donk says he hates breaks as Spirit beat FlyQuest in first game for a month

Spirit looked refreshed after skipping IEM Melbourne but their star player didn't need a rest.

Spirit have earned victory over FlyQuest in their first match since March 29.

"I hate it," Danil "⁠donk⁠" Kryshkovets told the broadcast when asked about Spirit's decision to skip IEM Melbourne. "I want to play all the tournaments. But the team is five people, it can't be like 'let's play all the tournaments' because my guys can feel bad, and me as well."

Spirit are the only favorite for BLAST Rivals who did not play in Australia, and are hoping to make the most of more practice time and a lack of jetlag.

They certainly came fast out of the blocks against FlyQuest as they dominated Mirage 13-2, but there was more of a challenge from an Joshua "⁠INS⁠" Potter-inspired FlyQuest in a 22-round affair on map two.

donk and sh1ro combine for 47 kills in 15 rounds on map one

Mirage was an absolute playground for donk and Dmitry "⁠sh1ro⁠" Sokolov, the duo combining for 47 kills, 288.1 ADR, and +22.4 round swing (donk +13.2, sh1ro +9.2).

It's an ominous warning to the rest of the field, even if Nuke was a less convincing affair.

"We made a lot of mistakes on Mirage," INS told the desk post-game. "We were feeding the AWP a bit, playing contact a lot."