9z Team vs magic – 2026 Esports World Cup CS2 Match

9z Team vs magic Counter-Strike 2 match ended 1 - 2 in favour of magic and was played on Aug 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 Esports World Cup Group D - Group D LB Semifinal.

Breakdown of the match

• magic won Game 1 with 19 -  17 on Ancient
• 9z Team won Game 2 with 13 -  10 on Dust II
• magic won Game 3 with 13 -  10 on Inferno

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was tENZY with 74 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by mo0n with 25 assists.

Head-to-head stats

9z Team and magic had previously played each other 1 times . 9z Team had won 0 times , magic had won 1 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on May 15, 2026 at 11:24 AM in 2026 Esports World Cup where magic won 2 - 1 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted 9z Team to win with 89.6% of the votes in their favor and 10.4% of the votes for magic .

Where to watch

The 9z Team vs magic live match was streamed on strafe.com, Twitch and Youtube. To watch more matches like this, visit the CS2 match calendar .

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