This market refers to the Counter-Strike match between Noir Verse and HAVU in the CCT Europe Closed Qualifier: Series #8 Play-In, initially scheduled for September 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET. This market will resolve to "Noir Verse" if Noir Verse win the match against HAVU. This market will resolve to "HAVU" if HAVU win the match against Noir Verse. 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 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET (14 calendar days after the originally scheduled start of September 1, 2026 at 1:00 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.
Noir Verse enters the CCT Europe Series #8 Play-In BO3 with strong recent momentum after a third-place finish at Challengers #5 and notable upsets including a 2-1 win over ENCE, powered by a stable Ukrainian core featuring xeNji, Naginat, and Santuriano who deliver consistent entry fragging and ADR across maps. HAVU, ranked around world #120 with a Finnish lineup of uli, Alxc, p3kko, ottob, and 8Juho8, shows mixed form in the same series—securing 2-0 wins over Endless Journey but dropping series to ex-Zero Tenacity, Black Phoenix, and others amid inconsistent map control and lower-tier results. The online European qualifier setting emphasizes map veto execution and recent form over historical head-to-head data, with both squads competing for closed qualifier advancement in a matchup where Noir Verse's upward trajectory challenges HAVU's established but faltering regional presence.