On paper this is lopsided: HEROIC sit 126 places above HYPERSPIRIT in the world ranking. Those gaps close more often than people expect, so here is what the numbers say once form, head-to-head and the map pool get a vote.
HEROIC come in ranked #25 in the world, HYPERSPIRIT #151.
✅ Nuke strength: 86% winrate over 7 maps is a strong tactical pick
✅ Reliably steers the veto to Inferno (52% pick rate)
✅ Strong recent form: 24 wins in last 32 (79%) shows momentum
❌ Heavy Anubis ban usage (88% bans) limits their map bargaining
✅ Cache strength: 67% winrate over 15 maps is a strong tactical pick
✅ Reliably steers the veto to Cache (72% pick rate)
❌ Only 33% winrate on Ancient over 12 maps — exploitable in the veto
❌ Practically never plays Nuke (93% banned), reducing veto flexibility
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.
HEROIC
Brollan1.20
MartinezSa1.12
nilo1.18
Chr1zN1.09
susp1.07
HYPERSPIRIT
Q-Q1.11
d1maje0.97
starplajerz1.02
Ciocardau0.97
Scr0b1.05
All HEROIC predictions and results
All HYPERSPIRIT predictions and results
Statistical model estimates, published for entertainment. Match data: HLTV.org.