Match preview · Esports World Cup 2026 Open Qualifier

FOKUS vs Sashi — match prediction & analysis

8 August at 11:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Some matches you feel, some you count. For FOKUS vs Sashi at Esports World Cup 2026 Open Qualifier we did the counting: world ranking, three months of form, head-to-head and every map either team can realistically play.

Our call: Sashi to win — 55% (a high-risk pick)

How it ended

FOKUS won 2–0. ❌ Our call was wrong — we said Sashi at 55%.

Cache — 13–11

Mirage — 13–11

Inferno — –

Sashi

✅ Strong recent form: 13 wins in last 21 (72%) shows momentum

The maps

Cache — Sashi's pick

Mirage — FOKUS's pick

Inferno — the decider

Our picks

🎯 Series — Sashi to win 2-0

🎯 Sashi to win Cache

🎯 Sashi to win Mirage

🎯 Sashi to win Inferno

More on these teams

All FOKUS predictions and results
All Sashi predictions and results

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