donk Becomes First Player to Reach 5,000 Elo in FACEIT Season 9

Team Spirit player Danil "donk" Kryshkovets has become the first FACEIT user to surpass the 5,000 Elo mark in the platform’s ninth season.

The Russian rifler needed 114 matches to reach the milestone. donk won 75 of them, which allowed him to become the first player in the new season to break the 5,000-rating barrier.

His individual statistics also remain impressive. donk currently has a 1.67 K/D ratio, while his headshot percentage stands at 71%. Over the past week alone, he played another 29 matches on FACEIT.

This rating level is not entirely new for Kryshkovets. In Season 8, his peak Elo reached around 5.4K, while in Season 7 he also managed to hit the 5,000 mark. However, in Season 9, donk became the first player on the entire platform to reach that level.

At the same time, the player continues preparing for the next major tournament together with Team Spirit. The team’s next event will be ESL Pro League Season 24, which will take place from October 3 to 11.

The tournament will feature a total prize pool of $1 million, with $300,000 of that amount allocated directly to the players.

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donk therefore heads into the next major event in strong individual form, continuing to perform at an extremely high level not only on the professional stage but also in FACEIT ranked matches.