Nexus Gaming vs Lazer Cats – 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 51: Europe - Cup #1 CS2 Match

Nexus Gaming vs Lazer Cats Counter-Strike 2 match ended 2 - 1 in favour of Nexus Gaming and was played on Feb 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 51: Europe - Cup #1 Bracket - Lower.

Breakdown of the match

• Lazer Cats won Game 1 with 19 -  15 on Ancient
• Nexus Gaming won Game 2 with 13 -  7 on Inferno
• Nexus Gaming won Game 3 with 13 -  3 on Mirage

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was fnl with 64 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by fNk with 31 assists.

Head-to-head stats

Nexus Gaming and Lazer Cats had previously played each other 2 times . Nexus Gaming had won 1 times , Lazer Cats had won 1 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Dec 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM in 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 51: Europe - Cup #1 where Lazer Cats won 2 - 1 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted Nexus Gaming to win with 92.5% of the votes in their favor and 7.5% of the votes for Lazer Cats .

Where to watch

The Nexus Gaming vs Lazer Cats 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: Europe - Cup #1 , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.