Gentle Mates vs G2 Esports – 2026 IEM Rio CS2 Match

Gentle Mates vs G2 Esports Counter-Strike 2 match ended 1 - 2 in favour of G2 Esports and was played on Apr 13, 2026 at 12:58 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 IEM Rio Group A - Group A UB Quarterfinal.

Breakdown of the match

• Gentle Mates won Game 1 with 13 -  8 on Inferno
• G2 Esports won Game 2 with 13 -  8 on Mirage
• G2 Esports won Game 3 with 13 -  3 on Overpass

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was MartinezSa with 45 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by MATYS with 19 assists.

Head-to-head stats

Gentle Mates and G2 Esports had previously played each other 1 times . Gentle Mates had won 1 times , G2 Esports had won 0 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Sep 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM in 2026 IEM Rio where Gentle Mates won 2 - 1 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted G2 Esports to win with 83.9% of the votes in their favor and 16.1% of the votes for Gentle Mates .

Where to watch

The Gentle Mates vs G2 Esports 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.