Team Spirit have advanced to the semifinals of the BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 Finals in Malta with a commanding 2-0 sweep of Team Liquid, powered by yet another career-level performance from Danil "donk" Kryshkovets.
Match Summary
- Dust2: Spirit 13-7 Liquid
- Anubis: Spirit 13-5 Liquid
- Series result: Spirit 2-0 Liquid
donk Tops the Scoreboard
The 18-year-old rifler wrapped up the series with a 1.76 HLTV rating, 107.4 ADR, and a +7.03% impact swing across the two maps. Coming just days after breaking the all-time FACEIT Elo record with 5,434, donk continues to look like the most dangerous individual player on the LAN.
Dust2 Sets the Tone
Spirit's map pick of Dust2 gave donk the canvas he needed to dictate the tempo. Long control from the CT side snuffed out Liquid's economy in the first half, and Spirit's T side executed cleanly through B tunnels and A short to close out 13-7.
Anubis Blowout
Anubis was even more one-sided. Liquid never found a foothold on either side, with donk and s1ren dismantling default setups on their T side and closing out post-plants effortlessly on defence. A 13-5 finish sent Liquid packing in emphatic fashion.
Liquid's Exit
The result ends Liquid's Malta campaign in the 5th-8th placement bracket. The North American mixed roster had entered the LAN with strong expectations following a promising qualifier run, but Spirit's individual firepower proved simply too much to contain across both maps.
Semifinal Outlook
Spirit are now first into the semifinals and will face the winner of MOUZ vs the FaZe/MongolZ bracket. With donk in this form and a $500,000 direct prize pool at stake alongside $650,000 in club share, Team Spirit look every bit like the favourites to lift the BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 trophy in Malta on August 2.
