Donk records ace milestone as Spirit beat DENDELE 2-0

The match took place Aug. 28, 2026, in Porto. Spirit defeated DENDELE 2-0 in the opening round of BLAST Open Porto, winning 13-8 on Ancient and 13-7 on Cache.

Danil “donk” Kryshkovets recorded two aces on Cache and reached 20 career aces at HLTV MVP events, the first player in Counter-Strike 2 to hit that mark. The total moved him past Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut and Nikola “NiKo” Kovač, who each sit at 18.

One of donk’s aces came in the first pistol round on Cache, a round in which he dealt 500 damage and received none. At HLTV-caliber events, a player dealing 500 damage while taking no damage in a single round has occurred three other times: João “koala” Pfeffer produced a pistol ace holding B apps against TYLOO at IEM Cologne Major, Danil “molodoy” Golubenko recorded a clean AWP ace on Mirage B at IEM Rio 2026, and Buğra “Calyx” Arkın achieved the feat on Dust2 at ESL Pro League Season 20 in 2024.

Donk led Spirit across both maps. On Ancient he recorded 24 kills, a 125.1 average damage per round (ADR), a 1.97 rating and produced a +7.79% round swing in the 13-8 win. On Cache he added 24 kills, a 133.9 ADR, a 2.34 rating and a +10.94% swing in the 13-7 victory. Across the series he totaled 48 kills.

Spirit advanced to the Group A upper semi-final to play G2 for a place at the Super Bock Arena in Porto. DENDELE moved to the lower bracket and will face Aurora to stay in the event.

On DENDELE’s side João “koala” Pfeffer finished with a team-high 35 kills and a 1.35 rating. Team statistics show Spirit controlled both maps and closed the series without dropping a map.

An ace is recorded when a single player eliminates all five opposing players in a round. Reaching 20 aces at HLTV MVP events represents a notable cumulative achievement for an individual player in Counter-Strike 2 competition.