Gentle Mates benches coach deLonge

French esports club Gentle Mates has moved coach Eloy "deLonge" Suárez to the bench. deLonge himself announced this via his X social media account, adding that he is open to new offers.

The 31-year-old Spanish esports athlete had been working with the team since March of last year (until August 2025, the roster competed under the Iberian Soul tag before being signed by Gentle Mates). It is not yet known who will fill the vacant coaching position.

Gentle Mates currently sits 38th in Valve's official ranking of the world's strongest Counter-Strike 2 teams. The roster placed 13th-16th at IEM Rio 2026.

 Gentle Mates are now:

 David "⁠dav1g⁠" Granado Bermudo
 Alejandro "⁠mopoz⁠" Fernández-Quejo Cano
 Pere "⁠sausol⁠" Solsona Saumell
 Alejandro "⁠alex⁠" Masanet
 Antonio "MartinezSa" Martinez

Origin: x.com