molodoy talks about his eyes: He can't look at light for long periods, doesn't know whether he is nearsighted or farsighted, and will go home for a checkup after the event ends.

The Kazakh AWPer had already complained about the issue several times before. FURIA beat MOUZ in a StarSeries match. After the match, molodoy spoke with Gaules on his stream and again complained about problems with his eyes. The young player brought it up again, saying he could not look at light for long and would get checked to investigate the issue further: “I played the third map without glasses... I still have some issues with my eyes and need to get checked, but I don't have time. When this event is over and I go back to Kazakhstan, I'll get it checked. Overall, I feel pressure in both eyes, and maybe there are other issues too. I can't look at light for long. Maybe I'm near-sighted or far-sighted, I don't know.” he added.

He recently started wearing glasses and mentioned in an earlier personal video: Hello, everyone. How have you been? There’s something new in my life: I got glasses. So, that’s it for now.

Despite the difficulties, molodoy still put in a strong performance to help FURIA beat MOUZ and stay alive in the tournament.

In response, the Russian esports outlet 电竞基地 criticized FURIA:

He doesn’t even know whether he’s farsighted or nearsighted :))) — that can be checked in a minute and a half. Absolutely incredible. The player can’t get checked, even though he flies all over the world, but for some reason he has to go back to Kazakhstan to have his vision tested. Just withdraw from the tournament already and send him to an ophthalmologist. This is practically a mockery of how they treat player health. They decided that, in the death throes of FalleN’s career, they’d throw a player’s health into the mix too. Amazing.