ISSAA (Issa Murad) - Biography, customization, configs, cfg

Issa "ISSAA" Murad is an esports player with years of experience. His journey in Counter-Strike 2 began back in 2015 when he played for Octopus1. However, he was unable to achieve significant results with this team.

In March 2016, he received an invitation from Chosen 5, with whom he placed 1st-8th at DreamHack Masters Malmö 2016 - European Open Qualifier #1, reached the Top 4 at Game On - June Invitational, and won silver at WESG 2016 - West Asian Qualifier.

Starting in January 2017, Issa joined Spotnet, where he helped the team secure a championship title at Arab Gaming Championship 2017 - Winter Open and a bronze medal at FACEIT Pro League - Europe: May 2017. In August, Murad signed a trial contract with HellRaisers, where he performed well and was promoted to the main roster in October. With the team, he became a semifinalist at V4 Future Sports Festival - Budapest 2018 and won gold at Bets.net Masters: Season 1 and CIS Minor Championship - London 2018. In September 2019, Issa went inactive but returned in December after receiving an offer from OG.

With OG, he won gold at SteelSeries Invitational and ESA Esports Supremes 2021, silver at Flashpoint Season 2 and Intel Extreme Masters XV - New York Online: Europe OG, and secured 1st-2nd place at DreamHack Open Summer 2020: European Qualifier OG.

From August to November 2021, Issa played for Eternal Fire, winning gold at ESA Esports Supremes 2021 and ESL Türkiye Şampiyonası: Summer 2021, as well as silver at REPUBLEAGUE Season 2. After that, he took an extended break from competitive play and returned to the Counter-Strike 2 pro scene only in November 2023, when he signed with JiJieHao.

With his new team, Murad delivered strong performances and helped secure multiple titles. His most notable achievements include winning ESEA Cash Cup: Asia - Autumn 2023 #4, PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: Levantine & North African Open Qualifier, Esports World Cup 2024: Middle Eastern Qualifier, and Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: Arabian Open Qualifier, as well as silver at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: Middle Eastern Qualifier and a 1st-4th place finish at Esports World Cup 2024: Middle Eastern Open Qualifier.

Issa "ISSAA" Murad competed for JiJieHao until February 2025, when he played his last tournament, BLAST Rising Asia Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier, finishing 9th-12th. Currently, the Jordanian player is without a team.

Beyond his team achievements, Murad has also earned individual recognition. He was named the Most Valuable Player of DreamHack Open Tours 2018, as awarded by HLTV.