CS 2
A new star has been born in the world of eSports — 17-year-old Russian riffler Danil "donk" Kryshkovets, who, together with Team Spirit, became the champion of IEM Katowice 2024.
Today, he is the talk of almost everyone! You've seen these headlines: "17-year-old kid from Russia rips it up in Counter-Strike 2". There is proof of that: at the first top tournament of the season, donk won the prestigious trophy and took several individual prizes.
The blix.gg team is ready to tell you about the new eSports star in CS2!
Highlights
- Interesting facts about CS2's new star - donk
- Detailed information about the biography and merits of the eSportsman
Who is Donk?
The donk's real name is Danil Kryshkovets. He was born on January 25, 2007 in Tomsk, Russia. Almost nothing is known about his childhood - the young man closed his VK account with privacy settings.
His love for eSports was instilled by his elder brother, who played CS for the first time at 5. Thanks to this coincidence, the future star of Spirits has an account on Steam.
According to Danil, parents calmly accepted their son's hobby of sitting at home playing computer. The boy got good grades at school, and then the hobby began to bring in the first money. Initially, Kryshkovets started his way with tournaments in his native Tomsk. In one of the photos, the 12-year-old poses with his first award—a certificate for a haircut.
Danil Kryshkovets
The Start of donk's Career
donk
Alexey OverDrive Biryukov played an essential role in Danil's biography. He saw a demo of the young gamer's game and offered him a place at the Spirit Academy. Since July 2021, Kryshkovets has been representing this team at competitions.
He didn't start playing there right away - more often, he watched and substituted for his teammates when needed. He finished the second half of 2021 with an average rating of 0.99 (1 is an average value; it allows you to understand whether an athlete is above or below average).
Later, the Spirit Academy stack changed and reassembled several times, and donk got his chance. He steadily performed better and better at tournaments. Eventually, he was invited to the FPL — FaceIt Pro League, where he became one of the youngest players ever.
FaceIt Pro League
Before him, only one other player has made it to the FPL at a similar age - NAVI Junior prodigy Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov, who now plays for G2 Esports.
Danil has participated in mixed online teams, including those with legionnaires. He won two online tournaments at Team Spirit Academy, earning about $10,000 in prize money. Considering the level, that's okay for a year and a half of playing.
In 2023, he was rumored to be recruited by Vitality, one of Europe's biggest eSports franchises. But donk stayed with Spirit and earned a promotion to the main roster, along with two other academy players, zont1x and ArtFr0st.
Tournaments With Team Spirit
Since joining the central team, donk and Team Spirit have won seven tournaments and reached the finals four times.
Donk's tournament wins:
- CCT West Europe Series #1;
- CCT North Europe Series #6;
- Dunav Party LAN;
- Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #2;
- BetBoom Dacha;
- IEM Katowice 2024;
- BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024.
But the most crucial win was at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024. In Katowice, Poland, the guy was recognized as the most valuable player, showing the best rating among all MVPs in the tournament's history—1.7.
donk's rating
On February 11, Team Spirit defeated FaZe Clan 3:0 in the finals. The team consisted of Danil Kryshkovets, Leonid Vishnyakov, Dmitry Sokolov, Boris Vorobiev, and Miroslav Plakhotya. As a result of the competition, the guys shared $400 thousand in prize money.
In Katowice, the Team Spirit members faced pressure from the stands - Polish fans periodically booed them. In an interview after the triumph, Kryshkovets talked about his goal to win the major and thanked the fans for their support on the Internet.
At their first major, Team Spirit made it to the playoff stage with a score of 3:0 (3 wins). Still, in the final part of the tournament, despite many people considering Team Spirit to be the leading contender for the trophy, they lost in the first game to FaZe Clan, which at that time was ranked first in the HLTV rating.
In the last game, Danil became the only player on the team who was in the "plus" statistic, and he finished the tournament with a rating of 1.35 and became the best player on the team.
Individual Achievements By Danil "donk" Kryshkovets:
- MVP BetBoom Dacha
- MVP IEM Katowice 2024
Why Donk Is So Famous?
donk
In 2024, Kryshkovets became the most talked-about eSportsman in the world. His popularity is due to his phenomenal results and advanced game statistics. Now, he is almost always right, and thanks to his performance, the Spirit team has solidified itself as the favorite in CS2.
In CS, the player is a rifleman—he uses automatic rifles. The number of accurate hits to the head exceeds 60%, which is usually typical for snipers. At the beginning of 2024, a player's average number of kills per map was 23.
Read more about how to improve your aim in our article.
Donk Settings In CS2
Sensitivity Settings donk
Donk uses settings that may appeal to those who like to play with AK-47 and M4A4. The relatively low sensitivity settings allow for better spray control.
DPI: 800
Sensitivity: 1.25
Hz: 1000
Sensitivity in Proximity: 1
Windows Sensitivity: 6
Mouse acceleration: 0
Raw input: 1
eDPI: 1000
Crosshair Donk
In CS2, Kryshkovets uses a white crosshair - it allows him to avoid distractions while maintaining concentration. To make the same crosshair as donk, you will need to copy the text below and write it in the settings:
- CSGO-jQx5T-f7moo-kwd7v-om3hc-RMQNN
Mouse, Headphones, and Keyboard
Team Spirit's Rifler uses:
- Wireless Mouse - Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 (MAGENTA)
Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 (MAGENTA)
- Keyboard - Logitech G Pro X Keyboard (GX Blue Clicky)
Logitech G Pro X Keyboard (GX Blue Clicky)
- Headset - HyperX Cloud II
HyperX Cloud II
- Pad - SteelSeries QcK Heavy
SteelSeries QcK Heavy
- Monitor - BenQ Zowie XL2546K
BenQ Zowie XL2546K
Donk CS2 Video Settings
- Boost Player Contrast - Enabled
- Wait for Vertical Sync - Disabled
- Multisampling Anti-Aliasing Mode - 8x MSAA
- Global Shadow Quality - High
- Model / Texture Detail - Low
- Texture Filtering Mode - Trilinear
- Shader Detail - Low
- Particle Detail - Low Ambient
- Occlusion Disabled - High
- Dynamic Range - Quality
- FidelityFX Super Resolution - Disabled (Highest Quality)
- NVIDIA Reflex - Low
- Latency - Disabled
Hud
You can learn more about the best settings in our article.
Interesting Facts About Donk
- During the final match at IEM Katowice 2024, the game crashed, but he didn't bother the referee and continued his performance.
- Kryshkovets was invited to the NAVI academy, which at the time was positioned as the best in Eastern Europe, but he preferred the Spirit option.
- The high ping during the games in Tomsk instilled in the athlete the habit of constantly being on the move. He recalled playing against adult opponents in computer clubs, and his opponents joked good-naturedly about his age and short stature.
- At the age of 14, donk was able to reach 4k Elo on the FACEIT platform.
- According to Liquipedia.net, donk has earned over $172k. Since 2022, the cyber athlete has taken first place in seven championships. He also became the vice-champion of the fifth and sixth seasons of WePlay Academy League and CCT Online Finals #2.
- Danil also earns money by playing in the FACEIT Pro League. Every month, the best participants receive cash payments for good play. In February 2024, Kryshkovets earned $600 for finishing sixth in the league.
Memes About Donk
Colleagues and friends characterize Danil as a modest young man. However, during games, Kryshkovets transforms—donk reacts emotionally to every opponent's mistake and loudly celebrates victories. During the tournament in Katowice, he was warned and asked not to insult his opponents.
Despite the player's awards and strength, fans and even organizers like to make fun of him.
The organizers of the IEM Katowice 2024 CS2 tournament showed a humorous video with the participation of a Team Spirit player.
A meme has also appeared on the expanse of the Internet:
The meme's point is not that James Banks is so huge or that the IEM Katowice Cup is massive.
"Small guy, great skill," as the inspired and impressed fans write. The whole post-irony of the thumbnail picture is how young he is, but at the same time, he is solid and unique right now. In parallel, let us remind you that Danil's height is not so impressive—he is the shortest on the team.
Summary
The player is predicted to have a great future despite being only 17. On his Telegram channel, the guy stated that the squad is back in training to prepare for BetBoom Dacha CS2 Belgrade 2024, which will be held from May 14 to 19 in Serbia. You can follow the tournaments in our section on blix.gg.
