Nuclear TigeRES vs Gentle Mates – 2026 IEM Rio CS2 Match

Nuclear TigeRES vs Gentle Mates Counter-Strike 2 match ended 1 - 2 in favour of Gentle Mates and was played on Jan 21, 2026 at 10:28 AM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 IEM Rio Closed Qualifier - Closed Qualifier Round of 16.

Breakdown of the match

• Nuclear TigeRES won Game 1 with 13 -  10 on Ancient
• Gentle Mates won Game 2 with 13 -  9 on Nuke
• Gentle Mates won Game 3 with 19 -  15 on Inferno

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was dav1g with 47 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by ALEX with 26 assists.

Head-to-head stats

This was the first time Nuclear TigeRES played against Gentle Mates .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted Gentle Mates to win with 90.5% of the votes in their favor and 9.5% of the votes for Nuclear TigeRES .

Where to watch

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

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