# Donk (gamer)

Danil Kryshkovets, 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.

## Early life

Born on January 25th, 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.

## Career

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.
In 2023, Danil moved to the main Team Spirit roster. In the first tournament he played for them, CCT North Europe Series #6, they took first place. At their first LAN tournament, Dunav Party 2023, Spirit also took first place.
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. 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".
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. Despite this, Danil finished the tournament with a rating of 1.35.
After the Major, at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024, donk become the MVP despite his team only taking second place. 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. This tournament gave Spirit the first place in both Valve and HLTV team ratings.
Team Spirit won the Perfect World Shanghai Major, with Danil being the MVP, making him the youngest HLTV MVP at a Major.

## Awards and accolades

Rankings
* HLTV Top 20 Players: 1st (2024)
MVP
* BetBoom Dacha 2023
* IEM Katowice 2024
* BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024
* BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024
* BetBoom Dacha Belgrade Season 2
* Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024
* BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 1 Finals
Awards
* HLTV Rookie of the Year 2024
* HLTV Opener of the Year 2024
* HLTV Highlight of the Year 2024
* HLTV Player of the Year 2024

## Tournament achievements

| Placement | Tournament | Location | Date |
| With Team Spirit | With Team Spirit | With Team Spirit | With Team Spirit |
| | CCT Online Finals #2 | Online | Aug 2nd - Aug 10th 2023 |
| | BetBoom Dacha 2023 | Dubai, UAE | Dec 5th - Dec 10th 2023 |
| | IEM Katowice 2024 | Katowice, Poland | Feb 3rd - Feb 11th 2024 |
| 5—8 | PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Mar 17th - Mar 31st 2024 |
| | BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 | Belgrade, Serbia | May 14th - May 19th 2024 |
| | IEM Dallas 2024 | Dallas, TX, US | May 27th - Jun 2nd 2024 |
| | BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024 | London, United Kingdom | Jun 12th - Jun 16th 2024 |
| 5—8 | 2024 Esports World Cup | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Jul 3rd - Aug 25th 2024 |
| | BetBoom Dacha Belgrade Season 2 | Belgrade, Serbia | Aug 28th - Sep 1st 2024 |
| | BLAST Premier World Final 2024 | Sentosa, Singapore | Oct 30th - Nov 3rd 2024 |
| | Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 | Shanghai, China | Dec 5th - Dec 15th 2024 |
| | BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 1 Finals | Copenhagen, Denmark | Jan 23rd - Jan 26th 2025 |
| | IEM Katowice 2025 | Katowice, Poland | Feb 1st - Feb 9th 2025 |