This market refers to the Counter-Strike Upper bracket round 1 match between 3DMAX and Heroic in the IEM Beijing: Global Qualifier Playoffs, initially scheduled for September 2, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET.
This market will resolve to "3DMAX" if 3DMAX win the match against Heroic.
This market will resolve to "Heroic" if Heroic win the match against 3DMAX.
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 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET (14 calendar days after the originally scheduled start of September 2, 2026 at 5:00 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: 3DMAX vs Heroic (BO3) - IEM Beijing: Global Qualifier Playoffs


Game context
3DMAX and HEROIC meet in the upper-bracket round of 16 at the IEM Beijing 2026 Global Qualifier, an online best-of-three that could send the winner toward closed-circuit qualification and drop the loser into the lower bracket. HEROIC enters with momentum from winning Stake Ranked Episode 3 in July and recent roster additions including nilo, Brollan, and MartinezSa that have improved structure under Chr1zN’s calling, though the side exited early from the Esports World Cup LCQ. 3DMAX, ranked around world No. 21 with core Maka, Lucky, misutaaa, Kursy, and Graviti, has shown solid map-pool depth but lost its last two series against HEROIC, including a 2-1 defeat in July and a 0-2 sweep at PGL Cluj-Napoca. Head-to-head trends, recent form swings, and integration of new pieces for the Danish organization shape trader consensus on the implied probabilities.













