Team Spirit wins CS2 tournament in Astana

On May 17, the Russian esports team Team Spirit became the winner of the PGL Astana 2026 Counter‑Strike 2 (CS2) tournament in Astana.

In the final, the athletes beat their rivals from Team Falcons with a score of 3-0 (16:12, 13:7, 13:10). According to the results of the competition, the winners will receive $256 thousand, while Team Falcons was awarded $ 120 thousand for the second place.

19-year-old Russian Danil Kryshkovets (donk) from Team Spirit was recognized as the most valuable player (MVP) of the tournament. This is his first such assessment in 2026, and he has been the most productive player 11 times in his career.

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On August 2, 2025, the Russian team Spirit team also defeated the Ukrainian esports team Natus Vincere and reached the finals of the annual Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Cologne 2025 CS2 tournament. The meeting was held in Cologne, Germany, with a prize fund of $1 million. The game ended in favor of the Russian athletes with a score of 2:1 on the cards.

On July 19 of the same year, Team Spirit announced its victory in a match held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, against Team Falcons from Saudi Arabia in the grand final of the Esports World Cup. The game was completed with a score of 3:0.