Eternal Fire vs BIG: Result & Stats
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, Eternal Fire (EF) faced BIG in a best-of-3 at Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier. The tie sits in Play-Ins of a B-tier event with $100,000 in prize money on the line. Over the past six months Eternal Fire have won 59% of their 54 matches; BIG have won 66% of 53. Eternal Fire come in on 2 wins from their last 5, BIG on 4 from 5. On the map pool, BIG's Inferno stands out, 8–3 across their last 11 plays on it. They have met once before, and BIG won it. BIG won the series 2–0.
Map Veto
who banned and picked whatA team playing its own pick tends to win more often than its overall form suggests, which is why we do not price the per-map betting markets before the veto is known.
Team Comparison
Last 180 days · 54 vs 53 matchesMap Pool
Eternal Fire vs BIG, W–L per mapCounted from each team's recent finished matches: 138 maps for Eternal Fire, 80 for BIG. A strong map here often decides the veto, and a team playing its own pick tends to overperform its overall form.
Lineups
K/D and average damage per round (ADR) over each player's last three months of matches.
Pre-match odds
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Line Movement
pre-match prices only · BIG implied %CSGOEmpire opened BIG at 1.28 (74% implied). By kick-off the price was 1.37 (69%) over 15h of pricing, the market has cooled on them.
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When was Eternal Fire vs BIG?
The best-of-3 match was played on Sunday, 9 August 2026, part of Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier. BIG won 2–0.
What maps were played in Eternal Fire vs BIG?
The best-of-3 was played on Mirage (Eternal Fire's pick), Inferno (BIG's pick).
Predictions are informational analysis, not betting advice. Probabilities are market-implied (vig removed) · methodology & track record on the accuracy page.