Gentle Mates enter Counter-Strike scene with Iberian Soul CS2 roster

French org Gentle Mates has announced it has officially entered the Counter-Strike scene by picking up the all-Spanish Iberian Soul roster, which has fought its way to 25th in the VRS by grinding Tier 2 events. Gentle Mates notably fields other teams in games like League of Legends, Call of Duty, and Valorant, and now hopes it can find success in an increasingly competitive CS2 scene.

Orgless Iberian Soul find a home at Gentle Mates

The Iberian Soul lineup consisting of alex, mopoz, sausol, dav1g, and MartinezSa has been searching for an organization for a while now. The trio of mopoz, sausol, and dav1g previously competed under the KOI banner before being dropped at the start of 2025, and it has been a long grind through the rankings to remain relevant.

GENTLE MATES ARRIVE SUR COUNTER-STRIKE 2 ! #M8WIN

On joue notre premier match demain à 18H30 sur la chaîne de Squeezie pic.twitter.com/kvVQzsTLV8

— Gentle Mates (@gentlemates) August 25, 2025

Can Gentle Mates make the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025?

The immediate goal for Gentle Mates’ CS2 roster is clear: make the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. While they’re 25th in the Global VRS, they sit 18th in the European rankings. The top 16 will get a direct Major invite, so there’s some grinding to be done yet before their place in Budapest is secure.

They’ll have their eyes on leapfrogging BetBoom and B8, but the poor form of Liquid puts them firmly in Gentle Mates’ crosshairs. Their fate could be determined by their form at StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025 and DraculaN, although anything can happen in the Wild West of the VRS.

Gentle Mates’ first CS2 roster is as follows:

• alex
• mopoz
• sausol
• dav1g
• MartinezSa