It's been a long road for Oleksandr "S1mple" Kostyliev and crew, with a tournament draught since early 2019. But after two completely dominant performances against Astralis and G2 Esports, the Ukrainian player was able to hoist the IEM World Championship trophy to a lifeless, yet somehow still electric Spodek Arena.
#NAVINATION at IEM XIII - Katowice 2019 Since the founding of Natus Vincere, our players performed in Europe, the USA, Asia, visited over a hundred cities in tens of countries. Wherever a tournament
Natus Vincere CS:GO star Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev took 1st place in the 2018 HLTV.org rankings, deeming him the best CS:GO player in the world.