Nemesis vs Rune Eaters (2-0) - Stake Ranked Episode 5 - Closed Qualifier

Nemesis swept Rune Eaters 2–0 at Stake Ranked Episode 5 - Closed Qualifier on 24 September 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Dust2, Inferno.

Dust2 went 13–8 to Nemesis. Demente led the map with a 1.39 rating and 20 kills. Inferno went 13–4 to Nemesis in one-sided fashion. tex1y led the map with a 1.81 rating and 19 kills.

Standout moments: mag1k3Y's a 1v1 clutch in round 3 on Inferno, tex1y's a 1v1 clutch in round 10 on Inferno, demente's a 1v5 clutch in round 12 on Inferno. SELLTER earned series MVP with a 1.38 rating (28–16 K–D, 74 ADR).