9z Team vs Sharks Esports – 2026 IEM Rio CS2 Match

9z Team vs Sharks Esports Counter-Strike 2 match ended 2 - 0 in favour of 9z Team and was played on Jan 21, 2026 at 9:15 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 IEM Rio Closed Qualifer - Closed Qualifer Lower.

Breakdown of the match

• 9z Team won Game 1 with 13 -  4 on Overpass
• 9z Team won Game 2 with 16 -  12 on Nuke

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was HUASOPEEK with 40 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by doc with 11 assists.

Head-to-head stats

9z Team and Sharks Esports had previously played each other 23 times . 9z Team had won 12 times , Sharks Esports had won 11 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Nov 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM in 2026 IEM Rio where 9z Team won 2 - 0 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted 9z Team to win with 81.3% of the votes in their favor and 18.8% of the votes for Sharks Esports .

Where to watch

The 9z Team vs Sharks Esports live match was streamed on strafe.com, Twitch and Youtube. To watch more matches like this, visit the CS2 match calendar .

Follow the rest of the action from 2026 IEM Rio , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.