CS2: The media counted the performance of debuts over the years, and donk had the best start to the year in the past five years.

The CS2 circle is full of talents, and the players who attract much attention must be the up-and-coming donk. As a minor, he has broken records many times and won the HLTV TOP 1 player and the best player of 2024. His achievements and honors are close to those of TOP 2 m0NESY. The two strong players were counted by the media. Comparing their performance in the first competition of each year, at which stage of the season will their strong period fall?

Let’s talk about 2021 first. donk’s first battle was the European Development Championship 5 CQ, and the rating of the event was 0.91. m0NESY participated in the Vulkan Fight Series 2020 and received a 1.13 rating.

In 2022, donk made his first appearance in ESEA Winter 2021 Cash Cup 5 with a rating of 1.00. On the other side, m0NESY worked hard to break through the siege in the BLAST Premiere Spring Groups 2022 event and finally successfully achieved a rating of 1.13.

In 2023, donk participated in Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2 and finished with a 1.03 rating. m0NESY once again participated in BLAST Premiere Spring Groups 2023, and the rating was higher that year, with 1.16.

In 2024, donk won the PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 Europe RMR CQ B event with a rating of 1.56. Compared with his past performance, his performance has improved by leaps and bounds. In the 2025 BLAST Bounty Season 1, he made a strong start with a rating of 1.88, which was the best start of the year in the past five years. The data certified the strength of the player of the year.

m0NESY went through each event smoothly with little fluctuation in data. He had a 1.33 rating in BLAST Premiere Spring Groups 2024 and a 1.27 rating in BLAST Bounty Season 1 in 2025. He mostly chose to make his real effort in the middle of the season.