Inner Circle Academy vs Brute – 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup #1 CS2 Match

Inner Circle Academy vs Brute Counter-Strike 2 match ended 1 - 2 in favour of Brute and was played on Jul 12, 2026 at 1:08 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup #1 Group A - Group A.

Breakdown of the match

• Brute won Game 1 with 25 -  22 on Dust II
• Inner Circle Academy won Game 2 with 13 -  5 on Mirage
• Brute won Game 3 with 13 -  11 on Nuke

Head-to-head stats

Inner Circle Academy and Brute had previously played each other 1 times . Inner Circle Academy had won 0 times , Brute had won 1 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Apr 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM in 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup #1 where Brute won 2 - 0 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had a clear favorite in this match, and predicted Inner Circle Academy to win with 78.1% of the votes in their favor and 21.9% of the votes for Brute .

Where to watch

The Inner Circle Academy vs Brute 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: Europe - Cup #1 , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.