Inner Circle beat Iberian Soul 2-1 at Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier

Inner Circle knocked out Iberian Soul 2-1 in a closely contested playoff series at the Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier. The series went the distance with both teams trading map wins.

Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier · Playoffs 9 Aug · 12:00

Inner Circle 2 : 1 Iberian Soul

Inner Circle secured the first map, Cache, with a convincing 13-7 victory over Iberian Soul. However, Iberian Soul bounced back on Anubis, winning 13-6 to even the score. The decider map, Ancient, proved to be a nail-biter, with Inner Circle ultimately edging out Iberian Soul 13-11.

Dawy was the standout performer for Inner Circle, carrying his team with a strong 1.47 rating. headtr1ck also contributed significantly with a 1.35 rating. On the Iberian Soul side, sausol put up a valiant effort, achieving a 1.18 rating.

This victory propels Inner Circle further into the Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier playoffs.

Inner Circle

32

PlayerKDADRRTG

Dawy

63 43 104.9 1.47

headtr1ck

46 34 72.0 1.35

cptkurtka023

43 45 75.9 0.96

zeRRoFIX

38 44 72.4 0.86

onic

29 43 59.7 0.67

Iberian Soul

31

PlayerKDADRRTG

sausol

52 44 81.7 1.18

CRUC1AL

42 43 76.0 0.98

dav1g

44 46 72.3 0.96

mopoz

36 41 61.2 0.88

alex

32 48 65.5 0.67