This market refers to the Counter-Strike Round of 16 match between Walczaki and ex-RUSTEC in the NODWIN Clutch Series Playoffs, initially scheduled for August 3 at 1:00PM ET.
This market will resolve to "Walczaki" if Walczaki win the match against ex-RUSTEC.
This market will resolve to "ex-RUSTEC" if ex-RUSTEC win the match against Walczaki.
If the match is canceled (not played at all), ends in a tie, or is delayed beyond 7 days from the scheduled date without a winner determined, this market will resolve to 50-50.
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: Walczaki vs ex-RUSTEC (BO3) - NODWIN Clutch Series Playoffs


Game context
ex-RUSTEC enters this NODWIN Clutch Series 10 round-of-16 best-of-3 as the recent head-to-head favorite after defeating Walczaki 2-0 just four days earlier in CCT Europe Series 5. Walczaki, ranked around 58th–64th globally with a 40–67% recent win rate, showed mixed form including a 0-2 loss to Lazer Cats on August 1 and a 2-0 win over Bebop. ex-RUSTEC has posted stronger results across multiple events with a 55–62% win rate and victories in four of its last five outings. Both rosters—Walczaki (SaMey, olimp, bajmi, moonwalk, reiko) and ex-RUSTEC (Brilliance, Patsi, youka, sugaR, jakekeS)—remain unchanged, and the online format plus map veto process (Anubis and Cache among potential picks) will shape execution. Trader consensus reflects ex-RUSTEC’s momentum edge in this European matchup.












