CS2
Team Falcons
NIP
SportsEsportsGamesCounter strike 2
Start Date
2026-10-14
End Date
2026-10-14
24h Volume
$535K
Total Volume
$622K
  • Counter-Strike: Team Falcons vs NIP (BO3) - Thunderpick World Championship Group A74¢
  • Counter-Strike: Team Falcons vs NIP - Map 2 Winner71¢
  • Counter-Strike: Team Falcons vs NIP - Map 1 Winner66¢
  • Map 2 Rounds Handicap: Team Falcons (-3.5) vs NIP (+3.5)51¢
  • Map 3 Rounds Handicap: Team Falcons (-3.5) vs NIP (+3.5)50¢
  • Map 3 Total Rounds: Over/Under 21.550¢
  • Map 1 Total Rounds: Over/Under 21.549¢
  • Map Handicap: FAL (-1.5) vs NIP (+1.5)46¢
  • Map 2 Total Rounds: Over/Under 21.545¢
  • Map 1 Rounds Handicap: Team Falcons (-3.5) vs NIP (+3.5)45¢
  • Games Total: O/U 2.544¢

Team Falcons enter the Thunderpick World Championship 2026 Group A opener as clear favorites against Ninjas in Pyjamas, reflecting their status as IEM Cologne 2026 Major champions despite inconsistent results since that title. Falcons have dropped series in recent events including a 0-2 loss to Spirit in ESL Pro League Season 24 playoffs, yet their star-studded roster and experience in high-stakes BO3s underpin trader consensus around a 70-75% implied win probability. NIP, who replaced Virtus.pro after the latter's withdrawal due to visa and health issues, arrive on a strong winning streak from lower-tier events but face a significant step up in competition level and rankings gap. The GSL group format adds pressure, as the winner advances to the winners' bracket while the loser drops to elimination.

Rules

This market refers to the Counter-Strike match between Team Falcons and NIP in the Thunderpick World Championship Group A, initially scheduled for October 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET. This market will resolve to "Team Falcons" if Team Falcons win the match against NIP. This market will resolve to "NIP" if NIP win the match against Team Falcons. 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 October 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET (14 calendar days after the originally scheduled start of October 14, 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.

Counter-Strike: Team Falcons vs NIP (BO3) - Thunderpick World Championship Group A

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