It has been slightly under two years since donk exploded onto the tier 1 scene of CS at IEM Katowice 2024, and nothing has been the same ever since. Despite Donk’s age of just 18, he has defied expectations at every turn and reshaped the very idea of a rifler in his image.
Donk has made a hell of a name for himself in an unprecedented amount of time. In just his second year of pro Counter-Strike, he’s garnered a reputation that few Tier 1 players can match. Here’s why I think donk is already the greatest Counter-Strike player in history, and how the Russian prodigy could continue to dominate in the future.