donk overtakes ZywOo in the 2026 player rating race after events in Astana and Atlanta

Danil “donk” Kryshkovets has once again moved ahead in the race for the best player of 2026 by statistics. Following the latest tournaments, the Team Spirit star climbed to first place in the overall ranking with a 1.41 rating, while Vitality sniper Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut dropped to second with a 1.39 score.

The shift at the top happened quite quickly. It took just one strong performance from donk and an unsuccessful event for Vitality. At PGL Astana, Kryshkovets finished the championship with an impressive 1.61 rating. It became one of the best tournaments of his career and his second-strongest performance after his famous run at IEM Katowice 2024.

At the same time, Vitality unexpectedly struggled at the tournament in Atlanta. The team first lost to BetBoom Team and then fell to NAVI, ending its campaign already in the quarterfinals. Against that backdrop, ZywOo posted only a 1.27 rating for the event, which allowed donk to reclaim the lead in the overall race.

Still, the battle between the two superstars remains extremely close. With the filter for matches against top-20 teams enabled, both players have the same rating — 1.37. In addition, ZywOo currently looks noticeably stronger in playoff matches: 1.35 compared to donk’s 1.25.

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As a result, the race for the title of the best player of 2026 is wide open once again.