Gentle Mates is preparing to expand her presence in the field of Esports by joining Counter-Strike 2. According to a source from Sheep Esports, Gentle Mates has reached an oral agreement to recruit the core squad of Iberian Soul and sniper Antonio "Martinez" Martinez, who played for 9z.

This will be the third time this organization has tried to enter CS2; Earlier, Gentle Mates tried to sign a contract with the 3DMAX squad but the deal failed. This time, they turned to the Spanish player, who had no team after Koi withdrew from this subject. The new squad is expected to include:

Alejandro "Mopoz" Fernández-leveljo

David "DAV1G" Granado

Pere "Sausol" Solsona

Alejandro "Alex" Masanet

Antonio "Martinez" Martinez

Former gunner Renato "Stadodo" Gonçalves, who has been playing with them in recent months, will not participate in this project and have left the team.

The achievement of Iberian Soul in 2025

Although the expected squad of Gentle Mates has not achieved outstanding achievements at the highest level, they are currently ranked 38 in the world on the VRS rankings. The best achievements of the team in 2025 include:

Grade 1 - Galaxy Battle 2025 // phase 3, bonus: $ 25,000

Grade 1-Caretos Cup 2025 (C-Tier), bonus: 3,276.72 USD

Grade 3-4-Galaxy Battle 2025 // Phase 2, bonus: 4,000 USD

Grade 3-4-Master League Portugal Season 16, bonus: 731.48 USD

Grade 4 - Y Games Pro Series 2025, bonus: 1,878.33 USD

Despite regular participation in tournaments, the team has not been able to qualify to participate in any S-Tier tournament.

Who is Gentle Mates?

Gentle Mates (M8) is a project established in 2023 by Ba Streamer and former famous French player. Gotaga and Brawks used to be the pillars of the Vitality team as well as the professional Call of Duty community, while Squeezie is currently the most popular YouTuber in France, starting a career from the content of COD.