ESL Drop Second CS2 Player Profile: MOLODOY of FURIA

ESL have dropped the second CS2 Player Profile ahead of the IEM Cologne Major 2026 playoffs, and this time the spotlight is on FURIA's young AWPer MOLODOY. It is only the second player profile video produced for a CS2 major, and ESL have picked one of the most exciting new names in the scene to feature.

MOLODOY took home Rookie of the Year at the 2025 end-of-year awards and has been one of the standout performers at this major. The young Russian AWPer has been a key reason FURIA made it through to the playoffs, bringing a level of individual quality to the team that was hard to predict going in. At his age, playing this well on a major stage is rare.

The first player profile in this series featured m0NESY, and the decision to follow it up with MOLODOY says something about where ESL see the story of this tournament going. Two young AWPers, two of the most talked-about players in Cologne — it is the kind of matchup the playoffs were made for.

The playoffs start now. Do not look away.