s1mple crowned CSGO\u2019s Player of the Decade BLASTs1mple has been crowned the CSGO Player of the Decade. His individual performance across the last 10 years has made him a standout player in every way and earned him the prestigious title. s1mple is one of the most tenured and decorated players in CSGO history. While he may not have the most robust trophy cabinet, only winning his first major with NaVi in 2021, his individual level of skill and numerous MVP awards make him one of the all-time greats. NaVi and s1mple are synonymous at this point. He\u2019s been with the organization since 2016 and has been the franchise player for them through his greatest years as a competitor. This won\u2019t change any time soon considering he\u2019s re-signed with the organization through 2025. In what was a bittersweet announcement for the CSGO superstar, he was crowned Player of the Decade just after being eliminated from IEM Rio. s1mple gets Player of the Decade after crushing IEM defeat s1mple is the AWPer. Sure, he\u2019s great with a rifle, but s1mple has clutched many a round with his trusty sniper. His consistency as an individual player and tenacity to take his first major after several years of competition earned him Player of the Decade. In a broadcast interview, s1mple said that \u201cThe game changed my life. I just want to play, play, play.\u201d Even after a decade worth of competition, he still has the drive to improve and remain one of CSGO\u2019s greatest competitors. However, the situation surrounding his achievement has been somewhat controversial. FURIA got the crowd buff in their home country and knocked NaVi out of IEM Rio contention in an incredible upset match. s1mple didn\u2019t take criticism for his performance sitting down. While the award may be bittersweet after NaVi\u2019s loss to FURIA, this tweet encapsulates what allowed s1mple to earn Player of the Decade: His drive to keep fighting and competing no matter what.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
s1mple crowned CSGO\u2019s Player of the Decade BLASTs1mple has been crowned the CSGO Player of the Decade. His individual performance across the last 10 years has made him a standout player in every way and earned him the prestigious title. s1mple is one of the most tenured and decorated players in CSGO history. While he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38872\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}