Looking back at how s1mple became the supreme player in 2018: strength set new standards, and judges changed the rules

Everyone knows that s1mple is far better than the TOP 8 player title in 2017. Until the StarSeries i-League Season 4 offline finals in February 2018, he pushed his career to another peak again and became the MVP player of the non-champion team of the event. The reason is not difficult to understand. His data is indeed beyond all players. It’s just that in the rating of the finals, he scored more than 1.5 points. No one dared to question his honor.

In the following games, s1mple repeatedly showed his personal charm and won the MVP in the DreamHack competition in Marseille, France. Over time, there was a saying in the circle that NAVI couldn't do without s1mple. They relied on him to reach the finals. If they stayed there, they would be considered to be wasting their talents. In the summer of 2018, NAVI was in great form and won the CAC championship. This victory was of great significance. Thanks to s1mple and electroNic, these two teammates, NAVI has achieved what it has today. s1mple did not respond to too many criticisms about the team, saying that now he knows how to beat Astralis, and his confidence will increase greatly in the future, and he is ready to create an era that belongs to us.

In the rest of 2018, NAVI chased Astralis and made it to the Epicenter event, but lost to FaZe in the final because the opponent knew that as long as they lured s1mple away, they would have an advantage. From then on, the event began to stage the drama of s1mple vs. device. These two were the favorites to be TOP 1 players, but in terms of personal performance, they still lost to his 13 championships and one Grand Slam.

After professional analysis by the jury, it was concluded that s1mple went beyond standard limitations, often making up for the team's disadvantages and becoming a presence that cannot be ignored. His strongest point is that his strength is so strong that the jury is forcing them to change the rules so that they can more accurately judge the influence of individual players in the future.