In China at the Perfect World Shanghai Major, in front of a roaring crowd at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Counter-Strike history was made as Team Spirit’s young rifling prodigy, Danil “donk” Kryshkovets, put up a record-breaking performance.
No, I’m not just talking about a Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) record, but instead, a record-breaking performance for all Major Championships, stretching back to DreamHack Winter 2013 (the first Major).
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So, let’s cut to the chase right now! Danil “donk” Kryshkovets, at the age of 17 years and 11 months (his birthday is 25 January 2007), was awarded the MVP title when Team Spirit won the Perfect World Shanghai Major with a 2-1 against FaZe Clan.
Previously, the youngest Major Championship MVP was Markus “Kjaerbye” Kjærbye at the age of 18 years and 7 months. This makes Danil “donk” Kryshkovets the youngest MVP in history.
The young superstar also put up an insane performance, with 69 kills across the three maps. His high-impact plays earned him an HLTV rating of 1.67 for the match. For the entire event, he earned a whopping 1.49 HLTV rating.
For those wondering if that’s impressive, well, it’s the highest rating of any player for an entire Major Championship over the past 11 years.
Will Danil “donk” Kryshkovets be crowned the best player of 2024? I think it’s going to be an incredibly close race!
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