This market refers to the Counter-Strike Round 3 match between ex-RUBY and Black Phoenix in the NODWIN Clutch Series Group Stage, initially scheduled for August 25, 2026 at 4:00 AM ET.
This market will resolve to "ex-RUBY" if ex-RUBY win the match against Black Phoenix.
This market will resolve to "Black Phoenix" if Black Phoenix win the match against ex-RUBY.
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 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET (14 calendar days after the originally scheduled start of August 25, 2026 at 4:00 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: ex-RUBY vs Black Phoenix (BO3) - NODWIN Clutch Series Group Stage


Game context
Black Phoenix enters the NODWIN Clutch Series 11 BO3 group-stage matchup against ex-RUBY as the slight favorite in trader consensus, buoyed by a 2-1 head-to-head win just two days earlier in the GLuck Moscow Cyber Games qualifier, where ex-RUBY forfeited map one due to scheduling issues. Black Phoenix’s core (karnez, topo, 4X1s, Salazar, yiksrezo) posted stronger recent ratings and ADR than ex-RUBY’s lineup (1eeR, sh1nejezzz, relaxxie, tommy, sowalio) over the past three months. Both squads sit at 1-1 in the Swiss system and have shown mixed results against mid-tier European opposition, with ex-RUBY dropping recent series to teams like 1win and HYPERSPIRIT while Black Phoenix split results in CCT and Exort events. Online map vetoes and individual map form on Dust2, Mirage, and Nuke remain the primary variables that could shift the implied probabilities.












