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Donk (gamer)
Russian esports player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Danil Kryshkovets,[b] better known by his nickname donk, is a Russian professional Counter-Strike 2 player for Team Spirit who is widely recognized for his aggressive playstyle.[1][failed verification] He was named the HLTV player of the year in 2024.[2]
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Early life
Born on January 25, 2007, in Tomsk, Danil started playing Counter-Strike at the age of four when his brother introduced him to the game. Two years later, they switched to a new version, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. He devoted a lot of time to developing his skills, and at the age of 14 he was able to get into the European FPL-C.[3]
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In 2021, when he was 14, he was noticed by OverDrive, who recommended him to the Team Spirit academy. He played for Team Spirit's youth roster for two years.[3]
In 2023, Danil moved to the main Team Spirit roster.[4] In the first tournament he played for them, CCT North Europe Series #6, they took first place.[5] At their first LAN tournament, Dunav Party 2023, Spirit also took first place.[6]
He received his first MVP title from HLTV for winning the BetBoom Dacha tournament, finishing it with a rating of 1.31, making him the second youngest player in history to receive an HLTV MVP award.[7] After Spirit won the IEM Katowice 2024 tournament, Danil was named the MVP and became the youngest player to be named an HLTV MVP at a "Big Event".[8][9]
At his first Major, PGL Copenhagen 2024, Team Spirit advanced to the playoffs. In the first match of the playoffs, they lost the game to FaZe Clan.[10] Despite this, Danil finished the tournament with a rating of 1.35.
After the Major, at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024, donk was awarded the MVP despite his team only taking second place.[11] Spirit took first place in the final tournament of the season, the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024, with Danil being the MVP of the championship.[12] This tournament gave Spirit the first place in both Valve and HLTV team ratings.[13]
Team Spirit won the Perfect World Shanghai Major, with Danil being awarded the MVP, making him the youngest HLTV MVP at a Major.[14][15][16]
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Awards and accolades
- BetBoom Dacha 2023[7]
- IEM Katowice 2024[8]
- BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024[17]
- BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024[18]
- BetBoom Dacha Belgrade Season 2[19]
- Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024[14]
- BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 1 Finals[20]
- PGL Astana 2025[21]
- IEM Cologne 2025[22]
- BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 2 Finals[23]
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Notes
- Russian: Данил Крышковец
References
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