Inner Circle vs ASTRAL: Result & Stats

Inner Circle (IC) met ASTRAL on Friday, 7 August 2026 in a best-of-3 at Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier. The tie sits in Group 1 of a B-tier event with $100,000 in prize money on the line. Six-month records: 59% of 46 matches won for Inner Circle, 49% of 95 for ASTRAL. Inner Circle come in on 5 wins from their last 5, ASTRAL on 3 from 5. They have met once before, and Inner Circle won it. Inner Circle won the series 2–0.

Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier · $100,000BO3FINISHED
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Inner Circle wins
ASTRAL logo
ASTRAL
Latvia
MAP 1Ancient
13–6FINISHED
MAP 2Mirage
13–6FINISHED

Map Veto

who banned and picked what
banDust2banned by ASTRAL
banInfernobanned by Inner Circle
pickAncientASTRAL's pick136
pickMirageInner Circle's pick136
banAnubisbanned by ASTRAL
banNukebanned by Inner Circle
deciderCacheleft over, decider

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.

Team Comparison

Last 180 days · 46 vs 95 matches
59%
Match win rate
49%
52%
Round win rate
50%
49%
T-side rounds
46%
56%
CT-side rounds
54%
50%
Pistol rounds
52%

Map Pool

Inner Circle vs ASTRAL, W–L per map
18–13
Ancient · in this series
15–8
23–11
Dust2
8–8
15–18
Mirage · in this series
4–9
9–8
Nuke
3–10
6–5
Anubis
6–4
6–7
Overpass
Inferno
6–6

Counted from each team's recent finished matches: 139 maps for Inner Circle, 87 for ASTRAL. A strong map here often decides the veto, and a team playing its own pick tends to overperform its overall form.

Recent Form

Inner Circle
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ASTRAL

Head-to-Head

Lineups

JRjR
HEheadtr1ck1.37 K/D · 74 ADR
CPcptkurtka0231.00 K/D · 76 ADR
NInifee
ONonic0.95 K/D · 70 ADR
ZEzeRRoFIX1.08 K/D · 73 ADR
GXgxx-1.18 K/D · 76 ADR
RERejin
RARaY5ive0.97 K/D · 73 ADR
SWswiz1.09 K/D · 85 ADR
ASASTR1.15 K/D · 70 ADR
MEmeowpop0.96 K/D · 67 ADR

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

Pre-match odds

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FAQ

When was Inner Circle vs ASTRAL?

The best-of-3 match was played on Friday, 7 August 2026, part of Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier. Inner Circle won 2–0.

What maps were played in Inner Circle vs ASTRAL?

The best-of-3 was played on Ancient (ASTRAL's pick), Mirage (Inner Circle's pick).

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