Woro2k delivers on promise to “destroy” s1mple as Monte trounce NAVI at BLAST Paris Major

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Woro2k obtained his revenge in opposition to s1mple after Monte shocked NAVI on the BLAST Paris Main, placing the Ukrainian giants on the point of elimination.

The final time Volodymyr ‘Woro2k’ Veletniuk and Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyliev shared the server in an official CS:GO match, he promised that, one day, he would “destroy” his idol.

The pair had simply performed collectively within the grand ultimate of Kinguin Legends 2022, a showmatch match with over $50,000 on the road. After a 2-1 loss, they exchanged just a few heated phrases on Twitter, with s1mple calling Woro2k “silly” and urging him to “begin making progress”.

Nearly a yr later, their paths crossed once more, and Woro2k made good on his promise as Monte breezed previous NAVI within the Legends Stage of the BLAST Paris Major.

The consequence places NAVI on the point of elimination on the Main and with a possible match in opposition to FaZe or G2 Esports on the horizon.

On the similar time, it confirms Monte’s status as one of the feel-good stories of the Major. The younger workforce had no prior tier-one LAN occasions and was perceived as having solely an outdoor likelihood of getting out of the Challengers Stage. Abruptly, they’ve secured a top-eight end on the Main, even with out the steering of their coach, Sergey ‘lmbt’ Bezhanov, who couldn’t go away Ukraine as a result of nation’s restrictions amid the struggle in opposition to Russia.

But it surely wasn’t simply Woro2k who had a bone to choose with NAVI. Kicked by the workforce on the finish of final yr, Viktor ‘sdy’ Orudzhev put in a series-high 1.47 HLTV score in opposition to his former teammates, all whereas main Monte within the server.

Monte are the third workforce by to the Champions Stage, becoming a member of Heroic and Vitality within the single-elimination bracket. The workforce has made enormous strides since selecting up sdy in January and is at present ranked twenty second on this planet.