{"id":31493,"date":"2025-12-04T15:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T15:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=31493"},"modified":"2025-12-04T16:16:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:16:39","slug":"spirit-dismantles-liquid-at-starladder-budapest-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/spirit-dismantles-liquid-at-starladder-budapest-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit Dismantles Liquid at StarLadder Budapest Major as donk Drops 30 Kills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a statement-making start to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/major.starladder.com\/en\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/major.starladder.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">StarLadder Budapest Major 2025<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Team Spirit<\/strong> overcame <strong>Team Liquid<\/strong> in a dominant <strong>13\u20138<\/strong> win on <strong>Train<\/strong>, thanks largely to an explosive performance from <strong>donk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"donk Enters Budapest Major With 30-Kill Masterclass vs Liquid\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3MALmCFQ-lo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">donk Enters Budapest Major With 30-Kill Masterclass vs Liquid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spirit vs Liquid: Full Match Stats and Ratings from Budapest<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spiritliq.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spiritliq.png 638w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spiritliq-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spiritliq-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spiritliq-450x262.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spirit vs. Liquid Match and Players&#8217; Statistics at StarLadder Budapest Major 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>From the pistol round onward, <strong>donk <\/strong>was on fire. He opened the match with an <strong>ACE<\/strong> and ended it with <strong>30 kills in 21 rounds<\/strong>, posting a stunning <strong>137.2 ADR<\/strong>, a <strong>+11.72% round-swing<\/strong>, <strong>90.5% KAST<\/strong>, and a jaw-dropping <strong>2.38 HLTV rating<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By halftime, <strong>Spirit <\/strong>had already built a strong <strong>8-4<\/strong> CT lead &#8211; <strong>donk <\/strong>himself was sitting at <strong>22 kills<\/strong> and an incredible <strong>174 ADR<\/strong>. Even when <strong>Liquid <\/strong>attempted a comeback (stringing together three rounds after the switch), <strong>donk\u2019s <\/strong>consistency and sharp aim ensured <strong>Spirit <\/strong>never lost control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite <strong>donk\u2019s <\/strong>modest post-match words &#8211; claiming a \u201cmatured mentality\u201d beyond simply chasing kills &#8211; the numbers speak for themselves. On this night, he carried <strong>Spirit <\/strong>almost single-handedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team Spirit\u2019s Strong Group Stage Jump<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spiritep-1024x564.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spiritep-1024x564.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spiritep-300x165.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spiritep-768x423.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spiritep-1536x847.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spiritep-150x83.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spiritep-450x248.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spiritep-1200x662.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spiritep.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Team Spirit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With this convincing opener, <strong>Spirit begins <\/strong>their Stage 3 journey with a<strong> 1\u20130<\/strong> record &#8211; putting them in a comfortable position in the Swiss system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Support came from teammates as well, most notably Dmitry <strong>&#8220;sh1ro&#8221; <\/strong>Sokolov, who ended the match at <strong>24\u20139 with a 1.52 rating<\/strong> &#8211; a solid secondary performance that complemented donk\u2019s fireworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If <strong>Spirit <\/strong>maintains this form &#8211; a star rifler in <strong>donk<\/strong>, reliable firepower around him, and strategic clarity &#8211; they could become one of the dark horses of the Major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What This Dominant Win Means for Team Spirit and donk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>donk<\/strong> didn\u2019t just win a game &#8211; he made a statement. For <strong>Team Spirit<\/strong>, this result could mark the beginning of a deep run at Budapest. For the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.counter-strike.net\/cs2\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.counter-strike.net\/cs2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CS2<\/a> scene, it\u2019s another sign that <strong>donk <\/strong>remains one of the most dangerous, high-impact riflers alive today &#8211; especially on the big stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a statement-making start to StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, Team Spirit overcame Team Liquid in a dominant 13\u20138 win on Train, thanks largely to an explosive performance from donk. Spirit vs Liquid: Full Match Stats and Ratings from Budapest From the pistol round onward, donk was on fire. He opened the match with an ACE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":31494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,11],"class_list":{"0":"post-31493","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2","8":"tag-cs2","9":"tag-cs2-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31493"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31509,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31493\/revisions\/31509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}