Team Spirit did not break a sweat getting through Stage 2, with donk dropping almost a kill and a half per round.
Team Spirit took out 9z in 2-0 fashoin while only losing four rounds. They did it with donk reaching perhaps an unprecedented peak in Counter-Strike, going 7-1 in opening kills and +28 K/D.
But that is just a drop in the bucket for Spirit’s dominance this event.
Spirit’s Stage 2 in numbers
| Team | Team Rating | Highest-rated player | Round win-loss |
| Spirit | 1.47 (next highest is FUT with 1.18) | donk, 2.27 rating | 52-10 |
Spirit positioned as main challenger to Vitality in Stage 3
With donk posting the best numbers ever at a Major so far, Spirit is shaping up to be the giant-killer this event.
The Russian superstar has not averaged this high of a rating since IEM Katowice 2024, where he dropped a 1.71 rating to win the tournament not losing a map in the playoffs. This time, he has a 2.27 with 1.48 kills per round on average.
9Z still in it
Despite the trouncing they received, the South Americans are still 2-1 in the Swiss system of the tournament. They will have a chance to recover and earn a spot at Stage 3 tomorrow.
