S1mple told when he wants to return to the pro scene
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Alexander ‘s1mple’ Kostylev: Returning to the pro scene and working on a project in CS 2
Alexander “s1mple” Kostylev, reserve player of the NAVI team, shared the approximate timing of his return to the professional Counter-Strike scene. He expressed a great desire to play at the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 tournament, however, most likely, he will not have time to take part in it. Instead, his main goal is to take part in the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024, which will be held in China.
“Bro, can you imagine, the major is in Shanghai… This is my goal, to play in this tournament. I especially want to go on stage in front of the Chinese fans. I am already actively preparing for this tournament. Shanghai is just a great place, one of the best , where I happened to visit,” shared s1mple.”
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: Expectations and announced prize pool
On October 26, Alexander Kostylev decided to take a break from the competitive scene for an indefinite period of time. On the same day, he announced that he was working on his own project related to CS 2. He intends to help gamers better understand this shooter and improve their skills.
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 is scheduled for the period from December 1 to 15. The prize fund of the tournament will be $1.25 million. As always, 24 teams from all over the world will take part in it.
Top CS2 Players by Total Prize Money
| Player | Current Team | Total Wins | Peak Viewers | Total Matches | Total Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dupreeh
Peter Rothmann Rasmussen • 30 years old |
 Heroic |
$2 190 664 | 21 May | 578 | 117 |
| Xyp9x
Andreas Højsleth • 28 years old |
Free Agent | $2,002,954 | 29 Jan 2017 | 626 | 133 |
| dev1ce
Nicolai Hvilshøj Reedtz • 28 years old |
 Astralis |
$1,994,654 | 29 Jan 2017 | 541 | 114 |
| Magisk
Emil Hoffmann Reif • 25 years old |
 Falcons |
$1,881,923 | 21 May | 575 | 121 |
| Gla1ve
Lukas Egholm Rossander • 28 years old |
 ENCE |
$1,879,967 | 29 Jan 2017 | 585 | 122 |
| Karrigan
Finn Andersen • 33 years old |
 FaZe |
$1,872,602 | 22 May 2022 | 608 | 132 |
 S1mple
Oleksandr Olehovych Kostyliev • 26 years old |
Free Agent | $1,751,688 | 07 Nov 2021 | 531 | 112 |
 Twistzz
Russel David Kevin Van Dulken • 24 years old |
 Liquid |
$1,693,793 | 22 May 2022 | 570 | 128 |
 rain
Håvard Liset Nygaard • 29 years old |
FaZe |
$1,633,216 | 22 May 2022 | 620 | 135 |
 electroNic
Denis Railevich Sharipov • 25 years old |
 C9 |
$1,615,392 | 07 Nov 2021 | 521 | 109 |
