// Event · Tier A

Stake Ranked Episode 5

27 Oct – 30 Oct 2026 LAN 8 teams $100,000 prize pool 3 days before the cut
Race impact ?
107
The largest of 7 before the cut

Why it matters

Facts beside our number
Valve's event weight
0.50
From its VRS weight on HLTV, $100,000, through Valve's curve. It scales what every result here is worth.
Teams in the race known to attend
6
magicBIGInner CirclefnaticEternal FireNemesis
Between 1 and 99% for the Major, on the event's list or in bo3's fixtures.
Timing
3 days before the cut
TodayCut · 2 Nov
Starts in 4 days. Everything here still counts on the day.

Race impact is ours: how many points of Major chance this event is expected to move, summed over the teams in the race. For each team, how likely a top-half or a bottom-half finish is here in our runs, and how far apart its chance of the Major is after each. After the cut it is 0.

Who it matters to

6 teams in the race known to attend

Each team's chance of the Major today, and after each finish here, from our simulation's runs. The first figure is where they stand today.

TeamTodayWhen it pays off

In our runs where they go out in the semi-finals: 25%. From a final it pays: 94%, up to >99% with the title, past 50%. <1% to >99% here.

Quarter-final
<1%
-28 points
Semi-final
25%
-3 points
Final
94%
+66 points
Win it
>99%
+71 points

In our runs magic are above the 29% they hold today only with a final or better. In the runs where they go out in the quarter-finals, their chance is 28 points below today's.

First match: vs BIG, 27 OctIn our runs: win 45% · lose 11% magic's page →

In our runs where they go out in the semi-finals: 24%. From a final it pays: 90%, up to >99% with the title, past 50%. <1% to >99% here.

Quarter-final
<1%
-26 points
Semi-final
24%
-2 points
Final
90%
+65 points
Win it
>99%
+74 points

In our runs BIG are above the 26% they hold today only with a final or better. In the runs where they go out in the quarter-finals, their chance is 26 points below today's.

First match: vs magic, 27 OctIn our runs: win 42% · lose 10% BIG's page →

In our runs where they go out in the quarter-finals: <1%. From a semi-final it pays: 23%, up to 98% with the title; past 50% with a final. <1% to 98% here.

Quarter-final
<1%
-23 points
Semi-final
23%
+1 point
Final
89%
+66 points
Win it
98%
+76 points

In our runs Inner Circle are above the 23% they hold today only with a semi-final or better. In the runs where they go out in the quarter-finals, their chance is 23 points below today's.

First match: vs Nemesis, 27 OctIn our runs: win 36% · lose 8% Inner Circle's page →

In our runs where they go out in the semi-finals: 3%. From a final it pays: 50%, past 50%. <1% to 50% here.

Quarter-final
<1%
-10 points
Semi-final
3%
-8 points
Final
50%
+40 points
Win it
—
too few runs

In our runs fnatic are above the 10% they hold today only with a final or better. In the runs where they go out in the quarter-finals, their chance is 10 points below today's.

First match: vs Astralis, 27 OctIn our runs: win 24% · lose 4% fnatic's page →

In our runs where they go out in the semi-finals: 5%. From a final it pays: 34%. Never past 50% here: 34% at best, with a final. <1% to 34% here.

Quarter-final
<1%
-6 points
Semi-final
5%
-1 point
Final
34%
+27 points
Win it
—
too few runs

In our runs Eternal Fire are above the 7% they hold today only with a final or better. In the runs where they go out in the quarter-finals, their chance is 6 points below today's.

First match: vs MIBR, 27 OctIn our runs: win 14% · lose 3% Eternal Fire's page →

In our runs where they go out in the semi-finals: 1%. From a final it pays: 22%, up to 51% with the title; past 50% with the title. <1% to 51% here.

Quarter-final
<1%
-5 points
Semi-final
1%
-4 points
Final
22%
+17 points
Win it
51%
+46 points

In our runs Nemesis are above the 5% they hold today only with a final or better. In the runs where they go out in the quarter-finals, their chance is 5 points below today's.

First match: vs Inner Circle, 27 OctIn our runs: win 10% · lose <1% Nemesis's page →

Over 99% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. >99% to >99% here.

Quarter-final
>99%
0 points
Semi-final
>99%
0 points
Final
>99%
0 points
Win it
>99%
0 points
First match: vs fnatic, 27 OctIn our runs: win >99% · lose >99% Astralis's page →

Over 99% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. >99% to >99% here.

Quarter-final
>99%
0 points
Semi-final
>99%
0 points
Final
>99%
0 points
Win it
>99%
0 points
First match: vs Eternal Fire, 27 OctIn our runs: win >99% · lose >99% MIBR's page →

Drawn matches

4 with a team in the race · bo3's draw

Each team in the race's chance of the Major today, and in our runs where it wins or loses its drawn match.

27 Oct · BO3
magic win 52% of our runs
#17 Europe · 29% today
Win45%Lose11%
#19 Europe · 26% today
Win42%Lose10%
27 Oct · BO3
Inner Circle win 51% of our runs
#15 Europe · 23% today
Win36%Lose8%
#23 Europe · 5% today
Win10%Lose<1%
Also moves 100 Thieves: 52% where Inner Circle win, 58% where Nemesis win.
27 Oct · BO3
Astralis win 69% of our runs
#8 Europe · >99% today
Sure of the Major.
#29 Europe · 10% today
Win24%Lose4%
Also moves 100 Thieves: 57% where Astralis win, 51% where fnatic win.
27 Oct · BO3
MIBR win 67% of our runs
#3 Americas · >99% today
Sure of the Major.
#27 Europe · 7% today
Win14%Lose3%

The field

9 known · in the race · strongest first, by our Elo
Europe #8
Elo 1,734 · 13th
In the race · 69%
Europe #10
Elo 1,710 · 18th
Americas #3
Elo 1,710 · 19th
In the race · 29%
Europe #17
Elo 1,657 · 27th
In the race · 26%
Europe #19
Elo 1,653 · 28th
In the race · 23%
Europe #15
Elo 1,640 · 35th
In the race · 10%
Europe #29
Elo 1,640 · 34th
In the race · 5%
Europe #23
Elo 1,636 · 38th
In the race · 7%
Europe #27
Elo 1,628 · 43rd
How these numbers are made
  • Ours: race impact, the chances, the finishes and Elo, from our forecast of 23 October (how our Elo is scored). Valve's: the standings and the event weight.
  • Race impact is how many points of Major chance the event is expected to move, summed over the teams in the race.
  • Event weight is the prize pool through Valve's curve. A stage or qualifier also takes half the pool of each finished event it feeds.
  • The whole method: the model, its sources, how well it has done and what it cannot see.