Esports World Cup 2026·group upper bracket
FINAL

9z vs paiN (1-0) - Esports World Cup 2026

9z
9z
#17 World
1—0
paiN
paiN
#54 World
SS-Tier·Prize pool $2,000,000·Paris, FranceLAN

Map Scores

cache
MAP 1Cache
9z
CT 3 · T 10
13–3
paiN
CT 2 · T 1

MATCH REPORT

MVP
HUASOPEEK · 9z
1.85 rating · 19–4 K–D · 110 ADR

9z beat paiN 1–0 at Esports World Cup 2026 on 12 August 2026. The match was played on Cache.

Cache went 13–3 to 9z in one-sided fashion. HUASOPEEK led the map with a 1.85 rating and 19 kills.

Standout moments: dgt's a 1v5 clutch in round 6 on Cache, HUASOPEEK's a 1v3 clutch in round 7 on Cache, HUASOPEEK's a 1v3 clutch in round 15 on Cache. HUASOPEEK earned series MVP with a 1.85 rating (19–4 K–D, 110 ADR).

Map Veto

· BO1 sequence
1
paiN
paiNbannedAncient
Ban
2
9z
9zbannedAnubis
Ban
3
9z
9zbannedMirage
Ban
4
paiN
paiNbannedInferno
Ban
5
paiN
paiNbannedDust2
Ban
6
9z
9zbannedNuke
Ban
7
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Player Stats

Player
9z
CL
HUASOPEEK
Matías Ibañez
1943110.147%
AR
luchov
Luciano Herrera
1985105.147%
UY
dgt
Franco Manuel Garcia Cabrera
16105119.156%
AR
meyern
Ignacio Meyer
109560.270%
UY
max
Maximiliano Gonzalez
610748.5100%
paiN
BR
saffee
Rafael Costa
1013267.310%
BR
biguzera
Rodrigo Bittencourt
914472.444%
BR
v$m
Vinicius Moreira
1215483.442%
BR
piriajr
Guilherme Barbosa
812148.675%
BR
snow
João Vinicius
216650.250%
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Match Context

9z is 2-3 in their last 5, and paiN is 1-4 in their last 5. VRS Elo ratings gave 9z a 81% pre-match win probability.

Win Probability

Pre-match · VRS Elo
9z9z
81%
paiNpaiN
19%

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Esports World Cup 2026
Paris, France·LAN·$2,000,000
Aug 12, 2026