Imperial Esports vs Red Canids – 2026 IEM Rio CS2 Match

Imperial Esports vs Red Canids Counter-Strike 2 match ended 1 - 2 in favour of Red Canids and was played on Jan 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 IEM Rio Closed Qualifer - Closed Qualifer UB Semifinal.

Breakdown of the match

• Red Canids won Game 1 with 13 -  7 on Nuke
• Imperial Esports won Game 2 with 13 -  10 on Overpass
• Red Canids won Game 3 with 13 -  10 on Mirage

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was dav1deuS with 54 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by kauez with 23 assists.

Head-to-head stats

Imperial Esports and Red Canids had previously played each other 19 times . Imperial Esports had won 14 times , Red Canids had won 5 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Aug 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM in 2026 IEM Rio where Imperial Esports won 2 - 1 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted Imperial Esports to win with 88.2% of the votes in their favor and 11.8% of the votes for Red Canids .

Where to watch

The Imperial Esports vs Red Canids 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.