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Match preview · IEM Beijing 2026

Legacy vs B8 — match prediction & analysis

3 November at 10:30 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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Some matches you feel, some you count. For Legacy vs B8 at IEM Beijing 2026 we did the counting: world ranking, three months of form, head-to-head and every map either team can realistically play.

Legacy come in ranked #8 in the world, B8 #22.

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Legacy

✅ Mirage strength: 67% winrate over 15 maps is a strong tactical pick

❌ Practically never plays Anubis (96% banned), reducing veto flexibility

❌ Weak head-to-head (0% versus B8) undermines matchup confidence

B8

✅ Ancient strength: 67% winrate over 9 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Mirage (67% pick rate)

✅ Head-to-head edge: 100% versus Legacy historically gives veto and psychological advantage

❌ Only 33% winrate on Nuke over 6 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Heavy Anubis ban usage (86% bans) limits their map bargaining

Recent form

LegacyLLLWL1 of 5 won
B8LLLWW2 of 5 won

Head to head

Legacy and B8 have met 2 times in the period we track — Legacy 0, B8 2.

8 Apr 2026PGL Bucharest 2026 · Ancient — B84 - 13
8 Apr 2026PGL Bucharest 2026 · Dust2 — B89 - 13

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.

LegacyB8
60%5 maps Cache 60%5 maps
50%16 maps Dust2 54%13 maps
67%15 maps Mirage 53%15 maps
50%8 maps Inferno 43%7 maps
67%6 maps Nuke 33%6 maps
43%14 maps Ancient 67%9 maps

The maps

The veto isn't done yet — map picks land right before kickoff, and this page updates automatically.

Our picks

Per-map picks publish automatically the moment the map veto is done.

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

Legacy
arT arT0.83
dumau dumau1.08
latto latto1.17
try try1.09
★ ksloks ksloks1.20
B8
★ npl npl1.12
s1zzi s1zzi1.03
kensizor kensizor1.05
esenthial esenthial1.07
alex666 alex6660.93

More on these teams

All Legacy predictions and results
All B8 predictions and results

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