NS: “S1mple is a unique person. With such a reserve, such talent, to [lose] everything like that in just one or two years—you have to have some special skills.”

Streamer Yaroslav "NS" Kuznetsov reacted to the news about professional CS2 player Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev's readiness to face content creator Sergey "LenaGol0vach" in a 1v1 mid lane match in Dota 2. Kuznetsov commented on the esports player's statement during a Twitch stream.

"S1mple is a unique person. It's really hard for me to recall anyone in history who, within about two years, went from being the best player, the MVP of every tournament by a mile, with the best stats at every event, to someone promoting himself by challenging Golovach to a 1v1. The guy just threw away his career. I don't know, it's a unique case. With such an incredible potential and talent, to lose it all in literally one or two years — it takes some special skills to do that."

Previously, s1mple hosted a Dota 2 stream during which he expressed his readiness to arrange a 1v1 match against LenaGol0vach. "Let him know right away if he wants to play for money 1v1 — I'll crush him," the esports player declared. As of the time of this publication, Kostyliev is inactive in Natus Vincere's CS2 roster. His last official match was in March 2024.