Sangal Esports vs Nuclear TigeRES – 2026 IEM Rio CS2 Match

Sangal Esports vs Nuclear TigeRES Counter-Strike 2 match ended 1 - 2 in favour of Nuclear TigeRES and was played on Jan 21, 2026 at 5:10 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 IEM Rio Closed Qualifier - Closed Qualifier Lower.

Breakdown of the match

• Nuclear TigeRES won Game 1 with 13 -  9 on Ancient
• Sangal Esports won Game 2 with 13 -  11 on Mirage
• Nuclear TigeRES won Game 3 with 13 -  3 on Anubis

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was z1k4 with 49 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by patsi with 20 assists.

Head-to-head stats

Sangal Esports and Nuclear TigeRES had previously played each other 1 times . Sangal Esports had won 0 times , Nuclear TigeRES had won 1 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Aug 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM in 2026 IEM Rio where Nuclear TigeRES won 2 - 0 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had a clear favorite in this match, and predicted Nuclear TigeRES to win with 70% of the votes in their favor and 30% of the votes for Sangal Esports .

Where to watch

The Sangal Esports vs Nuclear TigeRES 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 IEM Rio , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.