-12-20 02:07

ez bois

2021-12-20 02:08

Zywhoo?

2021-12-20 02:26

goddamn, mans 2 gud for the game

2021-12-20 02:27

2021-12-20 03:21

this year is CIS-cs year

2021-12-20 03:41

2021-12-20 03:43

Yep the GOAT

Thank you youtube.com/watch?v=j8jwEz_w9NQ

2021-12-20 04:07

gotta love the guy

2021-12-20 04:09

sick

2021-12-20 05:07

Ezzz for the Goat

2021-12-20 05:19

Goat

2021-12-20 06:17

wanna see those "this is end of navi era" and "simple s0mple" faces after this low-bracket championship run. where are you, haters? gg NAVI. Still dominating.

2021-12-20 06:20

If they were not drunk before IEM fall final, it's possible for s1mple to get 9 mvps...

2021-12-20 06:32

number ONE

2021-12-20 06:40

god of goat

2021-12-20 07:16

Brazil 0 NA 1 EU 3 CIS 8 s1mple 8

2021-12-20 07:49

S1mple is CIS too

2021-12-20 08:29

The point is that s1mple on his own got more or the same number of MVPs as the whole regions

2021-12-20 11:02

the year started by S1mple and ended by S1mple

2021-12-20 08:28

well deserved

2021-12-20 10:01

starting and ending the year with blast world final wins just wow, what a storied year this is for navi. Highest individual performance in a year both in terms of rating and mvps + a super dominant team performance in which probably only 2018 astralis is better should make this the best year to date of any player in csgo history by a big margin. Only zywoo has a chance to match this or even have a better year in the future.

2021-12-20 10:40

2021-12-20 11:00

G1AT

2021-12-20 13:02

2021-12-20 14:36

zywho?

2021-12-21 04:39

GOATEST GOAT of the GOATS

2021-12-27 15:11