Team Spirit will begin their run at BLAST Open Fall 2025 under ambiguous circumstances. Despite victories at IEM Cologne 2025 and the subsequent BLAST Bounty Fall 2025, the team lost their first match at the Esports World Cup against Heroic . Amid rumors about the future of the roster, Danil "donk" Kryshkovets shared his thoughts on victories, emotions, and his growing status as a potential GOAT in an interview with BLAST.

At the start of the season Spirit secured back-to-back titles. When asked how he felt about it, donk was clear.

It’s great. It’s always a great feeling to win two championships in a row.
Danil "donk" Kryshkovets

In Cologne, he showed more emotion than at any previous event. When asked what made it so special, donk explained.

It was my childhood trophy. I just felt a huge relief after finals.
Danil "donk" Kryshkovets

IEM Cologne 2025 and BLAST Bounty Fall 2025 also gave him the ninth and tenth MVP awards of his career. Asked whether he already considers himself the GOAT, donk was modest.

Nope, it’s only my second year at tier one. I think I need to prove myself in terms of stability.
Danil "donk" Kryshkovets

When pressed on who he believes deserves the GOAT label, donk highlighted both ZywOo and s1mple .

Everyone chooses the GOAT that he likes. We can take ZywOo as the most stable player in CS. We can take s1mple as the player with the highest peak of all time. I like them both. I like that s1mple was a huge difference maker in NAVI and I also like the fact that ZywOo is super stable. So it’s a hard question. I think I would like to choose s1mple , because I remember watching him play and hard carrying NAVI back in 2018, so he inspired me to play CS seriously. I think I need time and results. I want to become the most titled player in CS.
Danil "donk" Kryshkovets

The player break also brought changes to Spirit’s roster with zweih joining the team. Asked about his impressions of the new addition, donk was optimistic.

Yeah, he is great. We all see a bright future in him. He is a fast learner and kind guy, I don't see anything that can stop him from developing.
Danil "donk" Kryshkovets
It was also the first time in his tier-one career that teammates left Spirit. On how he handles such changes, donk responded calmly.

It’s okay. It’s a sport, so everyone understands that sometimes replacements can’t be avoided.
Danil "donk" Kryshkovets
Spirit will play their first match against FlyQuest. The match will take place on August 28 at 17:00 CEST.