FURIA Esports entry fragger Marek "YEKINDAR" Galiński shared in his personal Telegram channel how the team is dealing with the heat at the bootcamp ahead of IEM Cologne Major 2026. His words are quoted by CyberMeta.
Marek "YEKINDAR" GalińskiGood morning, here we are at the bootcamp. The second day is starting. Everyone is in a good mood. Today we got a fan because it’s incredibly hot here, even though the weather is a bit gloomy. But Cologne... Summer. You can ask any player, they will say it’s hot here every year.
FURIA Esports will compete in the third group stage of IEM Cologne Major 2026, which will take place from June 11 to June 15, 2026. The top eight rosters from this stage will advance directly to the playoffs.
FURIA's opponents will be PARIVISION, Team Vitality, Natus Vincere, Team Falcons, The MongolZ, Aurora Gaming, and MOUZ, as well as eight more teams that will rise from the second group of the major.
IEM Cologne Major 2026 is held in Germany from June 2 to June 21 in LAN format. The final stage will take place at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.
Recall that earlier Vitality retained the first place in the HLTV ranking ahead of IEM Cologne Major 2026, where FURIA is ranked fifth.
