The HLTV portal called Alexander “s1mple” Kostyleva as the best player of 2021, noting that he remains unrivaled in all aspects of the game. At every event in which NAVI participated, he became the best member of the team and was named MVP eight times. His statistics are truly remarkable: he ranks first among all professional players not only in rating (1.35), but also in KPR (0.88) and ADR (88.2). At the same time, his results are characterized not only by a high level, but also by consistency: at every tournament in 2021, he received a rating of 1.21 or higher for the entire event and at least 1.00 on 89% of maps.
It is noteworthy that at the biggest tournaments of the year, where players have to perform under high pressure, s1mple's results, unlike many other professional athletes, only improved: if we take into account only the most important competitions of the year, such as IEM Cologne and PGL Major Stockholm, his rating is 1.43.
S1mple emphasizes that high results – The credit goes not only to him personally, but also to the entire team. Commenting on his achievements over the past twelve months, he noted that 2021 was his best. He worked on improving many aspects of the game, but the most important thing for him was consistency and perseverance, and this directly depends on the contribution of all participants and the overall plan of action as a team.
S1mple receives the title of best player of the year – the last time he achieved this was in 2018, but in 2021 he managed to surpass his own indicators.
