Match preview · IEM Beijing 2026

9z vs BETBOOM — match preview

2 November at 08:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Best of 3 (LAN)

9z come in ranked #15 in the world, BETBOOM #9.

9z meet BETBOOM at IEM Beijing 2026. The model has not priced this one yet — it waits for the map veto, because which maps get played moves the number more than anything else on this page. What follows is what we already know about both teams.

9z — recent form

0 wins in their last 5 matches we covered.

L vs TYLOO — 1–2 26 October at 11:55

L vs MOUZ — 0–2 25 October at 14:00

L vs Vitality — 0–2 24 October at 16:00

L vs Aurora — 0–2 16 October at 16:00

L vs Falcons — 1–2 15 October at 13:30

Across everything we have covered: 9z won 5 of 19, and our own call was right in 14 of 19.

BETBOOM — recent form

4 wins in their last 5 matches we covered.

W vs Natus Vincere — 2–0 26 October at 18:00

W vs Nemiga — 2–0 25 October at 12:00

W vs Spirit — 2–1 24 October at 12:35

L vs FURIA — 2–3 18 October at 17:55

W vs Falcons — 2–1 17 October at 19:00

Across everything we have covered: BETBOOM won 10 of 18, and our own call was right in 11 of 18.

Head to head

These two have met once in matches we covered.

W vs BETBOOM — 2–0 6 October at 16:30

The map pool

Win, pick and ban rates over the last three months. This is where a series is often decided before it starts — a team can steer the veto onto a map the opponent rarely plays.

9zBETBOOM

33%6 maps Cache 50%4 maps

38%8 maps Dust2 40%5 maps

50%8 maps Mirage 58%12 maps

33%6 maps Inferno -0 maps

25%12 maps Nuke 71%7 maps

-2 maps Ancient 50%6 maps

-0 maps Anubis 50%10 maps

How they veto

The maps each side removes most often. Two teams that ban the same map hand the series to a third one neither wanted.

9z ban most often: Anubis 89%, Inferno 23%, Mirage 18%

BETBOOM ban most often: Inferno 89%, Cache 38%, Dust2 27%

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

dgt1.02

max0.81

meyern0.92

luchov0.97

★

HUASOPEEK1.07

BETBOOM

Boombl40.94

zorte1.08

S1ren1.09

d1Ledez1.04

★

Magnojez1.14

Also at IEM Beijing 2026 that day

Legacy vs The MongolZ 2 November at 08:00
HEROIC vs B8 2 November at 08:00
FURIA vs FaZe 2 November at 08:00
Natus Vincere vs Falcons 2 November at 08:00
MOUZ vs TYLOO 2 November at 08:00
Aurora vs Liquid 2 November at 08:00

When the prediction goes up

Our call publishes before kickoff, never after — that is the whole point of keeping a public record. When it does, this page fills in with the probability for each team, the per-map calls once the veto is done, and afterwards the result and whether we were right.

More on these teams

All 9z predictions and results
All BETBOOM predictions and results

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