Who is better, Flash or s1mple?
Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev leads with a GOAT score of 91.9 against 91.3 for Lee "Flash" Young-ho — a gap of 0.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Flash vs s1mple
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev above Lee "Flash" Young-ho: 91.9 vs 91.3. Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev leads on Longevity, Statistics, Peak. Lee "Flash" Young-ho leads on Honours, Dominance.
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s1mpleWinner
91.9s1mple wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Flash
91.3Flash wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇦 Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
91.9
s1mple leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
2. Lee "Flash" Young-ho
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇰🇷 Lee "Flash" Young-ho12 trophies
7 seasons by age 21 · 1.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇺🇦 Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev4 trophies
4 seasons by age 21 · 1 per season
s1mple is -66.7% behind Flash's pace at age 21
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | FlashRetired · KT / Afreeca era | s1mpleActive · Falcons (stand-in) |
|---|---|---|
| Individual league titles | 7 | — |
| Career win rate | 73.6% | — |
| Premier finals | 12 | — |
| Team league titles | 6 | — |
| Pro seasons | 10 | — |
| Career prize money (M$) | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Major titles | — | 1 |
| HLTV Player of the Year | — | 2 |
| HLTV top-20 appearances | — | 8 |
| Career rating 2.0 | — | 1.24 |
| Big event MVPs | — | 21 |
| Dominance w25% | 97 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 98 | 99 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 97 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
s1mple91.9
Flash91.3
FAQ
Where does Flash beat s1mple?
Flash scores higher on dominance, honours. s1mple leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Flash vs s1mple score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Flash: 91.3, s1mple: 91.9.
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