Danil "donk" Kryshkovets Becomes Youngest CS Major MVP in History

In China at the Perfect World Shanghai Major, in front of a roaring crowd at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Counter-Strike history was made as Team Spirit's young rifling prodigy, Danil "⁠donk⁠" Kryshkovets, put up a record-breaking performance.

No, I'm not just talking about a Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) record, but instead, a record-breaking performance for all Major Championships, stretching back to DreamHack Winter 2013 (the first Major).

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So, let's cut to the chase right now! Danil "⁠donk⁠" Kryshkovets, at the age of 17 years and 11 months (his birthday is 25 January 2007), was awarded the MVP title when Team Spirit won the Perfect World Shanghai Major with a 2-1 against FaZe Clan.

Previously, the youngest Major Championship MVP was Markus "⁠Kjaerbye⁠" Kjærbye at the age of 18 years and 7 months. This makes Danil "⁠donk⁠" Kryshkovets the youngest MVP in history.

The young superstar also put up an insane performance, with 69 kills across the three maps. His high-impact plays earned him an HLTV rating of 1.67 for the match. For the entire event, he earned a whopping 1.49 HLTV rating.

For those wondering if that's impressive, well, it's the highest rating of any player for an entire Major Championship over the past 11 years. 

Will Danil "⁠donk⁠" Kryshkovets be crowned the best player of 2024? I think it's going to be an incredibly close race!

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