Spirit beat Astralis 2–0 to book a playoff spot at PGL Astana

Danil 'donk' Kryshkovets drops 1.84 rating as Spirit make playoffs without dropping a map.

Team Spirit are through to the playoffs of PGL CS2 Major Astana 2025 after a brutal 2–0 win over Astralis in the 2-0 Swiss match. The Russian powerhouse showed no mercy on Dust2 and Ancient, shutting down Astralis with back-to-back 13–7 and 13–5 scorelines to maintain their flawless run in Kazakhstan.

Spirit made their intentions clear from the start. After removing Inferno and watching Astralis strike off Anubis, they picked Dust2 and instantly made it their playground. Despite a close 7–5 half, Spirit crushed the second half 8–0. donk’s 4K on Long in round 20 sealed the map in style. On Ancient, Astralis kept it close again in the first half (7–5 for Spirit), but collapsed once more after the side switch. Spirit went on another 6–0 run, completing the stomp with perfect CT control.

Here’s a clean table summarizing the key player stats from the match: Astralis vs Spirit at PGL Astana 2025.

Player

K-D

+/-

ADR

KAST

Rating 2.1

Spirit

donk

45–21

+24

118.5

86.8%

1.84

sh1ro

31–18

+13

78.9

81.6%

1.35

zont1x

26–24

+2

75.8

76.3%

1.20

magixx

24–22

+2

74.6

78.9%

1.10

chopper

16–21

-5

44.6

63.2%

0.86

Astralis

HooXi

26–28

-2

74.9

73.7%

0.99

device

24–25

-1

68.3

65.8%

0.88

jabbi

22–30

-8

62.6

63.2%

0.71

Staehr

18–30

-12

55.8

63.2%

0.62

stavn

16–30

-14

61.6

55.3%

0.61

The numbers tell the story. donk was on another level, ending the match with 45–21 K/D, 118.5 ADR, and a monstrous 1.84 HLTV rating. He was supported by sh1ro (1.35 rating) and zont1x (1.20), who both delivered clean, impactful CS. By contrast, not a single Astralis player reached a 1.0 rating. HooXi, their highest-rated performer, barely scraped a 0.99.

donk looked like he was farming Faceit, not playing a Major Swiss 2–0 decider.

With this win, Spirit advance to the PGL Astana playoffs with a 3–0 record and continue to justify their world #2 ranking. Meanwhile, Astralis fall to 2–1 and will get another shot at qualification, but their lack of CT rounds and individual impact might raise alarm bells heading into tougher matchups.

Playoff Spirit is here early. Good luck to anyone standing in the way.