S1mple will face SAW in his debut LAN match after break
2024-10-15 10:03:00ESL Challenger Katowice 2024 organizers announced the opening matchups of the CS2 tournament. One of them will be a debut LAN game for superstar Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev with Team Falcons after almost a year-long break. He will face SAW in a bo1 series on October 25 at 13:00 CEST.
Before that, s1mple will participate in Thunderpick World Championship 2024, which will start on October 21. The organizers have yet to reveal the first matchups. This tournament will be held online, but the LAN playoffs take place after the event in Katowice.
Team Falcons rented s1mple from NAVI until the end of 2024. S1mple already practiced with them in February during first loan, but played only a single series. In November, the AWPer will participate in the qualifiers for the Perfect World Shanghai Major. Even if he makes it to the event, he won't receive the stickers, just like Casper "cadiaN" Möller and Timofey "interz" Yakushin, who are listed as substitutes on their rosters.
ESL Challenger Katowice 2024 will be held from October 25 to 27 on LAN in Poland. Eight teams will share $100,000. The winner will get an invite to ESL Pro League Season 21.