With only a few days left until the start of IEM Dallas 2025, Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev has shared his thoughts on the training process. The player will be competing for FaZe Clan at the tournament in Dallas and at the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 as a stand-in.

In his Telegram channel, s1mple shared his emotions about the training process and his goals for the tournaments:

9 days of consecutive training went great, I really want to show my true form, we might start playing without rain, but the main goal is the major (BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025)

 

s1mple's Statistics

Since signing, s1mple has played 15 matches on FACEIT, in lobbies with an average ELO of around 3500. His win rate over 15 maps was about 53% (8 wins and 7 losses), showcasing impressive individual stats:

• Best performance — 36 kills with 12 deaths
• Worst performance — 5 kills and 15 deaths
• Most played map was Dust 2 — 5 times
• Average KD was about 1.12

Last Performance

The last time s1mple took to the server was with Falcons, also as a stand-in. He participated in the RMR for the Shanghai Major, where the team failed to qualify. After that, he was back on the NAVI bench and took a break. Now, he says he is full of motivation and ready to show his best version.

s1mple's debut with FaZe Clan is set for May 19 at IEM Dallas 2025. The tournament will run from May 19 to 25, 2025. You can follow the news, schedule, and results of the tournament via the link.