G2 Ares vs Rune Eaters (1-2) - Logitech G Play Connect 2026 - Closed Qualifier

Rune Eaters edged out G2 Ares 2–1 at Logitech G Play Connect 2026 - Closed Qualifier on 28 August 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Ancient, Dust2, Mirage.

Ancient went 13–5 to Rune Eaters. noni led the map with a 1.76 rating and 19 kills. Dust2 went 16–12 to G2 Ares after overtime. hitori led the map with a 1.33 rating and 22 kills. Mirage went 13–9 to Rune Eaters. noni led the map with a 1.43 rating and 20 kills.

Standout moments: SHiNE's a 1v2 clutch in round 6 on Ancient, yksjupe's a 1v3 clutch in round 9 on Ancient, noni's a 1v1 clutch in round 9 on Ancient. noni earned series MVP with a 1.44 rating (62–39 K–D, 82 ADR).