donk Receives the Most Reports on FACEIT

Danil “donk” Kryshkovets of Team Spirit became the most reported professional player on FACEIT among representatives of teams ranked in the top 10 of the VRS standings. Over the course of his career on the platform, the Russian rifler received 1,662 reports for suspected cheating or smurfing.

donk’s lead over the rest was enormous. Falcons player Maksim “kyousuke” Lukin ranked second with 801 reports - less than half of the leader’s total. Astralis player Nikita “cmtry” Samoletov came third with 566 reports.

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donk Leads the Rest by More Than Double

FACEIT published statistics for players from lineups ranked in the top 10 of the Valve Regional Standings. The ranking counted reports received by professionals over their entire time playing on the platform.

The top five also included FUT’s Aulon “Krabeni” Fazlija with 522 reports and FURIA’s Danil “molodoy” Golubenko with 437. In fact, the combined total of cmtry, Krabeni, and molodoy is 1,525 reports - still fewer than donk’s 1,662.

The gap stands out even more considering that these are not random matchmaking players, but professionals from some of the strongest teams in the world.

A Report Does Not Mean a Rule Violation

A high number of reports does not mean that a player actually used prohibited software or violated FACEIT rules.

A report is a user complaint submitted by another participant in a match for review. FACEIT did not state that any of the players in this ranking were found guilty of cheating or smurfing based on these numbers.

The statistics therefore show more how suspiciously strong these future professionals may have looked to their opponents. This is especially true for donk, who stood out for his aggressive style and high individual level even before establishing himself on the tier-one scene.

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FACEIT Shows an Unusual Path of Future Stars

FACEIT itself presented the ranking in the context of how the strongest players are often suspected of unfair play before they become well-known professionals.

donk was the clear leader on the list. His 1,662 reports are more than double kyousuke’s total and clearly show how unusual his level of play may have appeared to opponents on FACEIT.

At the same time, the ranking is not a list of rule violators. Instead, it demonstrates the other side of a rapid rise toward the professional scene: the more a player stands out in regular matchmaking, the more often their results may raise suspicions among opponents.