S1mple played the greatest game in his career on Inferno with a 2.85 rating

Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev once again showed why he is one of all-time Counter-Strike legends. BC.Game in-game leader served up an all-time-career game against Nexus in ESL Challenger League Season 50 Cup 3, winning the map on an all-time career-high rating of 2.85 — an all-time career best.

Here, BC.Game dominated by 2:0, and the driving force behind it was s1mple. On Inferno, he had 22–8 K/D, 127 average damage per round (ADR), gave away more than 20% of rounds, and had multi-kills in eight rounds, killing two or more opponents each.

This performance established a new all-time best record for him — 2.77 rating, which he had achieved in 2020 when he played for Natus Vincere against MAD Lions when Kostyliev had made 37 kills. The record is an evidence that even after changing sides and retiring from contests, s1mple is able to play at the world class level.

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The victory over Nexus assisted BC.Game in keeping their winning spree going in ESL Challenger S50. The team faces the loser of the Partizan vs Johnny Speeds game in the next round. Even though the game will not affect their qualification — BC.Game is already scheduled for the tournament's final stage — the team continues to compete for additional prize money and prestige.