Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Astralis (1-2) - Esports World Cup 2026 (group lower bracket)

Esports World Cup 2026·group lower bracket

FINAL

Ninjas in Pyjamas

#27 World

1—2

Astralis

#19 World

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

MAP 1Nuke

Ninjas in Pyjamas

CT 0 · T 3

3–13

Astralis

CT 9 · T 4

MAP 2Inferno

Ninjas in Pyjamas

CT 7 · T 6

13–10

Astralis

CT 5 · T 5

MAP 3Cache

Ninjas in Pyjamas

CT 2 · T 5

7–13

Astralis

CT 7 · T 6

MATCH REPORT

MVP

Staehr · Astralis

1.40 rating · 53–36 K–D · 105 ADR

Astralis edged out Ninjas in Pyjamas 2–1 at Esports World Cup 2026 on 16 August 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Nuke, Inferno, Cache.

Nuke went 13–3 to Astralis in one-sided fashion. Staehr led the map with a 1.82 rating and 22 kills. Inferno went 13–10 to Ninjas in Pyjamas in a tight finish. xKacpersky led the map with a 1.44 rating and 20 kills. Cache went 13–7 to Astralis. jabbi led the map with a 1.45 rating and 17 kills.

Standout moments: xKacpersky's a 1v3 clutch in round 2 on Nuke, jabbi's a 1v1 clutch in round 2 on Nuke, stavn's a 1v2 clutch in round 15 on Nuke. Staehr earned series MVP with a 1.40 rating (53–36 K–D, 105 ADR).

Map Veto

· BO3 sequence

Ninjas in PyjamasbannedDust2

Ban

AstralisbannedAnubis

Ban

Ninjas in PyjamaspickedNuke

← Map 1

AstralispickedInferno

← Map 2

Ninjas in PyjamasbannedAncient

Ban

AstralisbannedMirage

Ban

DeciderisCache

← Map 3

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