Thorin criticized BC.Game over s1mple’s salary

Duncan “Thorin” Shields criticized BC.Game for the extremely high salary of Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, noting that the organization is spending millions on its CS2 roster.

The analyst wrote about this on his X (Twitter) page.

“They pay s1mple a lot. He has an insane salary, and at the same time BCG are ready to spend millions on buyouts. They’re like Team Falcons, just on a lower level”

Thorin did not disclose the exact salary of the legendary player, but emphasized that the figures involved are simply insane. He also compared BC.Game to Team Falcons due to their multi-million spending on player transfers, although he noted that they have not yet reached the same scale.

It is worth noting that the exact salary has not been officially confirmed, and the player himself has not revealed his earnings. However, insiders claimed in September 2025 that his salary is around $130,000, and that the transfer allegedly cost BC.Game about half a million dollars. If this information is true, it would make s1mple one of the highest-paid players in the history of CS2.

Earlier, Astralis officially signed two players, unveiling their new roster.