Gentle Mates vs HOTU – 2026 IstanbuLAN CS2 Match

Gentle Mates vs HOTU Counter-Strike 2 match ended 2 - 1 in favour of Gentle Mates and was played on Feb 14, 2026 at 5:35 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 IstanbuLAN Bracket - Final.

Breakdown of the match

• HOTU won Game 1 with 13 -  3 on Anubis
• Gentle Mates won Game 2 with 13 -  2 on Nuke
• Gentle Mates won Game 3 with 13 -  10 on Overpass

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was mizu with 52 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by ALEX with 16 assists.

Head-to-head stats

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

The prior match between them was played on Jan 21, 2026 at 7:22 PM in 2026 IstanbuLAN where HOTU won 2 - 0 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted Gentle Mates to win with 79.3% of the votes in their favor and 20.7% of the votes for HOTU .

Where to watch

The Gentle Mates vs HOTU 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 IstanbuLAN , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.