Donk Fails to Make the Top 10 Players of the IEM Chengdu 2025 Group Stage

Team Spirit rifler Danil donk Kryshkovets, one of the most talked-about players on the modern Counter-Strike 2 scene, unexpectedly failed to make the top 10 players of the IEM Chengdu 2025 group stage. According to HLTV.org, donk ranked only 12th, falling behind several world-class stars.

First in the list was the sniper of Team Falcons, Ilya m0NESY Osipov, for being consistent and displaying a high level of individual skill throughout the group stage; the second was French player Mathieu ZywOo Herbaut from Team Vitality, showing once more his skill and game sense.The top three was rounded out by FURIA Esports representative Kaike KSCERATO Cerato, confirming his status as one of the most dangerous riflers in South America.

In fourth place came Danil molodoy Golubenko, while fifth place went to donk’s teammate — sniper Dmitry sh1ro Sokolov. Both players performed confidently, maintaining solid statistics against some of the toughest opponents.

Although donk did not make it into the top ten, experts note that his contribution to Team Spirit’s performance remains significant — especially considering the player’s young age and the team’s recent inconsistency.

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On November 7, the IEM Chengdu 2025 playoffs start. The event is scheduled from November 3-9 and will be offline, held in China. The entire prize fund will be $1 million, of which $300,000 will be divided by the teams while $700,000 goes to the organisations.