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S1mple called Zeus the best captain he’s ever played with.
Legendary CS player Oleksandr ” s1mple ” Kostylev named the top five captains he’s played with during his career. The top five were revealed in a video segment during the IEM Kraków 2026 Stage 1 tournament .
Over his 11-plus-year career, Alexander “s1mple” Kostylev has played with many captains, but he particularly singles out Danilo ” Zeus ” Teslenko as the best. Their most significant achievement was winning silver at the FACEIT Major: London 2018. Along with Zeus, Aleksi ” Aleksib ” Virolainen and Finn ” karrigan ” Andersen also made the top three .
The best captains in CS according to s1mple:
- Danil ” Zeus ” Teslenko
- Finn ” karrigan ” Andersen
- Aleksi ” Aleksib ” Virolainen
- Kirill ” Boombl4 ” Mikhailov
- Marco ” Snappi ” Pfeiffer
It’s worth noting that s1mple is currently playing for BC.Game at IEM Kraków 2026, and at the time of publication, they are playing in a knockout/advancement match against Ninjas in Pyjamas.