S1mple Leaves Natus Vincere and Joins BC.Game Esports
6030Natus Vincere has officially announced the departure of Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev. According to Na`Vi’s website, the organization received several transfer offers and passed them on to s1mple for review. They also released a farewell highlight video on their YouTube channel, celebrating his legendary plays.
Naturally, the big question is — what’s next for s1mple? Which team will the GOAT represent going forward? The answer came quickly.
BC.Game Esports took to Twitter to announce that s1mple is joining their roster.
The full roster isn’t finalized yet, but here’s what it looks like so far:
There’s no doubt this is a major pickup for the team. The lineup looks promising, but the real question is — can they build synergy in time?
FaZe Clan is stacked with players who could all make the CS Hall of Fame. nexa is undoubtedly an experienced IGL, but will he have what it takes to utilize s1mple’s full potential effectively? Only time will tell.
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