9z vs magic, head-to-head
9z and magic have met 2 times in the last 12 months of tracked play: magic lead 2 - 0. Latest meeting: Aug 16, 2026 at Esports World Cup 2026.
Recent meetings
- Aug 16, 2026: 9z 1 - 2 magic (Esports World Cup 2026)
- May 15, 2026: 9z 1 - 2 magic (PGL Astana 2026)
Head-to-head record
Across 2 meetings in the last 12 months, 9z won 0 and magic won 2, over 6 decided maps.
Opening map
9z won the first map 0 times and magic won it 2 times. magic went on to win both of those series.
Pistol rounds
9z won 6 and magic won 6 of the 12 pistol rounds across the 6 maps with round data, which is 50% to 50%. Overtime pistols are not counted.
Dominance
9z average 0.5 more rounds per map than magic across 6 maps. Large numbers mean blowouts, small ones mean close maps.
Recency edge
Weighting each win by how recent it is, with the weight halving every 90 days, the split is 0% to 9z and 100% to magic.
Map record in these meetings
- Ancient: 9z 0, magic 2
- Dust II: 9z 1, magic 1
- Inferno: 9z 0, magic 1
- Mirage: 9z 1, magic 0
Common opponents
Both teams have played 12 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, 9z are 14 - 12 and magic are 7 - 10.
- Against MIBR: 9z 1 - 3, magic 0 - 1
- Against The MongolZ: 9z 1 - 2, magic 0 - 2
- Against 3DMAX: 9z 1 - 0, magic 2 - 1
- Against Legacy: 9z 1 - 2, magic 0 - 1
- Against MOUZ: 9z 2 - 1, magic 0 - 1
- Against PARIVISION: 9z 3 - 0, magic 1 - 0
- Against Vitality: 9z 1 - 2, magic 0 - 1
- Against Alliance: 9z 1 - 1, magic 0 - 1
The eight they have played most are listed; 4 further shared opponents are counted in the combined record above but not shown.
Where these teams differ
9z are strongest on Ancient 64.7% from 34 plays, Nuke 64.3% from 56 plays, Dust II 62.5% from 48 plays.
Over their last 8 matches 9z faced ranked opposition averaging world number 12.1.
magic are strongest on Ancient 64.4% from 45 plays, Anubis 62.5% from 16 plays, Inferno 62.5% from 16 plays.
Over their last 8 matches magic faced ranked opposition averaging world number 23.4.
Map rates cover the last 12 months against all opponents, not just this matchup. A map played fewer than 4 times is left out of it.