Who is donk? He’s the leading CS2 prodigy

At just 16 years old, Danil "donk" Kryshkovets is already one of the most talked-about names in the Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) community. Here is a guide on everything you need to know about the prodigy, his history, and settings.

The CS2 prodigy was already attracting attention at Team Spirit Academy before his promotion to the main team in July. While he was on Team Spirit, he and his teammates later won a reverse sweep over Virtus.pro at the BetBoom Dacha 2023 event. Additionally, HLTV also named donk the competition's MVP.

When we analyze donk's statistics, we are even more surprised by the player's quality of gameplay. As of Dec. 11, according to his profile on HLT, the CS2 prodigy achieved an impressive rating of 1.36. For context, one of the top players of 2023, Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut, had the same numbers.

These are donk's current statistics, as calculated by HLTV:

The CS2 community is impressed with the 16-year-old player. Aleksandar "Kassad" Trifunovic, Bleed's new head coach, even posted on X about the CS2 prodigy's value.

Other figures in the community also acknowledged donk's talent.

"[Honestly,] it's [a bit] worrying how dependent Spirit is on donk," broadcast analyst Lucas "Bubzkji" Andersen wrote on X. "Especially if you consider it's his First T1 LAN. Hard to believe he'll be at Spirit until the end of 2024. An unique rifle player who's one of the best mechanical wise atm, and now also showcasing it LAN against international [competition]."

According to prosettings.net, these are donk's settings:

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