In an extensive interview with Erik Shokov, Team Spirit scout Alexey “OverDrive” Birukov put forward a staggering number for what it would take to rescue their young Counter-Strike superstar from their cold, ghostly hands, before quickly adding that he obviously wouldn’t want to go anywhere anyway.
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We’ve all long since run out of superlatives when it comes to the skill and quality of donk, the 17-year-old Russian phenom who took Tier 1 CS by storm in 2024. The youngster earned a 1.70 rating at IEM Katowice and became the youngest player ever to be named HLTV MVP at the tournament, sandwiched between two other MVP awards at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2023 and BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024.
But of course it's not just about the prizes and stats, it's also about the way Donk gets it all done: his brutal style on and off the server, running and gunning in an incredible way that sometimes makes seasoned professionals look like hapless amateurs.
Given Team Spirit’s recent strong performances, it’s no surprise that top teams are still rallying around the team. And while Donk himself has already indicated that he has no intention of leaving, the organization’s veteran scout has taken on a hypothetical situation in this Russian-language interview:
