Spirit breezed past NiP with donk’s firepower in PGL Astana 2-0 win
May 11, 2025 – Astana, Kazakhstan
Team Spirit made short work of Ninjas in Pyjamas in their Swiss round 2 matchup at PGL Astana, closing the series 2-0 with wins on Train and Dust2. NiP picked Train and gave Spirit a bit of a challenge, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the monster form of Danil ‘donk’ Kryshkovets, who dominated both maps.
| Train | Spirit 16 - 13 NiP |
| Dust2 | Spirit 13 - 4 NiP |
| Nuke | Not played |
The match started on Train, where Spirit took the map 16-13 in overtime. NiP fought hard through the first half, keeping it close at 7-5, and managed to push the game into extra rounds, but they couldn’t contain donk, who put up 3 insane Deagle headshots in Round 2 and a 4-Glock burst on a bombsite defense in Round 13. After pulling away in OT, Spirit carried the momentum into Dust2.
Map two was pure demolition. Spirit stormed Dust2 with an 11-1 T-side half and finished it 13-4. NiP looked deflated, while donk and sh1ro were in full control. Donk finished the map with a rating of 1.66, while sh1ro was right behind at 1.48.
The third map, Nuke, was never played—Spirit closed it out 2-0 before NiP could recover.
On Train, donk showed up early with a triple Deagle headshot defense in Round 2, locking down site A from multiple angles. In Round 13, he followed up with four Glock kills, including two headshots, holding B site in a fast-paced post-plant scenario.
| Team | Player | K-D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
| Spirit | donk | 51-29 | +22 | 112.0 | 78.3% | 1.66 |
| Spirit | sh1ro | 45-24 | +21 | 85.3 | 76.1% | 1.48 |
| Spirit | zont1x | 28-30 | -2 | 88.0 | 80.4% | 1.09 |
| Spirit | chopper | 22-31 | -9 | 53.7 | 71.7% | 0.83 |
| Spirit | magixx | 17-31 | -14 | 41.9 | 58.7% | 0.61 |
| NiP | sjuush | 40-34 | +6 | 94.8 | 73.9% | 1.20 |
| NiP | r1nkle | 31-30 | +1 | 75.5 | 67.4% | 0.92 |
| NiP | ewjerkz | 27-37 | -10 | 67.8 | 56.5% | 0.76 |
| NiP | Snappi | 24-31 | -7 | 63.2 | 65.2% | 0.76 |
| NiP | arrozdoce | 21-32 | -11 | 59.6 | 58.7% | 0.71 |
Danil ‘donk’ Kryshkovets was the clear MVP with 81.7% of the fan vote. Across two maps, he averaged 1.11 kills per round with only 0.63 deaths, delivered an impact rating of 1.86, and topped the scoreboard with a monstrous 112 ADR and a final 2.1 rating of 1.66.
Vitalii Diakiv writes gaming blogs and guides, focusing on the latest announcements and games matched with pop-cultural phenomena. Second, he covers esports events Counter-Strike 2, Marvel Rivals, League of Legends, and others.
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