Team Spirit's star player, Danil "donk" Kryshkovets, commented on his rapid rise to the top level in an interview with HLTV. According to the 17-year-old Russian, he has never focused on individual achievements but rather solely on team results.
"No, I never thought about it. Of course, I wanted to win MVP at some competition, but I never fixated on it. My priority is team results and trophies.
I don't care about having the best LAN rating. I'm not chasing that; I just want us to win and show good gameplay."
It's worth noting that donk was named the best player by HLTV at the recent BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024, where Team Spirit lost to MOUZ in the final with a score of 0:3. This is the third MVP award in the young esports player's career, as he has only been performing at the top level for the last 10 months.
Also, in 2024, donk leads in average LAN tournament rating with a score of 1.48. He surpasses Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut (Vitality) and Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov (G2) with scores of 1.41 and 1.30 respectively.