In May 2026, Alexander s1mple Kostylev from BC.game will face two legendary opponents in role and status. We are talking about snipers ZywOo and m0NESY, with whom s1mple will compete over two weeks - already in May 2026.
The matches will take place at completely different tournaments. Thus, against Mathieu ZywOo Herbaut from Vitality, the legendary sniper and former NaVi player will play on May 11, 2026, as part of the upper bracket of group A at IEM Atlanta 2026. The tournament starts on May 11 and ends on May 17, 2026.
As for the Russian sniper Ilya m0NESY Osipov, s1mple will meet him on May 20, 2026. The duel will also be the opening match and will take place as part of the Shanghai CS Asia Championships 2026, which will be held from May 20 to May 24, 2026.
The prize pools of both mentioned tournaments are one million dollars each. If we believe HLTV, ZywOo is currently ahead of s1mple in almost all statistical indicators. Kostylev is only not trailing the Frenchman in KPR and AWP KPR (average number of kills and average number of kills with AWP per round).
The last time the titled snipers faced off was on February 1, 2026, at IEM Krakow 2026. Back then, the "bees" easily defeated Kostylev and his team without losing a single map. By the way, s1mple helped his team take 13 rounds over two maps and became the best player of the team with a rating of 1.07.
At the same time, s1mple is currently ahead of the younger opponent, m0NESY. The Russian does not lag behind Kostylev only in KAST, Surviving, AWP KPR, and Flash Assists. Both snipers have the same number of indicators in which they are behind, while s1mple has played 1886 maps overall, and m0NESY only 877.
Let us remind you, the battle between s1mple and ZywOo is scheduled for May 11, 2026, with the match starting at 23:00 MSK. As for m0NESY, s1mple will face him on May 20, 2026, at 07:00 MSK.