s1mple: 'I understood from a young age that the AWP isn't always useful in the game

In an exclusive interview with renowned esports journalist Duncan "Thorin" Shields, s1mple discussed in length about his incredible career, sharing insights, interesting anecdotes and stories from his illustrious Counter-Strike career.

s1mple got the interview underway by talking about his ESL wire ban in CS 1.6 clarifying misconceptions about it.

The star-AWPer also spoke about his equation with the weapon stating that it wasn't and still isn't his go-to weapon.

'I understood from a young age that the AWP isn't always useful in the game'
s1mple talks about him preferring the rifle more and how the AWP wasn't his main weapon.

s1mple also shared interesting stories about his time with Team Liquid with Thorin sharing that it was him and HiKo who had considered making the move for the Ukrainian star.

'I was basically studying at university and studying the Chinese language to become a Chinese translator'
s1mple shares an interesting anecdote about his career trajectory before signing for Liquid.

s1mple also spoke about his early days with Flipsid3, moving to Team Liquid and how he his time during that time only consisted of team practice and him streaming. He shared insights about heart-breaks at the MLG Columbus 2016 and ESL One Cologne 2016.

He spoke about his famous Cache-graffiti play, giving insight about what was going through his brain and how he would be practicing jumping no-scopes which helped him with the play.

Video Courtesy: ESL

The NAVI-star also reversed special praise for his former teammate electroNic. s1mple spoke about electroNic's understanding of the game that sets him apart from the rest.

'I saw how he understood the game, how he moved, the angles he chose and I instantly understood that this guy is an S-tier player. There isn't a lot of players like him.'

"His knowledge and his understanding of the game was at the same level as mine. And I saw that immediately after the first day of practice. They way he was moving and taking decisions not to mention his communication both outside and in the game, but his overall understanding of the game is on the level of top players such as ZywOo."
s1mple speaks about what sets electroNic aside from the rest

One of Counter-Strike's greatest 'what-ifs' is the community wondering what would have happened had s1mple moved to SK Gaming in 2018, which would have seen him team up with coldzera, TACO And boltz. s1mple put out his stance about 'backing out last minute' that he had decided not to make the move after discussions with his family.

s1mple also states that flamie had already booked tickets for the SK move even though no one had signed any contracts or agreements.

The Part 1 of Thorin's interview with s1mple can be found here.