3DMAX vs Acend (2-0) - Thunderpick World Championship 2026 - Closed Qualifier

3DMAX swept Acend 2–0 at Thunderpick World Championship 2026 - Closed Qualifier on 9 September 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Cache, Inferno.

Cache went 13–2 to 3DMAX in one-sided fashion. Maka led the map with a 2.09 rating and 19 kills. Inferno went 13–9 to 3DMAX. Graviti led the map with a 1.68 rating and 20 kills.

Standout moments: SHIPZ's a 1v4 clutch in round 2 on Cache, Maka's a 1v1 clutch in round 5 on Cache, misutaaa's a 4K in round 2 on Cache. Kursy earned series MVP with a 1.57 rating (38–21 K–D, 112 ADR).