magic vs 9z (2-1) - Esports World Cup 2026 (group lower bracket)

Esports World Cup 2026·group lower bracket

FINAL

magic

#23 World

2—1

#17 World

SS-Tier·Prize pool $2,000,000·Paris, FranceLAN

MAP 1Ancient

magic

CT 6 · T 6 · OT 7

19–17

CT 6 · T 6 · OT 5

MAP 2Dust2

magic

CT 5 · T 5

10–13

CT 6 · T 7

MAP 3Inferno

magic

CT 9 · T 4

13–10

CT 7 · T 3

MATCH REPORT

MVP

tenzy · magic

1.33 rating · 74–50 K–D · 85 ADR

magic edged out 9z 2–1 at Esports World Cup 2026 on 16 August 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Ancient, Dust2, Inferno.

Ancient went 19–17 to magic after overtime. AW led the map with a 1.60 rating and 38 kills. Dust2 went 13–10 to 9z in a tight finish. tenzy led the map with a 1.24 rating and 19 kills. Inferno went 13–10 to magic in a tight finish. AW led the map with a 1.47 rating and 24 kills.

Standout moments: meyern's an ace in round 34 on Ancient, dgt's a 1v1 clutch in round 3 on Ancient, luchov's a 1v1 clutch in round 18 on Ancient. tenzy earned series MVP with a 1.33 rating (74–50 K–D, 85 ADR).

Map Veto

· BO3 sequence

magicbannedNuke

Ban

9zbannedAnubis

Ban

magicpickedAncient

← Map 1

9zpickedDust2

← Map 2

magicbannedCache

Ban

9zbannedMirage

Ban

DeciderisInferno

← Map 3

Rosters

magic

Vitaliy Marushka

Svyatoslav Masko

Nikita Kochenyuk

Andrey Anisimov

mo0N

Abdurakhim Issa

9z

dgt

Franco Manuel Garcia Cabrera

Matías Ibañez

Luciano Herrera

Maximiliano Gonzalez

Ignacio Meyer

Coach

bit

Bruno Lima

coach

Player Stats

Player
magic
AW Andrey Anisimov	38	21	6	104.6	79%
tenzy Nikita Kochenyuk	36	24	9	97.5	58%
mo0N Abdurakhim Issa	25	19	15	70.1	28%
MaSvAl Svyatoslav Masko	12	24	11	52.3	50%
sFade8 Vitaliy Marushka	17	26	8	61.5	47%
9z
meyern Ignacio Meyer	26	23	6	59.4	31%
HUASOPEEK Matías Ibañez	25	28	10	88.0	60%
luchov Luciano Herrera	25	25	5	77.6	56%
dgt Franco Manuel Garcia Cabrera	25	27	8	81.3	60%
max Maximiliano Gonzalez	13	26	9	51.6	54%

How is the rating calculated?

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Match Context

magic leads the head-to-head 1-0 over 9z across their last 1 meeting. magic is 2-3 in their last 5, and 9z is 2-3 in their last 5. VRS Elo ratings gave 9z a 58% pre-match win probability.