Thorin Names Team Spirit’s Main Goal — Keeping donk on the Roster

Analyst and commentator Duncan “Thorin” Shields has spoken about Team Spirit’s key objective in Counter-Strike 2. In his opinion, the organization’s top priority is to keep its biggest talent — Danil “donk” Kryshkovets — on the roster for as long as possible.

“Spirit shouldn’t just be trying to become a great team and win tournaments. They also have this [bloody] giga-wunderkind. <…> The best thing Vitality has ever done wasn’t finding ZywOo — it was keeping him. There were never even rumors about him leaving. And that’s a huge achievement, because m0NESY left G2 and NAVI [Junior]. Almost everyone moves somewhere eventually; it’s funny that even s1mple is now trolling NAVI. But if you’re Spirit, your single most important goal is to keep donk for as long as possible. Ideally, forever.”

— Duncan “Thorin” Shields

In his statement, Thorin drew a parallel with Team Vitality, which not only developed ZywOo into a superstar but also managed to retain him for many years despite constant interest from other organizations. At the same time, he pointed to frequent transfers at the top level, including m0NESY’s departure from G2 Esports and the ongoing situation surrounding s1mple and NAVI.

It has previously been reported that donk has already been the target of multiple buyout attempts from other teams. Team Spirit’s marketing director Konstantin Machaidze stated that the starting price for the player’s buyout is $10 million, and that the organization has no intention of parting with its key asset. It is also known that BC.Game offered $2–3 million for donk’s transfer, but the proposal was rejected.

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Against the backdrop of donk’s rapid rise and his growing impact on the team’s results, retaining the young star has indeed become the number one strategic priority for Team Spirit.