FUT Esports vs BIG Academy – 2026 IEM Rio CS2 Match

FUT Esports vs BIG Academy Counter-Strike 2 match ended 1 - 2 in favour of BIG Academy and was played on Jan 21, 2026 at 10:23 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

• BIG Academy won Game 1 with 13 -  7 on Ancient
• FUT Esports won Game 2 with 13 -  8 on Mirage
• BIG Academy won Game 3 with 16 -  14 on Overpass

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was JBOEN with 55 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by D0nii with 21 assists.

Head-to-head stats

This was the first time FUT Esports played against BIG Academy .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted FUT Esports to win with 87.2% of the votes in their favor and 12.8% of the votes for BIG Academy .

Where to watch

The FUT Esports vs BIG Academy 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.