GIANTX vs Gentle Mates – 2026 VCT EMEA Kickoff Valorant Match

GIANTX vs Gentle Mates Valorant match ended 0 - 2 in favour of Gentle Mates and was played on Jan 22, 2026 at 7:33 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 VCT EMEA Kickoff Bracket - Round of 16.

Breakdown of the match

• Gentle Mates won Game 1 with 13 -  10 on Pearl
• Gentle Mates won Game 2 with 13 -  10 on Bind

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was Minny with 41 kills.

Head-to-head stats

GIANTX and Gentle Mates had previously played each other 2 times . GIANTX had won 2 times , Gentle Mates had won 0 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Aug 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM in 2026 VCT EMEA Kickoff where GIANTX won 2 - 1 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had a favorite in this match, and predicted GIANTX to win with 66.3% of the votes in their favor and 33.7% of the votes for Gentle Mates .

Where to watch

The GIANTX vs Gentle Mates live match was streamed on strafe.com, Twitch and Youtube. To watch more matches like this, visit the Valorant match calendar .

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