- Counter-Strike: Color vs Inner Circle Academy - Map 1 Winner100¢
- Counter-Strike: Color vs Inner Circle Academy - Map 2 Winner100¢
- Map 1 Rounds Handicap: Color (-3.5) vs Inner Circle Academy (+3.5)100¢
- Map 3 Rounds Handicap: Color (-3.5) vs Inner Circle Academy (+3.5)50¢
- Map 1 Total Rounds: Over/Under 21.50¢
- Counter-Strike: Color vs Inner Circle Academy (BO3) - NODWIN Clutch Series Group Stage100¢
- Games Total: O/U 2.50¢
- Map Handicap: Color (-1.5) vs Inner Circle Academy (+1.5)100¢
- Map 2 Rounds Handicap: Color (-3.5) vs Inner Circle Academy (+3.5)100¢
- Map 2 Rounds Handicap: Color (-9.5) vs Inner Circle Academy (+9.5)0¢
- Map 2 Rounds Handicap: Color (-6.5) vs Inner Circle Academy (+6.5)0¢
- Map 2 Total Rounds: Over/Under 24.50¢
This market refers to the Counter-Strike Round 1 match between Color and Inner Circle Academy in the NODWIN Clutch Series Group Stage, initially scheduled for August 21, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET. This market will resolve to "Color" if Color win the match against Inner Circle Academy. This market will resolve to "Inner Circle Academy" if Inner Circle Academy win the match against Color. If the match is canceled (not played at all) or ends in a tie, this market will resolve to 50-50. If the match is postponed, it must be rescheduled to a start time on or before September 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET (14 calendar days after the originally scheduled start of August 21, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET). If, by that deadline, the most recently announced rescheduled start time is on or before the deadline, this market resolves based on the result of the match as played. Otherwise, this market resolves 50-50, regardless of whether the match is subsequently played. If the match begins but is not completed, and one team wins due to the opponent's forfeiture, disqualification, or walkover, this market will resolve to the team who wins. If the match ends in a forfeit, disqualification, or walkover (team withdraws before the start and the other wins automatically), this market will resolve to 50-50. The resolution source for this market will be official information from https://hltv.org. However, if https://hltv.org has not published final results within 2 hours after the event’s conclusion, a consensus of credible reporting may be used instead including video evidence. In cases where a team’s listed name includes minor discrepancies from the resolution source, this market will resolve based on the underlying real-world match rather than exact name matching. Recognizable abbreviations, alternate or erroneous spellings, sponsor tags, affiliate or academy designations, regional identifiers, and minor formatting differences will be treated as referring to the same team, provided the intended team can be clearly and uniquely identified within the relevant competition. If a listed team name has no reasonable connection to any participating team, or if it matches or could reasonably refer to another team in the same competition such that the intended team cannot be unambiguously determined, this market will resolve 50-50.
Color enters the NODWIN Clutch Series Season 11 group-stage BO3 as clear favorites against Inner Circle Academy, with betting markets pricing them at roughly 75-80% implied probability. Color's core—featuring qikert, Oz1k, lattykk, reyoz, and cronuss—has posted a strong recent record (3-1 in tracked series) and benefits from greater experience in European tier-2 events. Inner Circle Academy, an all-Ukrainian lineup of 3ippoch, NaYz, n0rths, L1seYoung, and tamefear (world rank ~119-155), arrives after a solid closed-qualifier run that included a 2-1 win over MOUZ NXT and clean sweeps of ex-Zero Tenacity and ex-RUSTEC. However, the academy side has shown inconsistency against higher-ranked opponents in recent CCT and ESEA play. No major roster changes or injury issues have surfaced for either team ahead of the August 21 matchup. The wide odds gap reflects traders' assessment of Color's superior map-pool depth and head-to-head pedigree in similar online European events.