This market refers to the Counter-Strike Winners match between Inner Circle Academy and ex-Zero Tenacity in the NODWIN Clutch Series Play-In Group D, initially scheduled for August 17, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET. This market will resolve to "Inner Circle Academy" if Inner Circle Academy win the match against ex-Zero Tenacity. This market will resolve to "ex-Zero Tenacity" if ex-Zero Tenacity win the match against Inner Circle Academy. 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 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET (14 calendar days after the originally scheduled start of August 17, 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.
Inner Circle Academy and ex-Zero Tenacity meet in a best-of-3 Group D winners' match at the NODWIN Clutch Series 11 Closed Qualifier, an online European CS2 event. Inner Circle Academy, a Ukrainian academy side ranked around #135-154, enters with a recent three-match win streak that includes a 2-0 result over ex-RUSTEC in this qualifier, alongside mixed outcomes in CCT and ESL Challenger League events. ex-Zero Tenacity, featuring core players like brutmonster, Cjoffo, and Kind0, shows a 45.8% win rate over the past three months with solid June results in CCT qualifiers but limited activity since. Head-to-head history is absent, map pools favor varied picks across Dust2, Mirage, and Inferno, and trader-implied probabilities sit near even at roughly 46-54%, reflecting comparable roster ratings and qualifier stakes.