- Counter-Strike: Team Nemesis vs ASTRAL - Map 2 Winner>99¢
- Counter-Strike: Team Nemesis vs ASTRAL (BO3) - Stake Ranked Episode 4: Closed Qualifier Playoffs80¢
- Games Total: O/U 2.5>99¢
- Map Handicap: NEM (-1.5) vs ASTRAL (+1.5)<1¢
- Map 2 Rounds Handicap: Team Nemesis (-3.5) vs ASTRAL (+3.5)91¢
- Map Handicap: ASTR (-1.5) vs Team Nemesis (+1.5)<1¢
- Map 3 Rounds Handicap: Team Nemesis (-9.5) vs ASTRAL (+9.5)50¢
- Map 3 Total Rounds: Over/Under 18.550¢
- Map 2 Rounds Handicap: Team Nemesis (-6.5) vs ASTRAL (+6.5)10¢
- Map 2 Total Rounds: Over/Under 24.510¢
- Map 2 Rounds Handicap: Team Nemesis (-9.5) vs ASTRAL (+9.5)10¢
- Map 2 Total Rounds: Over/Under 18.591¢
This market refers to the Counter-Strike Round of 16 match between Team Nemesis and ASTRAL in the Stake Ranked Episode 4: Closed Qualifier Playoffs, initially scheduled for September 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET. This market will resolve to "Team Nemesis" if Team Nemesis win the match against ASTRAL. This market will resolve to "ASTRAL" if ASTRAL win the match against Team Nemesis. 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 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET (14 calendar days after the originally scheduled start of September 4, 2026 at 1:30 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.
Team Nemesis enters as the clear favorite against ASTRAL in this BO3 due to its higher world ranking (#44 versus #76) and more consistent results in European online qualifiers. Nemesis fields SELLTER, r3salt, Sdaim, tex1y, and mag1k3Y under coach NMV, with recent wins over teams like 1win and SPARTA offsetting losses to stronger sides such as HOTU and Astralis. ASTRAL, featuring Neqy, meowpop, RaY5ive, gxx-, and swiz, advanced from the open qualifier but has shown vulnerability, including a 0-2 defeat to Sashi and mixed showings against mid-tier opponents. The map pool (including Cache, Dust2, and Ancient) favors the higher-ranked side's experience in high-stakes BO3 formats. Trader consensus reflects this gap, pricing Nemesis as a strong favorite while leaving limited room for an ASTRAL upset in the closed qualifier playoffs.