Natus Vincere began their performance at the Esports World Cup 2026 with a victory over Team 3DMAX

Natus Vincere beat Team 3DMAX in Group D at the Esports World Cup 2026 for CS2. The match on Inferno ended with a score of 13:9. Alexi Aleksib Virolainen's team will play with The Mongolz for passage to the playoffs of the tournament.

3DMAX dropped into the lower bracket of the group. Brian Maka Kanda's team will fight for elimination with magic. The meeting is scheduled for August 13, 13:00 Moscow time.

EWC 2026 on CS2 takes place from 12 to 23 August in Paris, France. The teams are competing for a prize fund of $2 million. You can follow the schedule and results of the championship in the report.

Match statistics:

• Inferno NAVI 3DMAX 13:9

Group D grid:

• 1/4 finals 08/12/26 at 19:45 NAVI 1 3DMAX 0
• 08/12/26 at 15:00 magic 0 Mongolz 1
• 08/12/26 at 22:50 9z Team 1 paiN 0
• 08/12/26 at 21:00 Wildcard 0 FURIA 1

Semi-final

• 08/15/26 at 14:00 NAVI Mongolz
• 08/15/26 at 14:00 9z Team FURIA

• Round 1 08/15/26 at 16:55 3DMAX magic
• 08/15/26 at 16:55 paiN Wildcard

Round 2

• 08.16.26 at 19:50 TBD TBD
• 08.16.26 at 19:50 TBD TBD