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Nemesis vs Nuclear TigeRES — match prediction & analysis

19 October at 16:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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Nemesis and Nuclear TigeRES have shared a server 14 times in the period we track, which makes this one of the rarer matchups where the head-to-head actually means something. We weighed it against form, ranking and the map pool.

Nemesis come in ranked #46 in the world, Nuclear TigeRES #54.

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Nemesis

✅ Inferno strength: 79% winrate over 14 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Ancient (46% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 22 wins in last 35 (65%) shows momentum

❌ Only 33% winrate on Mirage over 12 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Practically never plays Anubis (94% banned), reducing veto flexibility

❌ Weak head-to-head (40% versus Nuclear TigeRES) undermines matchup confidence

Nuclear TigeRES

✅ Inferno strength: 76% winrate over 17 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Anubis (66% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 33 wins in last 52 (66%) shows momentum

❌ Only 17% winrate on Mirage over 6 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Heavy Mirage ban usage (63% bans) limits their map bargaining

Recent form

NemesisWLWLL2 of 5 won
Nuclear TigeRESWWLWW4 of 5 won

Head to head

Nemesis and Nuclear TigeRES have met 15 times in the period we track — Nemesis 6, Nuclear TigeRES 9.

16 Oct 2026PGL Bucharest 2027 Closed Qualifier · Inferno — Nemesis13 - 1
16 Oct 2026PGL Bucharest 2027 Closed Qualifier · Nuke — Nemesis13 - 4
16 Oct 2026PGL Bucharest 2027 Closed Qualifier · Ancient — Nuclear TigeRES13 - 16
2 Oct 2026WINLINE MPKBK CIS LAN Season 8 · Nuke — Nemesis13 - 8
2 Oct 2026WINLINE MPKBK CIS LAN Season 8 · Inferno — Nemesis13 - 9

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.

NemesisNuclear TigeRES
73%11 maps Cache 67%6 maps
56%18 maps Dust2 50%26 maps
33%12 maps Mirage 17%6 maps
79%14 maps Inferno 76%17 maps
75%12 maps Nuke 50%16 maps
55%22 maps Ancient 72%25 maps
-0 maps Anubis 58%24 maps

The maps

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

Our picks

🔒 1 pick for this match — unlocked for premium members on csedge.io (today's featured matches are free for everyone).

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

Nemesis
mag1k3Y mag1k3Y1.09
★ Sdaim Sdaim1.13
tex1y tex1y1.11
SELLTER SELLTER0.98
r3salt r3salt1.09
Nuclear TigeRES
senka senka0.95
Djon8 Djon81.09
flouzer flouzer1.10
ayuki ayuki1.12
★ tronic tronic1.15

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