Esports World Cup EMEA Qualifier 2026Stage 2Tier A

Team Liquid vs Gentle Mates

Team Liquid
02Finished
Gentle Mates

Gentle Mates win the series 2-0

Start time
Format
Best of three
Tournament
Esports World Cup EMEA Qualifier 2026, Stage 2
Setting
Online

In the bracket

Upper bracket quarterfinal 2 of the Stage 2. The winner goes to Upper bracket semifinal 1 against FUT Esports. The loser drops to Lower bracket quarterfinal 1.

See the full bracket

Maps

  1. Map 1M847 min
  2. Map 2M839 min

Recap

Gentle Mates took the series 2-0 against Team Liquid. It was a clean sweep: Gentle Mates did not lose a map.

Form and rating going into this match

Team Liquid

R1GG rating 1594 to 1571 pts-23 pts

LLWWLWWLLW

50% win rate 路 52% of maps won

Gentle Mates

R1GG rating 1492 to 1514 pts+22 pts

LWLLWWLLLW

40% win rate 路 42% of maps won

How the rating works

The 90 days before this match

TLM8
Series5-5 (50%)5-6 (45%)
BO3 series5-5 (50%)5-6 (45%)
At LAN events5-5 (50%)5-6 (45%)
Maps12-11 (52%)12-14 (46%)
BO3 went to a third map3 of 10 (30%)4 of 11 (36%)
Average map length46 min44 min
Against the current top 203-3 (50%)3-4 (43%)

Completed series, forfeits left out. Map length counts maps with a start and end time.

Common opponents before this match

OpponentTLM8
Natus Vincere1-02-1
Team Heretics2-00-1
FUT Esports0-11-1
Karmine Corp2-01-0
Fnatic1-11-0
GIANTX1-01-0

Teams both sides played in the 180 days before the match, with each side's series record against them.

Last 5 results before this match

Team Liquid

  1. Lvs Gentle MatesVCT EMEA Stage 1 20261-2
  2. Lvs Team VitalityVCT EMEA Stage 1 20261-2
  3. Wvs Gentle MatesVCT EMEA Stage 1 20262-0
  4. Wvs Natus VincereVCT EMEA Stage 1 20262-1
  5. Lvs FUT EsportsVCT EMEA Stage 1 20260-2

Gentle Mates

  1. Lvs Eternal FireVCT EMEA Stage 1 20260-2
  2. Wvs Team LiquidVCT EMEA Stage 1 20262-1
  3. Lvs Team LiquidVCT EMEA Stage 1 20260-2
  4. Lvs Team HereticsVCT EMEA Stage 1 20260-2
  5. Wvs Natus VincereVCT EMEA Stage 1 20262-0

Lineups

Team Liquid

Registered for this event

  • GSR
  • kamo
  • MiniBoo
  • nAts
  • purp0
  • Wayne

Since VCT EMEA Stage 1 2026: GSR in.

Gentle Mates

Registered for this event

  • bipo
  • GLYPH
  • marteen
  • Minny
  • starxo

Same lineup as at VCT EMEA Stage 1 2026.

Head to head before this match

Team Liquid 1 : 3 Gentle Mates

Last meeting: , VCT EMEA Stage 1 2026

All 4 meetings

Schedule checked 10/22/26, 4:17 PM

All times UTC.Updated