Imperial Esports vs 9z Team – 2026 Ace: South American Masters Season 1 - BLAST Premier Rising Event CS2 Match

Imperial Esports vs 9z Team Counter-Strike 2 match ended 1 - 2 in favour of 9z Team and was played on Feb 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 Ace: South American Masters Season 1 - BLAST Premier Rising Event Bracket - Semifinal.

Breakdown of the match

• Imperial Esports won Game 1 with 13 -  6 on Nuke
• 9z Team won Game 2 with 13 -  8 on Inferno
• 9z Team won Game 3 with 13 -  9 on Dust II

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was HUASOPEEK with 55 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by chelo with 22 assists.

Head-to-head stats

Imperial Esports and 9z Team had previously played each other 18 times . Imperial Esports had won 14 times , 9z Team had won 4 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Jul 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM in 2026 Ace: South American Masters Season 1 - BLAST Premier Rising Event where Imperial Esports won 2 - 0 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had a favorite in this match, and predicted Imperial Esports to win with 68.2% of the votes in their favor and 31.8% of the votes for 9z Team .

Where to watch

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

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