The HLTV community chose donk as the best player of the month. Spirit’s leader took 52.2% of the votes, confidently finishing ahead of all the other candidates and closing the poll with a very comfortable gap.
Performance at PGL Astana 2026
This result does not look accidental. In May, donk was once again one of the brightest players on the scene, and his performance at PGL Astana 2026 ended with his first MVP of 2026. In HLTV’s article about the award, it is specifically noted that he won it with a 1.61 rating.
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donk won the vote without any real intrigue
A figure of 52.2% means that donk received more than half of all votes and effectively left his competitors with no room for a real fight. This was not a photo finish, but a very convincing win in the community poll.
In the infographic with the voting results, he is listed first, and next to his photo the key figures are shown: a 1.61 rating and 52.2% of the votes.
Who finished behind him
Second place in the vote went to w0nderful with 23.3% of the votes. Third was latto with 20.0%, while ZywOo received only 4.5% this time. These numbers clearly show that the real battle for the audience’s favor was only close in the fight for the top three, but donk still took first place very confidently.
What looks especially telling is the gap between first and second place. donk received more than twice as many votes as his closest pursuer, and that already looks more like a community consensus than a debatable choice.
May really was his month
The context behind this result is clear: in May, donk not only maintained a high individual level, but also closed the month with a major personal award. HLTV directly writes that he “stormed to his first MVP of 2026” at PGL Astana, and the 1.61 rating only underlines the scale of the performance.
That is why his win in the community vote looks like a logical continuation of his tournament form. This is exactly the kind of case where the numbers, the visual impression from the games, and the audience’s reaction all came together at one point.
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Player of the month
donk became the HLTV community’s player of the month with 52.2% of the vote. Behind him were w0nderful (23.3%), latto (20.0%), and ZywOo (4.5%).
Against the backdrop of his MVP at PGL Astana 2026 and his 1.61 rating, this outcome looks more than natural: May truly turned out to be the month in which the community noticed donk’s game the most loudly.
