Counter-Strike: IMHOWeRGOAT vs Raccoons (BO3) - CCT Europe Contenders #8 Playoffs
- Counter-Strike: IMHOWeRGOAT vs Raccoons - Map 1 Winner43¢
- Counter-Strike: IMHOWeRGOAT vs Raccoons - Map 2 Winner57¢
- Counter-Strike: IMHOWeRGOAT vs Raccoons (BO3) - CCT Europe Contenders #8 Playoffs50¢
- Games Total: O/U 2.550¢
This market refers to the Counter-Strike Upper bracket round 1 match between IMHOWeRGOAT and Raccoons in the CCT Europe Contenders #8 Playoffs, initially scheduled for August 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM ET. This market will resolve to "IMHOWeRGOAT" if IMHOWeRGOAT win the match against Raccoons. This market will resolve to "Raccoons" if Raccoons win the match against IMHOWeRGOAT. 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 August 29, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET (14 calendar days after the originally scheduled start of August 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM 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.
Both teams enter this BO3 playoff opener in the CCT Europe Contenders #8 after advancing through open qualifiers, with IMHOWeRGOAT and Raccoons each representing emerging European rosters in a low-stakes online CS2 event. Limited public data on recent form, map pools, or head-to-head results exists for these squads, typical of C-tier contender series. Key variables include roster consistency, individual aim duels, and execution on the veto-selected maps, as well as adaptation to the double-elimination bracket where an early loss shifts teams to the lower bracket. Online conditions may introduce minor ping or stability factors, though both sides share similar preparation windows ahead of the 18:15 UTC start.