The normal move after a brutal major series is to log off and recover. donk did the opposite — he went straight to Telegram to call out G2 Esports, the team Spirit had just eliminated. What came out wasn’t trash talk. It was respect: both sides, he joked, had earned a long stretch in the sauna after that one.
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What donk said about G2 after the IEM Cologne Major 2026 match
On his personal Telegram channel, Daniil “donk” Kryshkovets called the game against G2 “beautiful” and the opponents “legends,” joking that both rosters probably needed “four hours in the sauna” to recover. No gloating from the winner — just a nod that both teams left everything on the server.
How Spirit beat G2 in the IEM Cologne Major 2026 playoffs
The series went the distance: all three maps were played out. The decider, Mirage, needed overtime before Spirit closed it out 25:22. Two back-to-back clutches from two different players sealed the map.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Tournament | IEM Cologne Major 2026 |
| Stage | Playoffs |
| Decider map | Mirage |
| Decider score | 25:22, overtime |
| Prize pool | $1,250,000 |
Two clutches that decided the map:
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donk closed out a 1v2
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magixx wiped a 1v4 with a single spray
What’s next for Team Spirit at IEM Cologne Major 2026
Beating G2 is more than one bracket win. The Cologne major runs June 2–21, and only eight of the original 32 teams made it this far — every match left is elimination-stakes. For fans, the takeaway is simple: catch Spirit’s next games from the pistol round, because this G2 clash already ranks among the most-watched matches in CS2 history.
donk’s reaction is a reminder of something the bracket numbers don’t show — at the top of CS2, respect for an opponent and competitive fire aren’t mutually exclusive. Matches like this are exactly why a major is worth watching live, not catching up on the next morning.
