Match preview · Esports World Cup 2026 Open Qualifier

Virtus.pro vs Sashi — match prediction & analysis

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

Virtus.pro vs Sashi at Esports World Cup 2026 Open 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: Virtus.pro to win — 53% (a high-risk pick)

How it ended

Sashi won 1–2. ❌ Our call was wrong — we said Virtus.pro at 53%.

Cache — 13–4

Dust2 — 11–13

Nuke — 3–13

Virtus.pro

✅ Strong recent form: 20 wins in last 26 (76%) shows momentum

Sashi

✅ Strong recent form: 13 wins in last 22 (70%) shows momentum

The maps

Cache — Sashi's pick

Dust2 — Virtus.pro's pick

Nuke — the decider

Our picks

🎯 Series — Virtus.pro to win the series

🎯 Sashi to win Cache

🎯 Virtus.pro to win Dust2

🎯 Virtus.pro to win Nuke

More on these teams

All Virtus.pro predictions and results
All Sashi predictions and results

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