EMPIRE vs regain – 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 52: North America Cup #3 CS2 Match

EMPIRE vs regain Counter-Strike 2 match ended 1 - 2 in favour of regain and was played on Oct 11, 2026 at 1:05 AM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 52: North America Cup #3 Bracket - Lower.

Breakdown of the match

• regain won Game 1 with 13 -  10 on Dust II
• EMPIRE won Game 2 with 13 -  3 on Ancient
• regain won Game 3 with 13 -  5 on Mirage

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was spud with 45 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by Walco with 18 assists.

Head-to-head stats

EMPIRE and regain had previously played each other 1 times . EMPIRE had won 0 times , regain had won 1 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Apr 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM in 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 52: North America Cup #3 where regain won 2 - 0 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted regain to win with 89.9% of the votes in their favor and 10.1% of the votes for EMPIRE .

Where to watch

The EMPIRE vs regain live match was streamed on strafe.com, Twitch and Youtube. To watch more matches like this, visit the CS2 match calendar .

Follow the rest of the action from 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 52: North America Cup #3 , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.