Alexander "s1mple" Kostylev is leaving NAVI after 9 years with the team. He departs from the club with which he won a major, dozens of trophies, and became a symbol of the global CS scene. After leaving NAVI, s1mple is moving to BC.Game, where he will take on the role of sniper.

NAVI announced that after the conclusion of the last major, they received official transfer requests for s1mple. All offers were presented to the player for consideration, and today both parties have decided to part ways.

S1mple joined Natus Vincere on August 4, 2016, and became one of the club's main symbols. During these 9 years, he helped the team win numerous tournaments, including PGL Major Stockholm 2021, Intel Grand Slam Season 3, BLAST Premier, and ESL Pro League.

Kostylev's total career prize money amounts to $1,739,947. The majority of this sum was earned with NAVI, with whom he competed from 2016 to 2023, and briefly returned in 2025. S1mple also had loan periods with Team Falcons and FaZe Clan.

Transition to BC.Game

Kostylev's new club is BC.Game, which completed a full transfer from NAVI. He will replace Tim "nawwk" Jonasson, who was benched in June. This is an unexpected turn, considering his successful loan to FaZe at the Austin Major, where the team reached the quarterfinals.

BC.Game is currently ranked 67th in the VRS rankings and is far from receiving invites to tier-1 tournaments and majors. The organization might be considering a complete roster overhaul, but they definitely need to keep three players to retain their VRS points.

Looking at the stats, s1mple is several times stronger than nawwk, and even without looking at the stats, it's evident. For s1mple, this will be the first experience competing at such a level.

Current BC.Game Roster:

• Alexander "s1mple" Kostylev
• Nemanja "nexa" Isaković
• Luka "pr1metapz" Voigt
• Aleksandar "CacaNito" Kjulukoski

Their next tournament will be the ESL Challenger League Season 50: Europe - Cup #1, which will take place from August 11 to September 1, with a prize pool of $25,000 and a spot in the Challenger League Season 50: Europe, where teams will compete for a place in ESL Pro League Season 23.