Imperial Esports vs Sharks Esports – 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 51: South America - Cup #1 CS2 Match

Imperial Esports vs Sharks Esports Counter-Strike 2 match ended 1 - 2 in favour of Sharks Esports and was played on Feb 20, 2026 at 10:08 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 51: South America - Cup #1 Bracket - Lower.

Breakdown of the match

• Sharks Esports won Game 1 with 13 -  3 on Nuke
• Imperial Esports won Game 2 with 13 -  10 on Mirage
• Sharks Esports won Game 3 with 13 -  1 on Inferno

Head-to-head stats

Imperial Esports and Sharks Esports had previously played each other 24 times . Imperial Esports had won 16 times , Sharks Esports had won 8 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Jan 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM in 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 51: South America - Cup #1 where Sharks Esports won 2 - 0 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had a favorite in this match, and predicted Imperial Esports to win with 60.6% of the votes in their favor and 39.4% of the votes for Sharks Esports .

Where to watch

The Imperial Esports vs Sharks Esports 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 51: South America - Cup #1 , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.