Match preview · IEM Beijing 2026 Closed Qualifier

3DMAX vs HEROIC — match prediction & analysis

2 September at 11:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Some matches you feel, some you count. For 3DMAX vs HEROIC at IEM Beijing 2026 Closed Qualifier we did the counting: world ranking, three months of form, head-to-head and every map either team can realistically play.

Our call: HEROIC to win — 54% (a high-risk pick)

How it ended

HEROIC won 1–2. ✅ Our call was right — we said HEROIC at 54%.

Cache — 13–8

Inferno — 5–13

Dust2 — 5–13

3DMAX

❌ Form slump: 10 losses in last 16 points to recent inconsistency

❌ Weak head-to-head (20% versus HEROIC) undermines matchup confidence

HEROIC

✅ Strong recent form: 10 wins in last 17 (61%) shows momentum

✅ Head-to-head edge: 80% versus 3DMAX historically gives veto and psychological advantage

Head to head

3DMAX and HEROIC have met 5 times in the period we track — 3DMAX 1, HEROIC 4.

The maps

Cache — 3DMAX's pick

Inferno — HEROIC's pick

Dust2 — the decider

Our picks

🎯 Series — HEROIC to win the series

🎯 3DMAX to win Cache

🎯 HEROIC to win Inferno

More on these teams

All 3DMAX predictions and results
All HEROIC predictions and results

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