Nova Esports vs JD Gaming (NOVA-JDG) result: VCT China Stage 2 2026, 17 Jul 2026

63.4%Win probability before the match36.6%
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Nova Esports vs JD Gaming: maps, round scores and veto

MAP 1Split38 min▶
Nova EsportsDeadlock · Skye · Raze · Viper · Astra
13
Def8:4Atk5:0
JD GamingNeon · Viper · Skye · Waylay · OmenPICK
4
MAP 2Lotus45 min▶
Nova EsportsFade · Killjoy · Raze · Viper · OmenPICK
8
Def5:7Atk3:6
JD GamingChamber · Vyse · Fade · Raze · Omen
13
MAP 3Breezedecider44 min▶
Nova EsportsSova · Phoenix · Neon · Viper · Harbor
13
Def7:5Atk6:4
JD GamingNeon · Viper · Sova · Jett · Astra
9

Player scoreboard

Nova Esports
PlayerACSKDA+/–KASTADRHS%FKFD
swagzorRaze4182595+16–––––
EzeirAstra2381585+7–––––
GuanGViper2101561+9–––––
cbSkye207111010+1–––––
qiutiaNDeadlock1266129-6–––––
JD Gaming
PlayerACSKDA+/–KASTADRHS%FKFD
YuicawViper21512133-1–––––
zheNeon19811142-3–––––
jkuroOmen17010156-5–––––
BerLINSkye1429147-5–––––
crownfisherWaylay773162-13–––––

Map veto

  1. JD Gaming banned Summit
  2. Nova Esports banned Haven
  3. JD Gaming picked Split
  4. Nova Esports picked Lotus
  5. JD Gaming banned Ascent
  6. Nova Esports banned Sunset
  7. Breeze left as decider

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Nova Esports vs JD Gaming: what the model expected

Quick read

  • Rating64 Elo points separate Nova Esports (1421) and JD Gaming (1357).
  • Head-to-headNova Esports 3-0 JD Gaming in 3 meetings since 2024. Nova Esports took the previous meeting 2-0 at China Evolution Series Act 2 2026 (). More
  • FormNova Esports won 8 of their last 10; JD Gaming won 2 of 10. Nova Esports are in much better shape. More
  • Bottom lineBefore the start, Eloline gave Nova Esports a 63% chance. This number was recomputed afterwards from the rating history, not logged before the match.

Nova Esports vs JD Gaming: rosters

Nova EsportsElo: #37
Player comparison12 months before this match
0%Win rate–
2Matches, 12 months–
0/2Last 10 matches–
lost 2Current streak–
200ACS185
1.02K/D0.99
22Age22
02/2024On the team since07/2026
BerLIN
BerLINProfile
JD GamingElo: #76
BerLINIGL
jkuroIGL

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Team comparison

Nova EsportsTeamJD Gaming
44% (32-40)Map win rate51% (49-47)
7-5Deciding maps won–lost10-10
42%Series wins without dropping a map44%
45 minAverage map length46 min
47%Attack-side rounds won51%
39%First half won49%
OpenTeam pageOpen

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Nova Esports vs JD Gaming: meetings before this one

3 meetings · Most recent: 2–0 to Nova Esports ()

All 3 meetings

Nova Esports and JD Gaming: form going into the match

Nova Esports · 8 of 10 wonJD Gaming · 2 of 10 wonWonLost
131713611405144814211357131713611405144814211357
Elo after each match · oldernewer
WFunPlus Phoenix2–0
WTEC Esports3–2
WTYLOO2–0
WJD Gaming2–0
WKeepBest Gaming2–1
LFunPlus Phoenix1–2
WBilibili Gaming2–1
WFunPlus Phoenix2–1
WWolves Esports2–0
LTrace Esports0–2
LFunPlus Phoenix0–2
LTYLOO0–2
LNova Esports0–2
WXLG Gaming2–1
LFunPlus Phoenix1–2
LTYLOO1–2
LDragon Ranger Gaming0–2
LXLG Gaming0–2
WTYLOO2–1
LEDward Gaming1–2

Map pool: how both teams fare on each map

Nova Esports
JD Gaming
17%6 maps · 4 bansLLWLL
Haven
50%16 maps · 2 bansLLLWL
40%5 maps · 3 bansLLWWL
Pearl
50%10 maps · 6 bansLWLWL
43%7 maps · 5 bansLLWWW
Split
57%7 maps · 7 bansLLWWW
86%7 mapsWWWWW
Lotus
33%6 maps · 2 bansLWLLL
60%5 maps · 3 bansLWWWL
Fracture
40%5 maps · 6 bansLLWWL
40%5 maps · 1 bansLLLWW
Ascent
33%3 maps · 1 bansLWL
0%1 maps · 5 bansL
Bind
60%5 maps · 3 bansLWWLW
0%3 maps · 10 bansLLL
Breeze
0%2 maps · 17 bansLL
0%1 mapsL
Corrode
25%4 maps · 3 bansLLLW
100%1 maps · 1 bansW
Abyss
75%4 maps · 1 bansWLWW

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