Danil "donk" Kryshkovets, the rifler for Team Spirit, greeted his Best Highlight 2025 award at the HLTV ceremony with a joking, blunt remark when accepting the statuette. The player did not mince words and insisted he had no trouble with the opposing team in the clip that earned him the prize.
On stage donk cheekily summed up the moment with a censored exclamation: "I just f***ed them!" — a reference to the dominant way he handled the opposition in that particular situation. The line underlined his confidence and was delivered with evident humor.
The highlight itself took place on the map Nuke during BLAST Rivals Fall 2025 in a 1v5 situation against Team Vitality. Although the clip showcased donk’s individual brilliance, it did not change the outcome of the match: Team Spirit lost both the map and the overall fixture and were eliminated from the event.
Team Vitality, meanwhile, progressed to the semifinals of the tournament, but their run ended there when they were defeated by Falcons. The contrast between donk’s standout moment and his team’s early exit illustrated how a single highlight can be memorable even when it fails to alter broader results.
In a separate category at the same HLTV Awards, donk was also named the second best player of the year. He finished behind Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut, who took the top spot. Organizers later published an explanation for their decision to rank ZywOo ahead of donk despite donk’s statistical advantages, offering context for the final ordering.
The episode blended on-stage humor with the bittersweet reality of competitive results: donk’s celebrated highlight became one of the season’s most talked-about plays, even as Team Spirit’s tournament run came to an early end.