donk (gamer)
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| donk | |
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| Current team | |
| Team | Team Spirit |
| Role | Rifler |
| Games | Counter-Strike 2 |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Данил Крышковец (Danil Kryshkovets) |
| Born | January 25, 2007 Tomsk, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Team history | |
| 2021–2023 | Spirit Academy[a] |
| 2023–present | Team Spirit |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Danil Kryshkovets[b], better known as donk, is a Russian professional Counter-Strike 2 player for Team Spirit.
He is widely recognized for his aggressive playstyle and is considered one of the top young talents in the Counter-Strike scene. In his first season of senior play, Danil was awarded the 2024 Player of the Year Award by HLTV,[1] the youngest such player to win that honor. He also is the youngest player to be named an HLTV MVP at a "Big Event,"[2] youngest HLTV MVP at a Major,[3] and the 2nd youngest player overall to receive an HLTV MVP award.[4] Winning the 2024 Rookie of the Year Award, Danil is considered to have had one of the greatest first seasons of all time.[5]
As part of Team Spirit, donk won the 2024 Shanghai Counter-Strike Major tournament. This made him the youngest player in history to win titles for both the Major and the Major MVP.[6] He also won the IEM Katowice 2024 tournament with the team.[7]
Individual awards and accolades
[edit]- BetBoom Dacha 2023[4]
- IEM Katowice 2024[2]
- BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024[8]
- BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024[9]
- BetBoom Dacha Belgrade Season 2[10]
- Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024[3]
- BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 1 Finals[11]
Tournament achievements
[edit]| Placement | Tournament | Location | Date |
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BetBoom Dacha 2023 | Dubai, UAE | Dec 5th - Dec 10th 2023 |
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IEM Katowice 2024 | Katowice, Poland | Feb 3rd - Feb 11th 2024 |
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BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 | Belgrade, Serbia | May 14th - May 19th 2024 |
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IEM Dallas 2024 | Dallas, TX, US | May 27th - Jun 2nd 2024 |
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BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024 | London, United Kingdom | Jun 12th - Jun 16th 2024 |
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BetBoom Dacha Belgrade Season 2 | Belgrade, Serbia | Aug 28th - Sep 1st 2024 |
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BLAST Premier World Final 2024 | Sentosa, Singapore | Oct 30th - Nov 3rd 2024 |
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Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 | Shanghai, China | Dec 5th - Dec 15th 2024 |
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BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 1 Finals | Copenhagen, Denmark | Jan 23rd - Jan 26th 2025 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Top 20 players of 2024: donk (1)". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ a b "donk equals Big Event record rating to earn IEM Katowice MVP". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ a b "donk becomes youngest and highest-rated Major MVP in Shanghai". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ a b "donk named BetBoom Dacha MVP". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ "donk wins Rookie of the Year award". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ 杨怡. "Donk steals the show at CS Major in Shanghai". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ Jones, Ali (2024-02-13). "17-year-old Counter-Strike prodigy carries his team to tournament victory in a performance dubbed one of the greatest in the history of the game". gamesradar. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ "donk named MVP of BetBoom Dacha Belgrade". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ "donk awarded BLAST Premier Spring Final MVP". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ "donk wins his fourth MVP of 2024 at BB Dacha Belgrade S2". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ "donk named BLAST Bounty S1 Finals MVP". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2025-01-26.