Unusual Seating Positions of CS2 Pro Players: Habit, Convenience, or Real Gaming Advantage?
Every esports athlete has their own secrets that help them feel most comfortable and make an impact. However, some of these are visible to the naked eye, making it hard to even call them secrets. One such thing is posture – how players sit at their computers. This is exactly what we’ll talk about in this article, where we’ll discuss the most unusual positions of professional players during gameplay.
Does a Correct Posture Exist?
We want to immediately emphasize one point. Despite society having unspoken rules about correct posture, they will never give you an advantage in the game. For comfortable gaming, you need to choose exactly the position where you’ll feel the mouse, your hands won’t get tired, and which will help you achieve maximum focus.
For better understanding, we can draw a parallel with game settings. You’ll agree that if you take donk’s resolution, m0NESY’s mouse sensitivity, or buy a headset like ZywOo’s – you won’t start shooting, moving, and navigating the game like they do. Therefore, below we simply suggest familiarizing yourself with the most unconventional solutions we’ve observed at tier-1 level.
Woxic
Let’s start with fairly simple things that aren’t encountered too rarely. However, at such a high level, the only person who holds the mouse in their left hand is the Turkish sniper. Besides this, he’s also known as the player with the highest mouse sensitivity. Of course, there’s nothing supernatural about this, but you’ll agree that even among left-handed people, few use the mouse with their left hand. It’s good that now each player has their individual table, so situations where a left-handed and right-handed player might interfere with each other no longer arise.
mezii
The Brit is very often mentioned in the context of his game settings – he moves forward with the right mouse button and has many other non-standard settings. Besides this, he also has a fairly rare seating position that, by the way, is quite often seen among old-school players. Previously, there wasn’t much space in computer clubs, and some players placed their mousepad behind the monitor, kind of embracing it. The current Major champion uses exactly this posture, which really stands out among the rest.
ropz
One of the best players of modern times doesn’t have any unique posture, but he’s an excellent example proving that comfort during gameplay is a very important thing. The Estonian is so fixated on this that he literally measures centimeters for table height and mousepad positioning from the edge, using a tape measure for this. Robin is simply on another level of being compared to most players – for example, he still practices movements in CS 1.6, which hasn’t been relevant for almost 15 years. It’s quite possible that his successes on the server are partly connected to his unique and special approach to all processes related to Counter-Strike.
nafany
The former captain of Gambit and Cloud9 chose a rather unusual posture from the very beginning of his career, which he himself repeatedly laughed about and called it the “dinosaur pose with small paws.” This description fits perfectly – he holds his devices very close to the edge of the table, and the low-positioned chair creates the feeling that he can barely reach the keyboard and mouse. However, this didn’t prevent him from leading his team to victories at IEM Katowice and other major events.
sh1ro
We won’t stray far from Gambit’s star lineup and remember the current sniper of Team Spirit, who doesn’t come to games without his usual pillow. No, he doesn’t need it to rest between rounds – he puts it behind his back. By the way, recently we’ve also observed The MongolZ sniper – 910 – with a pillow behind his back. Specifically for Dima, this is related to back problems that have been bothering him for quite a while, but in 2025 ESL events we started observing him without additional support. The thing is, ESL refused the usual esports chairs and switched to ergonomic ones, which, judging by reviews, are indeed much more comfortable.
jdm64
Here’s someone who could definitely use a pillow – the American player who played almost lying down, completely leaned back in his chair. Probably his posture and the theatrical headband in the form of the American flag left him in the memory of the CS community. Josh didn’t win a single trophy in his career, but old-timers definitely haven’t forgotten his theatrical image.
jabbi
How the Dane sits at his computer doesn’t just surprise, but even slightly frightens. The hunched posture that literally breaks him in half looks even somewhat dangerous. Unfortunately, he’s unlikely to ever change it, and if he does change it, it will definitely affect his gameplay. You could say he’ll have to learn to do all familiar actions anew, and the stress from this will cause even bigger problems. So hang in there, jabbi!
KCSERATO
Just look at the hands of one of the main stars of the Brazilian scene. His shoulders are practically at the same level as his elbows due to a very low seating position. Actually, many players like to keep their right elbow on the table, but for KCSERATO this aspect is relevant for both limbs. In this position, the shoulder is completely isolated and most likely he works more with his elbow rather than his wrist when moving the mouse. Either way, this doesn’t prevent him from being considered one of the best Brazilian shooters and earning individual awards from HLTV.
TeSeS
René has several distinctive moments in his posture right away. First of all, it immediately catches the eye that he’s slightly turned away from his teammate and holds the monitor at an angle. But for us, the most unusual thing is his mouse grip, which creates the feeling as if he only has three fingers on his hand. The Dane completely embraces the mouse with his palm, forcing his fingers to imitate the claws of some predatory bird like a Falcon. Apparently, it’s not just by chance that fate brought him together with Falcons.
YEKINDAR
Here we’ve reached the absolute champion of unusual postures – the rifler from Latvia who currently plays for FURIA. He sits so close to the monitor that he rests his forehead against it. We’ve observed this since the very start of his career when he began with pro100. Although it feels like each year he “immerses” himself closer and closer into the game. According to Mareks, this helps maintain focus only on the crosshair, and knowing YEKINDAR’s prime version, it’s hard to doubt his words, because back then he was one of the best at shooting.
