Tedd broke down why Iberian Soul has become one of the most exciting teams in tier-2 Counter-Strike. After being dropped last year and spending months without an organization, the Spanish lineup rebuilt around veterans like Alex, Mopoz, sausol, and Dav1g, before adding coach deLonge and welcoming back Martinez as AWPer.
Since that move, the team has won nine of their last ten best-of-threes, qualified for StarLadder Budapest 2025, and climbed into the Valve world top-25. Tedd highlighted Alex’s leadership experience from Movistar Riders and NIP, Martinez’s return from 9z with his hyper-aggressive AWPing, and Davidg’s resurgence in form as core reasons for their success.
He emphasized that Iberian Soul play a fiery, emotional brand of Counter-Strike — not always the cleanest tactically, but dangerous, entertaining, and capable of upsetting bigger names. With rumors of backing from Gentle Mates and multiple LANs ahead, Tedd suggested this roster could become the true revival of Spanish CS and potentially reach even higher than Movistar Riders once did.
