Ukraine-native Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional player Aleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev supported its country's defensive needs amid the Russian invasion after donating over 33 thousand dollars on March 1.
Apparently, in an article published by One Esports, Natus Vincere player Kostyliev gave all his winnings in their recently concluded bid at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice tournament, where they placed 3rd-4th.
On top of this, prior to the much-needed aid he had handed, using the stage he had in the said IEMK tilt in Poland, Kotyliev stood and asked a plea for peace and unity that saw the audiences' round of applauses despite a short run they had run in the tournament.
His team NAVI already expressed in support of its country and condemnation of the aggression of Russia over its issue against Ukraine.
Being his team's AWPer, or the user of AWP - a sniper rifle - in his team, s1mple garnered a total of 19 Half-Time Television Most Valuable Player Awards, which happened to be the most a CS: GO pro player had garnered tying with Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz, eight of which were clinched in 2021.
Moreover, readily adding more to his pocketed achievements, Kostyliev is the fourth player to appear in Major Finals - the first was when he was playing the Team Liquid at ESL One: Cologne 2016, and the second was with his current team, NAVI, at FACEIT Major: London 2018; he also had the grasp of the most clutches won at an event, having a whopping 19 times, he orchestrated at StarLadder & i-League StarSeries Season 4 and the record for most aces, having four in his slate, he displayed in front of the IEM Cologne 2021 audience.
Also, his hands have held with a Major and an Intel Grand Slam trophy; He had been one of the choices for the best player from 2018 up to 2021 and claimed the title in the first and most recent nomination; with that being considered, it was not new that Kostyliev is one of the greatest players of all time in the context of CS: GO.
NAVI, likewise, had snatched away several titles in the field, some of which were BLAST Premier: World and Fall Finals 2021, PGL Major Stockholm 2021, ESL Pro League Season 14, Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Cologne, BLAST Premier Final 2020, Intel Extreme Masters XIV - World Championship, StarSeries & i-League CS: GO Season 7, ESL One: Cologne 2018, and StarSeries & i-League CS: GO Season 5, in a consolidated report by Liquipedia about Counter-Strike.
With a heavily decorated player arose the product of sheer dedication - NAVI's consistent championship.
More so from the article published by One Esports, with NAVI's initiation of support, other esports organizations handed their sympathy over the now being-battered nation, some of which are Ninjas in Pajamas, Astralis, and 100 Thieves; as an act of care, they all turned their profile pictures in their respective social media platforms like the one reflecting the colors of the Ukrainian flag - blue and yellow.
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Written by: Jhon Paul Salazar