Change The Game and IHC Esports are scheduled to compete in a Best of 3 series today, February 19, 2026, as part of the 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 51: Asia-Pacific – Cup #1 Bracket – Lower. The match is set to begin at 14:00 local time.
Change The Game, currently ranked #99 in the Strafe CS2 World Rankings, enters the match having won three of their last five matches. IHC Esports is currently unranked by Strafe. The two teams have met once previously, on October 25, 2025, with Change The Game winning 2-1 in a match from the 2025 ESL Challenger League Season 50: Asia – Cup #4.
According to predictions from Strafe users, Change The Game is heavily favored to win, with 83.8% of votes cast in their favor compared to 16.2% for IHC Esports. A total of 148 predictions have been submitted.
The match will be livestreamed on strafe.com, Twitch, and Youtube. It represents a key stage in the 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 51: Asia-Pacific – Cup #1 tournament.
