NOVAQ won its match at the Games of the Future 2026 CS2 tournament

NOVAQ defeated Team Hybrids in a match on the third day of the group stage at the 2026 Games of the Future.
On the first map, Ancient, Mikhail “Dosia” Stolyarov’s team defeated their opponents 13-1, and then proved stronger on the next map, Inferno—also 13-1. The final stage of the match was a laser tag contest on the Neo Dala map, where NOVAQ once again defeated Team Hybrids, 6–2.
As a result, NOVAQ earned 3 points from the match, while Team Hybrids failed to earn a single point.
Games of the Future for Counter-Strike 2 is taking place from August 4 to 8 in Kazakhstan. Eight teams are participating in the tournament, only half of which will advance to the playoffs following the group stage. The LAN tournament’s prize pool is $150,000.
Photo by Mikhail “Dosia” Stolyarov.


