As Natus Vincere sniper Aleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev has been reminiscing about the old shotgun melee in his recent matches, some enthusiasts have been wondering who has made the most shotgun kills in 2023 at major tournaments.

The top itself is as follows:

• sdy (Monte) - 41 kills
• s1mple (Natus Vincere) - 23 kills
• bORUP (Astralis) - 15 kills
• jL (Natus Vincere) - 15 kills
• VINI (Imperial) - 11 kills

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So what does that mean then, it wasn't s1mple who started the shotgun meta? Maybe, but the most important thing is that we have already completely analyzed the shotgun meta and you want to know how it works, you should read this material.

As a reminder, Monte and Natus Vincere are currently playing at ESL Pro Season 18 and the two of them have already made it to the championship playoffs. Who knows, we probably will see a shotgun battle between s1mple and sdy!