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

In a dominant display of CS2 prowess, Acend swept aside Spirit Esports with a resounding 2:0 victory in the Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier. The series saw Acend secure flawless victories on both Mirage (13-0) and Inferno (13-0). REDSTAR led the charge for Acend, achieving an impressive 1.67 rating with a remarkable 38-10 kill-death ratio. This emphatic win propels Acend further into the tournament on August 8th, 2026.

Map veto
1 BAN Dust2
2 BAN Nuke
3 PICK Mirage → Map 1
4 PICK Inferno → Map 2
5 BAN Cache
6 BAN Anubis
7 DECIDER — Ancient → Map 3
Acend
2
PlayerKDADRRTG
38 10 96.8 3.80
36 19 96.5 1.89
28 15 81.2 1.87
24 21 85.0 1.14
19 18 61.1 1.06
Spirit HU
0
PlayerKDADRRTG
22 27 69.7 0.81
19 30 65.0 0.63
16 32 57.8 0.50
15 27 47.9 0.56
10 29 38.2 0.34
Acend
13
PlayerKDADRRTG
23 12 122.6 1.92
15 8 81.8 1.88
18 7 90.4 2.57
8 12 60.2 0.67
11 10 59.4 1.10
Spirit HU
6
PlayerKDADRRTG
11 16 64.7 0.69
10 13 61.9 0.77
12 13 69.4 0.92
8 17 58.2 0.47
8 16 54.5 0.50
Acend
13
PlayerKDADRRTG
20 3 103.1 6.67
16 9 109.8 1.78
13 7 80.5 1.86
13 7 70.3 1.86
8 8 62.7 1.00
Spirit HU
4
PlayerKDADRRTG
12 14 77.4 0.86
8 14 65.2 0.57
8 15 57.4 0.53
2 13 21.8 0.15
3 14 26.4 0.21