Match preview · IEM Beijing 2026 Closed Qualifier

Nuclear TigeRES vs Eternal Fire — match prediction & analysis

3 September at 17:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Nuclear TigeRES vs Eternal Fire at IEM Beijing 2026 Closed Qualifier is the kind of match that looks obvious until you check the map pool. Here is what our model weighs before it commits to a call.

Our call: Nuclear TigeRES to win — 59% (a high-risk pick)

How it ended

Nuclear TigeRES won 2–0. ✅ Our call was right — we said Nuclear TigeRES at 59%.

Ancient — 16–13

Anubis — 13–10

Inferno — –

Nuclear TigeRES

✅ Strong recent form: 20 wins in last 28 (70%) shows momentum

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

Eternal Fire

✅ Strong recent form: 11 wins in last 18 (62%) shows momentum

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

Head to head

Nuclear TigeRES and Eternal Fire have met 2 times in the period we track — Nuclear TigeRES 0, Eternal Fire 2.

The maps

Ancient — Eternal Fire's pick

Anubis — Nuclear TigeRES's pick

Inferno — the decider

Our picks

🎯 Nuclear TigeRES to win Anubis

More on these teams

All Nuclear TigeRES predictions and results
All Eternal Fire predictions and results

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