Cloud9 vs DarkZero Esports (C9-DZ) result: North America League Stage 2 2026, 17 Sep 2026

24.8%Win probability before the match75.2%

MVP:Eddy

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Cloud9 vs DarkZero Esports: maps, round scores and veto

MAP 1Chaletdecider56 min
Cloud9Operator bans: Solid Snake, Glaz, Deimos, Azami, Wamai, Kaid
7
Def3:3Atk4:2
DarkZero EsportsOperator bans: Wamai, Azami, Clash, Blitz, Ying, Ace
5

Map veto

  1. Cloud9 banned Bank
  2. DarkZero Esports banned Fortress
  3. Cloud9 banned Kafe Dostoyevsky
  4. DarkZero Esports banned Nighthaven Labs
  5. Cloud9 banned Clubhouse
  6. DarkZero Esports banned Border
  7. Cloud9 banned Villa
  8. DarkZero Esports banned Lair
  9. Chalet left as decider
  • On the casting desk: Interro, Jesse Chick

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Cloud9 vs DarkZero Esports: what the model expected

Quick read

  • Rating193 Elo points separate Cloud9 (1590) and DarkZero Esports (1783).
  • Head-to-headCloud9 0-4 DarkZero Esports in 4 meetings since 2024. DarkZero Esports took the previous meeting 1-0 at North America League Stage 1 2026 (). More
  • FormCloud9 won 6 of their last 10; DarkZero Esports won 7 of 10. DarkZero Esports come in slightly sharper. More
  • Bottom lineBefore the start, Eloline gave DarkZero Esports a 75% chance. This number was recomputed afterwards from the rating history, not logged before the match.

Cloud9 vs DarkZero Esports: rosters

Cloud9Elo: #22
CentirProfile
Player comparison12 months before this match
21Age25
04/2026On the team since04/2026
Fultz
FultzProfile
Fultz
J90
Kyno

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Team comparison

Cloud9TeamDarkZero Esports
42% (16-22)Map win rate63% (56-33)
2-1Deciding maps won–lost9-5
33%Series wins without dropping a map38%
48 minAverage map length51 min
36%Attack-side rounds won54%
46%First half won61%
OpenTeam pageOpen

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Cloud9 vs DarkZero Esports: meetings before this one

4 meetings · Most recent: 1–0 to DarkZero Esports ()

All 4 meetings

Cloud9 and DarkZero Esports: form going into the match

Cloud9 · 6 of 10 wonDarkZero Esports · 7 of 10 wonWonLost
153916241710179515901783153916241710179515901783
Elo after each match · oldernewer
WFive Fears1–0
WOutlast1–0
W100 Thieves1–0
LDarkZero Esports0–1
LFor Fun Esports0–1
LSpacestation Gaming0–1
WOutlast1–0
WFive Fears1–0
LM800–1
W100 Thieves1–0
W100 Thieves1–0
WM801–0
LWildcard Gaming0–1
WGeekay Esports2–1
LFURIA Esports1–2
WWeibo Gaming2–1
WCAG by VARREL2–1
WTeam Secret1–0
LM801–2
WShopify Rebellion2–0

Map pool: how both teams fare on each map

Cloud9
DarkZero Esports
67%3 maps · 3 bansWLW
Nighthaven Labs
54%13 maps · 11 bansLWLWL
50%2 maps · 7 bansLW
Lair
78%9 maps · 13 bansLWLWW
50%2 maps · 8 bansLW
Clubhouse
67%9 maps · 8 bansWWWLW
–
Kafe Dostoyevsky
73%11 maps · 10 bansWWLWL
0%2 maps · 6 bansLL
Bank
75%8 maps · 2 bansLWWWW
0%1 maps · 7 bansL
Chalet
100%7 maps · 4 bansWWWWW
0%3 maps · 7 bansLLL
Border
50%2 maps · 24 bansWL
50%4 maps · 4 bansLLWW
Fortress
–
100%1 maps · 1 bansW
Villa
50%2 mapsWL
–
Consulate
0%1 maps · 19 bansL

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