Match preview · Thunderpick World Championship 2026 Closed Qualifier

3DMAX vs Acend — match prediction & analysis

9 September at 13:15 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Ranking, form, head-to-head, map pool. Those four decide most CS2 series, and they are what we ran 3DMAX vs Acend through.

Our call: 3DMAX to win — 72% (a high-risk pick)

How it ended

3DMAX won 2–0. ✅ Our call was right — we said 3DMAX at 72%.

Cache — 13–2

Inferno — 13–9

Ancient — –

The maps

Cache — 3DMAX's pick

Inferno — Acend's pick

Ancient — the decider

Our picks

🎯 Series — 3DMAX to win 2-0

🎯 3DMAX to win Cache

🎯 3DMAX to win Ancient

More on these teams

All 3DMAX predictions and results
All Acend predictions and results

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Statistical model estimates, published for entertainment. Match data: HLTV.org.