molodoy and YEKINDAR commented on FURIA’s advancement to the semifinals of the IEM Cologne Major 2026
Daniil Korzhuev
FURIA players Danil “molodoy” Golubenko and Marek “YEKINDAR” Galinskis shared their thoughts after defeating 9z Team in the quarterfinals of the IEM Cologne Major 2026. The posts were published on the esports players’ personal Telegram channels.
YEKINDAR called the match a tough one, thanked the fans for their support, and gave special credit to the team’s coach:
A tough game against 9z; I just finished all the press stuff and so on. A big thank you to everyone for your support. ...> sidde did a great job; he really showed his stuff as a coach today, so... Actually, everyone did great. yuurih was on fire today, [winning] 1-4, 1-3—he’s some kind of absolute beast. I worked up a bit of a sweat—it’s really hot in here, and there are so many people. It’s an incredible feeling that the arena is already packed for the quarterfinals. Anyway, thanks to everyone—we’re playing against Aurora the day after tomorrow.
molodoy noted that the team was able to turn the game around after a rough start, and he also praised the fans in the arena:
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We had a tough first period, pulled ourselves together in the second, and really showed what we’re made of in the third
The arena is really awesome.
On to the semifinals!
Thanks for the support.
Earlier, FURIA defeated 9z Team 2-1 and advanced to the semifinals of the IEM Cologne Major 2026. The team’s next opponent will be Aurora Gaming. The match will take place on June 18, with the start scheduled for 4:45 p.m. Moscow time.
Daniil Korzhuev
