s1mple Names the Best Captain of His Career

BC.Game sniper Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev has compiled his own ranking of the best in-game leaders he has played with during his professional Counter-Strike career. He named Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko as the top player on the list - the captain he played with on Natus Vincere.

According to Kostyliev, Zeus had the greatest influence on his development as a player and helped lay the foundation for his future success. Together, NAVI achieved a number of major victories and established themselves among the strongest teams in the world.

Top captains according to s1mple:

• Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko (NAVI)

• Finn “karrigan” Andersen (FaZe Clan)

• Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen (NAVI)

• Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov (NAVI)

• Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer (Team Falcons)

S1mple played alongside Zeus on Natus Vincere from 2017 to 2019. During this period, the team won several major tournaments, including BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen, ESL One Cologne, and StarSeries i-League. This stage became one of the key chapters in the Ukrainian sniper’s career.

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Kostyliev achieved his best career results with Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov. It was with him that NAVI reached the greatest success in the club’s history. In the second half of 2021, the team dominated the professional scene and became champions of PGL Major Stockholm without dropping a single map throughout the tournament.