Gentle Mates
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Gentle Mates
Team Information
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Approx. Total Winnings:
$76,305
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History
Created:
2023-04-13Upcoming Tournaments
 VALORANT Masters Santiago 2026 |
| ONGOING! Feb 28 – Mar 15 |
  VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1 |
Apr 01 – May 01 |
| VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 2 |
Jun 01 – Aug 30 |
Gentle Mates is a French esports organization.
On April 13th, 2023, Gentle Mates was formed. The team previously existed as SBG but rebranded following the Gentle Mates brand launch. [1]
History
[edit]Timeline
[edit]Player Roster
[edit]Active
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Inactive
[edit]Former
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Former Players
| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 beyAz | Beyazıt Körpe | 2023-01-08 [5] | 2024-10-22 [16] |   Gentle Mates (Content Creator) | |
| logaN | Logan Corti | 2023-01-08 [5] | 2024-10-22 [16] |  DVM | |
| nataNk | Nathan Bocqueho | 2023-01-08 [5] | 2024-10-22 [16] |  Leviatán | |
| TakaS | Jonathan Paupard | Inactive | 2024-08-29 [14] | 2024-10-22 [16] | DVM |
| Wailers | Wailers Locart | 2023-01-08 [5] | 2024-10-22 [16] | ||
| TakaS | Jonathan Paupard | 2023-01-08 [6][5] | 2024-08-29 [14] | Gentle Mates (Inactive) |
Former Players
| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ComeBack | Berkcan Şentürk | 2025-06-06 [31] | 2025-10-24 [38][39] |  Team Heretics | ||
 kamyk | Maksymilian Jan Rychlewski | 2025-03-19 [21] | 2025-10-24 [38] |   Joblife | ||
 Proxh | Yusuf Emre Tunc | Inactive | 2025-09-10 [33] | 2025-10-24 [38] |  Enterprise Esports | |
| Veqaj | Sylvain Pattyn | Inactive | 2025-09-05 [32] | 2025-10-24 [38] |  Fnatic | |
 Zyppan | Pontus Eek | Inactive | 2025-05-19 [27] | 2025-09-17 [34] |   CGN Esports | |
| Proxh | Yusuf Emre Tunc | 2025-05-29 [28][29] | 2025-09-10 [33] | Gentle Mates (Inactive) | ||
| Veqaj | Sylvain Pattyn | 2025-05-13 [24] | 2025-09-05 [32] | Gentle Mates (Inactive) | ||
| kAdavra | Thomas Johner | Inactive | 2025-05-13 [22] | 2025-06-06 [30] | Joblife | |
| Proxh |  | Yusuf Emre Tunc | Loan | 2025-05-13 [25] | 2025-05-29 [28][29] | Gentle Mates |
| Zyppan | Pontus Eek | 2024-12-04 [17] | 2025-05-19 [27] | Gentle Mates (Inactive) | ||
 RobbieBk | Robbie Boerkamp | Inactive | 2025-03-19 [20] | 2025-05-14 [26] |  LOUD | |
| Click | Haydem Ali | 2024-12-04 [17] | 2025-05-13 [23] | Gentle Mates (Inactive) | ||
| kAdavra | Thomas Johner | 2024-05-31 [13] | 2025-05-13 [22] | Gentle Mates (Inactive) | ||
| RobbieBk | Robbie Boerkamp | 2024-12-04 [17] | 2025-03-19 [20] | Gentle Mates (Inactive) |
Organization
[edit]Active
[edit]Organization
| ID | Name | Join Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ManyFender | Marc Kowolik | Team Manager | 2025-11-20 [40] |
 pakko | Pavle Kostić | Head Coach | 2025-11-20 [40] |
 KUNDIKUNDI | Jiri Honkala | Assistant Coach | 2025-11-20 [40] |
| Gotaga | Corentin Houssein | Founder | 2023-04-13 [1] |
| Squeezie | Lucas Hauchard | Founder/Head of Valorant | 2023-04-13 [1] |
| Brawks | Kevin Georges | Founder | 2023-04-13 [1] |
| beyAz | Beyazıt Körpe | Content Creator | 2024-12-04 [19] |
| Placido | Marceau Lambert | Head of VALORANT | 2024-12-04 [17] |
| Luinwes | Sinan Koyuncu | Head of VALORANT | 2025-10-20 [37] |
Former
[edit]Former Organization
| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AzoX | Thomas Albanese | Manager | 2024-01-04 [11] | 2024-??-?? | |
| Derly | Florentin Derly | Assistant Coach | 2024-01-05 [12] | 2024-10-22 [16] |  Mandatory (Assistant Coach) |
 Ex6TenZ | Kévin Droolans | Inactive Coach | 2024-06-28 [42] | 2024-10-22 [16] | Gentle Mates GC (Head Coach) |
| madC | Kévin Ducourtioux | Head Coach | 2024-06-28 [42] | 2024-09-03 [15] | Mandatory (Head Coach) |
| Ex6TenZ | Kévin Droolans | Head Coach | 2023-04-13 [43] | 2024-06-28 [42] | Gentle Mates (Inactive Coach) |
| madC | Kévin Ducourtioux | Assistant Coach | 2023-04-13 [43] | 2024-06-28 [42] | Gentle Mates (Head Coach) |
| Sylkaos | Manager | 2023-04-14 [8] | 2024-01-15 [44] |
Former Organization
| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eternity | Irwin Chaumette | Manager | 2024-12-04 [17] | 2025-10-24 [38] | |
 goked | Alex Kie | Head Coach | 2024-12-04 [17] | 2025-10-24 [38] | |
| McJuankar | Juan Carlos Mesa | Inactive Coach | 2025-09-20 [35] | 2025-10-24 [38] | |
 jtay | Josh Taylor | Analyst | 2024-12-04 [18] | 2025-10-20 [36] |   G2 Gozen (Assistant Coach) |
| McJuankar | Juan Carlos Mesa | Assistant Coach | 2024-12-04 [17] | 2025-09-20 [35] | Gentle Mates (Inactive Coach) |
Results
[edit]| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Result | Prize | ||
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| 2026-02-14 | 2nd | S-Tier | | VCT 2026: EMEA Kickoff | 3 : 2 | | - |
| 2025-11-22 | 3rd - 4th | B-Tier |  | Monsters Reloaded 2025 | 1 : 2 | | $2,500 |
| 2025-06-29 | 1st | B-Tier |   | BtcTurk GameFest | 3 : 1 |   | $25,116.14 |
| 2025-01-30 | 7th - 8th | S-Tier | | VCT 2025: EMEA Kickoff | 0 : 2 | | - |
| 2024-12-13 | W | Showmatch |  | HereticsXP #2 | 2 : 0 | | - |
| 2024-05-03 | 7th - 8th | S-Tier | | VCT 2024: EMEA Stage 1 | 2/3 | Grp S. | - |
| 2024-02-25 | 7th - 9th | S-Tier | | VCT 2024: EMEA Kickoff | 0/2 | Grp S. | - |
| 2023-07-16 | 1st | A-Tier |  | VCT Ascension EMEA 2023 | 3 : 0 |  | $33,681.56 |
| 2023-06-10 | 1st | B-Tier |  | VALORANT Challengers 2023 France: Revolution Split 2 | 3 : 2 | | $7,529.33 |
| 2023-03-12 | 1st | B-Tier | | VALORANT Challengers 2023 France: Revolution Split 1 | 3 : 1 | | $7,478.31 |
| Date | Tier | Type | Tournament | Score | vs. Opponent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2, 2026 - 18:30 CLST | S-Tier | Offline | | Masters Santiago - High (1-0) | 2 : 0 | ||
| February 28, 2026 - 14:00 CLST | S-Tier | Offline | | Masters Santiago - Round 1 | 2 : 0 | ||
| February 14, 2026 - 17:00 CET | S-Tier | Offline | | VCT EMEA Kickoff | 3 : 2 | ||
| February 13, 2026 - 16:20 CET | S-Tier | Offline | | VCT EMEA Kickoff | 2 : 3 | ||
| January 29, 2026 - 17:00 CET | S-Tier | Offline | | VCT EMEA Kickoff | 2 : 0 | ||
| January 22, 2026 - 20:30 CET | S-Tier | Offline | | VCT EMEA Kickoff | 2 : 0 | ||
| January 20, 2026 - 19:30 CET | S-Tier | Offline | | VCT EMEA Kickoff | 2 : 0 | ||
| December 8, 2025 - 14:00 CET | A-Tier | Online |   | Project Blender: Phase 4 | 1 : 2 | ||
| December 5, 2025 - 21:00 CET | B-Tier | Online | | Project Blender: Phase 3 - High (2-1) | 2 : 0 | ||
| December 4, 2025 - 17:00 CET | B-Tier | Online | | Project Blender: Phase 3 - Mid (1-1) | 13 - 6 |
Data
[edit]Trivia
[edit]- In 2023, they finished first in every competition they participated in. Winning Challengers France: Revolution Split 1, Split 2 and Ascension EMEA.
Gallery
[edit]Rosters
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Team Capsules
[edit]- Gentle Mates 2025 Team Capsule
- Gentle Mates 2024 Team Capsule
Logos
[edit]Original logo, as SBG
(prior to April 13th, 2023)Second logo
(prior to April 12th, 2024)
Documentaries
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Gentle Mates (2023-04-13). "Tout commence ici ... " [It all starts here...] (in
French).
- ↑ VALORANT Challengers EMEA (2023-07-16). "YOUR VCT ASCENSION EMEA 2023 CHAMPIONS: GENTLE MATES".
- ↑ Sylkaos (2024-01-15). "Je vous fais part de ma décision de quitter mon poste de manager chez @gentlemates. " [I am informing you of my decision to leave my position as manager at @gentlemates.] (in
- ↑ Gentle Mates (2024-06-28). "Roster Valorant: Communiqué Officiel " [Valorant Roster: Official Press Release] (in
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Transfer reference". 2023-01-08.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Transfer reference". 2023-01-08.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Transfer reference". 2023-02-03.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Transfer reference". 2023-04-14.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Transfer reference". 2023-05-04.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Gentle Mates (2023-11-16). "Après une année légendaire à nos côtés, nous annonçons le départ de notre joueur remplaçant @APOFPS " [After a legendary year with us, we announce the departure of our replacement player @APOFPS] (in
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Gentle Mates (2024-01-04). "Notre équipe VALORANT est plus que prête pour affronter la VCT en 2024 " [Our VALORANT team is more than ready to take on VCT in 2024] (in
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Derly (2024-01-05). "Début d'une nouvelle aventure sur Valorant avec @GentleMates " [Start of a new adventure on Valorant with @GentleMates] (in
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Gentle Mates (2024-05-31). "Aujourd'hui nous accueillons @13kAdavra qui intègre notre roster, il jouera dès notre premier match du Stage 2 en VCT. " [Today we welcome @13kAdavra to our roster, and he'll be playing in our first VCT match of Stage 2.] (in
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 TakaS (2024-08-29). "I’m still under contract with @gentlemates , however they’ve allowed me to explore my options for 2025.".
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 madcoach (2024-09-03). "Hi everyone, I'm LFT.".
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 Gentle Mates (2024-10-22). "Nos chemins se séparent mais on ne vous remerciera jamais assez pour tout ce que vous avez accompli " [We're going our separate ways, but we can never thank you enough for everything you've done.] (in
- ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 Gentle Mates (2024-12-04). "Une année pour tout prouver " [A year to prove everything] (in
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 jtay (2024-12-04). "Super excited to be helping these boys out for 2025".
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Gentle Mates (2024-12-04). "IL REVIENT! " [HE'S COMING BACK!] (in
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Gentle Mates (2025-03-19). "Ce changement implique malheureusement le bench de @RobbieBk1 " [This change unfortunately involves the bench of @RobbieBk1] (in
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Gentle Mates (2025-03-19). "Nous accueillons aujourd'hui @kamykvalo dans notre roster VCT " [Today we welcome @kamykvalo to our VCT roster] (in
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Kada (2025-05-13). "Je ne ferai pas parti du roster actif pour le Split 2 ainsi que pour l’EWC. " [I will not be part of the active roster for Split 2 or the EWC.] (in
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Click (2025-05-13). "I won't be in the active Gentle Mates roster during VCT Stage 2, so I'm LFT!".
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Gentle Mates (2025-05-13). "Un nouveau chapitre s’écrit! " [A new chapter is being written!] (in
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Gentle Mates (2025-05-13). "Pour disputer les qualifications EWC, nous accueillerons proxhh en renfort! " [To compete in the EWC qualifications, we will welcome proxhh as reinforcements!] (in
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 RobbieBk (2025-05-14). "This might not come as a surprise to many of you, but I am officially no longer part of Gentle Mates.".
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Zyppan (2025-05-19). "And as you know probably already i wont be part of the active roster for split 2".
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Eintracht Frankfurt (2025-05-29). "Vielen Dank @proxhh " [Thank you very much @proxhh] (in
German).
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Gentle Mates (2025-05-29). "Bienvenue à @proxhh qui fera parti de notre roster Valorant pour le Split 2 " [Welcome to @proxhh who will be part of our Valorant roster for Split 2] (in
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Kada (2025-06-06). "Je ne fais officiellement plus parti de @gentlemates à partir d'aujourd'hui. " [I'm officially no longer a member of @gentlemates as of today.] (in
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Gentle Mates (2025-06-06). "We will Comeback !".
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 Veqaj (2025-09-05). "Hi, I’m currently under contract with M8, but they allowed me to explore new opportunities for upcoming VCT 2026 season".
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 Proxh (2025-09-10). "Hey, I am still contracted to @gentlemates but im allowed to explore my options for the next 2026 VCT season.".
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Zyppan (2025-09-17). "Hello everyone! My contract with Gentlemates expired and i'm officially a free agent.".
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 McJuankar (2025-09-20). "Still contracted @gentlemates but Im open to offers for the upcoming season.".
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Jtay (2025-10-20). "Now officially Free Agent".
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Gentle Mates (2025-10-20). "Bienvenue à @Luinwess ! #M8WIN " [Welcome to @Luinwess! #M8WIN] (in
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7 Gentle Mates (2025-10-24). "Il ne nous manquait qu’un petit round...Merci d’avoir tout donné et de vous être battus jusqu’au bout " [We were just one round short... Thank you for giving it your all and fighting until the very end.] (in
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Team Heretics (2025-10-24). "Welcome to Team Heretics, @ComeBackFPS".
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.6 40.7 Gentle Mates (2025-11-20). "Bienvenue à notre nouveau roster Valorant avec @hellowork #M8WIN " [Welcome to our new Valorant roster with @hellowork #M8WIN] (in
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 Winthrop University (2025-11-20). "Thank You, @47GLYPH.".
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 Gentle Mates (2024-06-28). "Roster Valorant: Communiqué Officiel " [Valorant Roster: Official Press Release] (in
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 "Transfer reference". 2023-04-13.
- ↑ Sylkaos (2024-01-15). "Je vous fais part de ma décision de quitter mon poste de manager chez @gentlemates. " [I am informing you of my decision to leave my position as manager at @gentlemates.] (in
