HEROIC edged out Ninjas in Pyjamas 2–1 at Stake Ranked Episode 3 on 17 July 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Inferno, Nuke, Mirage.

Inferno went 13–11 to HEROIC in a tight finish. susp led the map with a 1.55 rating and 26 kills. Nuke went 13–9 to Ninjas in Pyjamas. stavn led the map with a 1.44 rating and 21 kills. Mirage went 13–9 to HEROIC. isak led the map with a 1.34 rating and 22 kills.

Standout moments: nilo's an ace in round 15 on Mirage, xKacpersky's a 1v1 clutch in round 3 on Inferno, susp's a 1v1 clutch in round 5 on Nuke. susp earned series MVP with a 1.29 rating (63–43 K–D, 85 ADR).