s-chilla: Passion UA could have signed s1mple
According to former Passion UA player Vsevolod "s-chilla" Shchurov, the Ukrainian organization had the opportunity to sign Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev. Ultimately, the team opted to recruit Volodymyr "Woro2k" Veletniuk instead.
During a recent stream, s-chilla suggested that discussions with s1mple likely took place around March or April 2025. This timeline would place the negotiations just before s1mple stood in for FaZe at the BLAST.tv Major Austin.
The funding for such a move was potentially linked to professional footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko, who served as the long-time face of Passion UA before distancing himself during the organization's financial instability. Additionally, s-chilla noted that s1mple has a keen eye for talent, mentioning his attempts to help BC.Game sign Nikita "jackasmo" Skyba from fnatic.