HEROIC vs 9INE: Result & Stats

On Friday, 7 August 2026, HEROIC faced 9INE in a best-of-3 at Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier. The tie sits in Group 7 of a B-tier event with $100,000 in prize money on the line. Over the past six months HEROIC have won 53% of their 49 matches; 9INE have won 47% of 38. Both come in on 3 wins from their last 5. On the map pool, 9INE's Ancient stands out, 14–6 across their last 20 plays on it. They have met once before, and HEROIC won it. HEROIC won the series 2–1.

Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier · $100,000BO3FINISHED
HEROIC logo
HEROIC
Denmark
21
HEROIC wins
9INE logo
9INE
Poland
MAP 1Ancient
10–13FINISHED
MAP 2Mirage
13–3FINISHED
MAP 3Nuke
13–6FINISHED

Map Veto

who banned and picked what
banInfernobanned by 9INE
banAnubisbanned by HEROIC
pickAncient9INE's pick1013
pickMirageHEROIC's pick133
banDust2banned by 9INE
banCachebanned by HEROIC
deciderNukeleft over, decider136

A 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.

HEROIC won 2–1. Market favorite (HEROIC) was right ✓, every graded pick lands on the accuracy page.

Team Comparison

Last 180 days · 49 vs 38 matches
53%
Match win rate
47%
52%
Round win rate
51%
45%
T-side rounds
50%
58%
CT-side rounds
53%
52%
Pistol rounds
51%

Map Pool

HEROIC vs 9INE, W–L per map
17–15
Nuke · in this series
10–5
18–12
Dust2
4–10
10–8
Ancient · in this series
14–6
12–10
Inferno
3–9
14–10
Mirage · in this series
1–1
5–5
Overpass
4–3
Anubis
5–5
0–3
Cache
0–2

Counted from each team's recent finished matches: 139 maps for HEROIC, 82 for 9INE. A strong map here often decides the veto, and a team playing its own pick tends to overperform its overall form.

Recent Form

HEROIC
9INE

Head-to-Head

Lineups

BRBrollan0.95 K/D · 73 ADR
DOdoto1.88 K/D · 94 ADR
NInilo1.11 K/D · 79 ADR
SUsusp0.89 K/D · 69 ADR
MAMartinezSa1.30 K/D · 74 ADR
YXyxngstxr1.08 K/D · 74 ADR
BEBERRY
B1b1elany1.11 K/D · 77 ADR
KRkraghen1.05 K/D · 75 ADR
RAraalz0.87 K/D · 70 ADR
FLFlayy1.31 K/D · 80 ADR
STSt0m4k1.10 K/D · 77 ADR

K/D and average damage per round (ADR) over each player's last three months of matches.

Pre-match odds

The price at kick-off (12:52 PM), what our prediction was graded against. Affiliate links, we may earn a commission. Gamble responsibly: resources.

Line Movement

pre-match prices only · HEROIC implied %

CSGOEmpire opened HEROIC at 1.32 (71% implied). By kick-off the price was 1.17 (80%) over 1h of pricing, money has come in on them.

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FAQ

When was HEROIC vs 9INE?

The best-of-3 match was played on Friday, 7 August 2026, part of Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier. HEROIC won 2–1.

What maps were played in HEROIC vs 9INE?

The best-of-3 was played on Ancient (9INE's pick), Mirage (HEROIC's pick), Nuke (decider).

Predictions are informational analysis, not betting advice. Probabilities are market-implied (vig removed) · methodology & track record on the accuracy page.