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

ex-RUBY vs Nexus Gaming Counter-Strike 2 match ended 2 - 1 in favour of ex-RUBY and was played on Feb 16, 2026 at 1:59 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

• ex-RUBY won Game 1 with 13 -  9 on Ancient
• Nexus Gaming won Game 2 with 13 -  4 on Mirage
• ex-RUBY won Game 3 with 13 -  3 on Dust II

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was Kaide with 55 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by sh1nejezzz with 20 assists.

Head-to-head stats

This was the first time ex-RUBY played against Nexus Gaming .

Match prediction

Strafe users had a clear favorite in this match, and predicted ex-RUBY to win with 76.1% of the votes in their favor and 23.9% of the votes for Nexus Gaming .

Where to watch

The ex-RUBY vs Nexus Gaming 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.