FT · Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier · Semifinals CS
Match recapread

In a thrilling upset at the Esports World Cup 2026 Open Qualifier on September 9th, 1Win defeated Acend with a close 2:1 series victory. 1Win secured Anubis 13:6 and Dust2 13:10, while Acend dominated Ancient 13:3. Despite the loss, Acend's h4rn delivered an impressive performance with a 1.38 rating and a 52-31 K-D ratio. This result sees the lower-ranked 1Win advance in the tournament.

Map veto
1 BAN Cache
2 BAN Inferno
3 PICK Anubis → Map 1
4 PICK Ancient → Map 2
5 BAN Nuke
6 BAN Mirage
7 DECIDER — Dust2 → Map 3
Acend
1
PlayerKDADRRTG
52 31 94.1 1.68
47 36 92.8 1.31
32 39 61.9 0.82
31 35 59.0 0.89
28 32 60.5 0.88
1Win
2
PlayerKDADRRTG
41 33 84.4 1.24
36 39 82.9 0.92
33 39 49.2 0.85
32 41 63.9 0.78
28 40 50.8 0.70
Acend
6
PlayerKDADRRTG
13 9 77.2 1.44
15 11 85.5 1.36
8 12 51.4 0.67
10 14 65.0 0.71
8 13 57.3 0.62
1Win
13
PlayerKDADRRTG
15 10 77.0 1.50
13 7 76.0 1.86
13 12 90.8 1.08
11 13 65.3 0.85
7 12 34.0 0.58
Acend
13
PlayerKDADRRTG
27 5 149.9 5.40
12 8 77.3 1.50
12 7 88.4 1.71
10 9 61.1 1.11
8 7 68.0 1.14
1Win
3
PlayerKDADRRTG
9 14 81.5 0.64
9 13 81.6 0.69
8 13 49.9 0.62
7 14 48.9 0.50
1 15 16.8 0.07
Acend
10
PlayerKDADRRTG
25 13 108.4 1.92
14 17 67.2 0.82
11 15 48.2 0.73
7 16 36.3 0.44
10 17 63.5 0.59
1Win
13
PlayerKDADRRTG
18 14 63.6 1.29
19 13 95.5 1.46
14 14 77.4 1.00
14 13 76.4 1.08
12 15 58.7 0.80