"Feels great to be stand in": s1mple jokes about being a CS2 Major Champion, congratulates NAVI on winning PGL Copenhagen

Popular Counter-Strike professional player Oleksandr "s1mple" was very excited after his former team, NAVI, won their very first CS2 Major (Copenhagen). In his post on X congratulating the squad, he shared a meme featuring former Argentina football player Sergio Aguero, who had celebrated his country winning the FIFA World Cup in 2022.

Taking a page out of Aguero's book, s1mple claimed that he had also become a CS2 Major champion because Natus Vincere, a team that he had played for years, won the PGL Copenhagen, even though he was not on the roster for the competition. It's worth noting that he's still part of the Natus Vincere organization, just not their active roster.

Oleksandr, in his tweet, wrote:

Oleksandr is widely considered one of the greatest esports personalities of all time, having acquired 21 HLTV MVP medals in his career. The Ukrainian Counter-Strike player won the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 and the Intel Grand Slam in the same year, among other achievements.

While he has played for several top teams, such as Team Liquid, his long stint at NAVI since 2016 is the highlight of his career, with his name becoming synonymous with the organization. However, since the fall 2023 season, s1mple was moved to an inactive role and even acted as a stand-in for Team Falcons at the last BLAST Premier.

The 2024 PGL Copenhagen was the first CS2 Major. Naturally, he was at the venue supporting NAVI as they went on to beat FaZe Clan in the grand finals, becoming the champions. Considering his absence, others have had to step in to fill his spot, causing much speculation among esports pundits about the team's strength.

Noting this, the veteran player congratulated the team, claiming that they had proven themselves despite people