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1win vs Team Nemesis 2:0: result and AI prediction
1win and Team Nemesis played on 2 October — group stage, decider, BLAST Slam Season 8 2026: the series ended 2:0. The AI models' bet: Team Nemesis +1.5 map handicap at 1.70 — 10 of 15 models chose it; the bet lost.
- BLAST Slam Season 8 2026
- Group stage, decider
- Best of three
- Stream
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AI models' pick: Team Nemesis +1.5 map handicap
1.70AI models' pick · 10 of 15 for this bet, 5 for others
What the odds were
Since the first snapshot 1win have shortened: 1.39 → 1.35, Team Nemesis — 3.23 → 3.70. The money is going on 1win.
abbreviations
- 1, 2 — 1win or Team Nemesis wins the series
- H1, H2 — map handicap: −1.5 means winning the series without dropping a map, +1.5 means taking at least one map
- O, U — total maps over or under: over 2.5 means the series goes to a third map
How the series went
- map 11win39 min
- map 21win52 min
AI prediction and analysis
The largest group of AI models bet on Team Nemesis +1.5 on maps — the bet lost. 3 more bet on 1win −1.5 on maps — the bet won. The other 2 chose a bet each: a 1win win and a total-maps bet.
The only previous meeting between these two in two years went to Team Nemesis, 2-1 in September at PGL Wallachia 2026 Season 9 — exactly the scenario that lands a +1.5 map handicap. A decisive group stage match played as a best of three leaves the losing side room to take one map, and the form lines lean the same way: 1win have four wins and six defeats across their last ten series, with a 15-15 map record over 60 days, while Team Nemesis stand at 23-15. Average map length is almost identical, 42 and 43 minutes, and overlapping hero pools with Hoodwink and Techies point towards grindy games rather than quick routs. That is the case for backing Team Nemesis with the +1.5 map handicap at 1.70.
Where we could be wrong
The real question is who actually turns up for Team Nemesis. J and JACKBOYS are missing from the tournament roster, Jabz and JaCkky are on it but have yet to play for the team, and the five only came together on 29 August. Add one rest day against two for 1win and odds that have shortened on the favourite from 1.39 to 1.33, and a 0-2 is a genuine possibility here.
Form, rosters and heroes
1win
roster
Ari, Whitemon, 33, bzm, Pure — together since 7 July
Left the starting five: Shad
recent series · 4 wins, 6 losses
- L0-2Team SpiritBLAST SLAM VIII30.09
- W2-1Natus VincereBLAST SLAM VIII29.09
- L1-2GamerLegionPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 925.09
- L0-2Team YandexPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 924.09
- W2-0Pipsqueak + 4PGL Wallachia 2026 Season 923.09
- L1-2Natus VincerePGL Wallachia 2026 Season 922.09
- W2-1Conventus StellarumPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 921.09
- W2-0HokoriPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 920.09
- L1-2Team NemesisPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 919.09
- L0-2Team Liquid1win Essence II05.08
maps in the last 60 days
15–15, average length 42 min; Radiant 2–6, Dire 13–9
2 days since the last series, 6 maps this week
most-played heroes, 60 days · games / wins
- Hoodwink10 / 4
- Ring Master8 / 5
- Dark Willow8 / 5
- Techies7 / 4
- Dragon Knight6 / 4
- Earth Spirit6 / 4
- Dark Seer6 / 2
- Largo5 / 5
Team Nemesis
roster
J, JACKBOYS, NARMAN, Jhocam, Ken — together since 29 August
Left the starting five: Saberlight, Mo13ei
In the tournament roster but has not played for the team: Jabz
Not in the tournament roster: J
recent series · 5 wins, 5 losses
- W2-1Natus VincereBLAST SLAM VIII30.09
- L1-2Team SpiritBLAST SLAM VIII29.09
- L1-2Natus VincerePGL Wallachia 2026 Season 925.09
- L0-2Xtreme GamingPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 924.09
- W2-1Conventus StellarumPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 923.09
- L0-2GamerLegionPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 922.09
- W1-0GamerLegionPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 922.09
- W2-0MOUZPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 921.09
- L0-2Team YandexPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 920.09
- W2-11winPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 919.09
maps in the last 60 days
23–15, average length 43 min; Radiant 14–11, Dire 9–4
1 day since the last series, 6 maps this week
most-played heroes, 60 days · games / wins
- Clockwerk15 / 10
- Hoodwink11 / 6
- Techies11 / 6
- Tiny10 / 8
- Lina9 / 5
- Dark Willow9 / 4
- Ember Spirit8 / 8
- Winter Wyvern7 / 5
head-to-head series, last two years
1 series: 1win 0 wins, Team Nemesis 1 win
- L1-21win vs Team NemesisPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 919.09
