s1mple claims IEM Katowice MVP medal

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Natus Vincere star Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev is the recipient of the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award of IEM Katowice.

The Ukrainian prodigy capped off a memorable individual tournament with a 1.50 rating in Na`Vi's 3-0 demolition job of G2 in the final, topping the scoreboard on Dust2, the closest of the three maps, where he posted a 1.35 rating.

s1mple leaves Katowice with the highest tournament rating overall (1.33), with his closest suitor being Vitality's Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut, who posted a 1.24 rating. He had only one below-average rating, in the 8-16 defeat to FaZe on Nuke (0.57), and brought his best to the playoffs, in which he averaged a sensational 1.50 rating.

s1mple scoops his tenth MVP medal

He was featured in the stats leaderboards in 13 categories besides rating, seven of which at the summit, most notably KDD (+119), Damage Difference per Round (+21.4), Kills per Round (0.83) and Success in Opening Duels (73.8%)

He increases his medal count to ten, becoming joint second on the list of players with the most MVP honors, together with Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund and Kenny "⁠kennyS⁠" Schrub. Astralis' Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz still holds the record, with 15 medals to his name.