donk chose r0se and xeedo as his Bold prediction for 2026

Team Spirit's Danil "donk" Kryshkovets chose Dmytro "r0se" Pankiv and Aleksey "xeedo" Mikulich as his Bold prediction for HLTV.org.

15-year-old Pankiv joined B8's youth roster in October of this year and reached the ESEA Advanced Season 55 playoffs, where the team placed 17th-24th. Currently, r0se holds second place in the European FACEIT Season 7 ladder. xeedo, meanwhile, is currently a K27 player. In 2025, he played 198 maps on the CS2 pro scene and recorded an average rating of 1.13.

"I think these two will be the most in demand over the next few years. r0se will only be 15 this year and won't be able to make it in 2026, but I believe these two will be in the top 20 players within a couple of years", – donk explained.

As part of its traditional Bold prediction series, the editors of the authoritative portal HLTV.org ask esports athletes ranked in the top 20 at the end of the year to name one player they believe will excel at the highest level in Counter-Strike 2. The candidate must meet two criteria: they haven't yet played for a team in the top 20 in the world ranking, and they must be under 20 years old.

donk was ranked second in HLTV.org's ranking of the best players in 2025 on the pro Counter-Strike 2 scene. Kryshkovets' average rating at the end of the year amounted to 1.42.

Origin: www.hltv.org