New IEM Cologne signatures include usual easter eggs

The IEM Cologne 2026 stickers are officially available, with fans now able to purchase their favorite player's signature sticker directly. As is tradition, several players have incorporated small easter eggs into their marks.

For example, Falcons AWPer Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov's signature reportedly pays homage to Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev, with the "SY" in m0NESY's name resembling an "S1". Some players have even included pets and animals in their designs, such as Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo's paw print or THUNDER dOWNUNDER player Christopher "dexter" Nong's cat drawing.

paiN's Rodrigo "biguzera" Bittencourt shared an especially meaningful detail in his Cologne signature, as it was designed by his 6-year-old daughter.

Other players have incorporated nods to their biggest in-game moments. Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski's signature, for instance, includes a doodle of an apple, a reference to his iconic "Big Apple" 1v4 at ESL ONE New York 2016.

Out of the dozens of signatures from this Major, several contain references to long-running memes, meaningful connections, and other personal details that make each one more unique to its author.