Ground Zero vs THUNDER dOWNUNDER, head-to-head
Ground Zero and THUNDER dOWNUNDER have met 16 times in the last 12 months of tracked play: THUNDER dOWNUNDER lead 14 - 2. Latest meeting: Sep 28, 2026 at ESL Challenger League Season 52: Oceania - Cup 2.
Recent meetings
- Sep 28, 2026: Ground Zero 0 - 2 THUNDER dOWNUNDER (ESL Challenger League Season 52: Oceania - Cup 2)
- Sep 25, 2026: Ground Zero 0 - 2 THUNDER dOWNUNDER (ESL Challenger League Season 52: Oceania - Cup 2)
- Sep 1, 2026: Ground Zero 0 - 2 THUNDER dOWNUNDER (ESL Challenger League Season 52: Oceania - Cup 1)
- Aug 30, 2026: Ground Zero 1 - 2 THUNDER dOWNUNDER (ESL Challenger League Season 52: Oceania - Cup 1)
- Jul 18, 2026: Ground Zero 2 - 1 THUNDER dOWNUNDER (HyperX & Intel Nationals 2026)
- Jul 18, 2026: Ground Zero 0 - 2 THUNDER dOWNUNDER (HyperX & Intel Nationals 2026)
- May 3, 2026: Ground Zero 0 - 2 THUNDER dOWNUNDER (ESL Challenger League Season 51: Oceania - Cup 4)
- May 1, 2026: Ground Zero 0 - 2 THUNDER dOWNUNDER (ESL Challenger League Season 51: Oceania - Cup 4)
- Mar 16, 2026: Ground Zero 1 - 2 THUNDER dOWNUNDER (ANZC Locals Autumn 2026)
- Mar 15, 2026: Ground Zero 1 - 2 THUNDER dOWNUNDER (Dfrag Season 1: Wildcard LAN)
Head-to-head record
Across 16 meetings in the last 12 months, Ground Zero won 2 and THUNDER dOWNUNDER won 14, over 42 decided maps.
Opening map
Ground Zero won the first map 2 times and THUNDER dOWNUNDER won it 14 times. Ground Zero lost every one of those 2. THUNDER dOWNUNDER went on to win 12 of those 14 series.
Pistol rounds
Ground Zero won 17 and THUNDER dOWNUNDER won 11 of the 28 pistol rounds across the 14 maps with round data, which is 60.7% to 39.3%. Overtime pistols are not counted.
Dominance
THUNDER dOWNUNDER average 4 more rounds per map than Ground Zero across 42 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 9.7% to Ground Zero and 90.3% to THUNDER dOWNUNDER.
Map record in these meetings
- Nuke: Ground Zero 3, THUNDER dOWNUNDER 8
- Dust II: Ground Zero 1, THUNDER dOWNUNDER 9
- Anubis: Ground Zero 2, THUNDER dOWNUNDER 7
- Inferno: Ground Zero 3, THUNDER dOWNUNDER 6
- Ancient: Ground Zero 1, THUNDER dOWNUNDER 1
- Mirage: Ground Zero 1, THUNDER dOWNUNDER 0
Common opponents
Both teams have played 12 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, Ground Zero are 35 - 19 and THUNDER dOWNUNDER are 30 - 8.
- Against Mindfreak: Ground Zero 11 - 1, THUNDER dOWNUNDER 10 - 1
- Against Rooster: Ground Zero 9 - 5, THUNDER dOWNUNDER 4 - 0
- Against SemperFi: Ground Zero 0 - 6, THUNDER dOWNUNDER 4 - 2
- Against Abyssal: Ground Zero 6 - 2, THUNDER dOWNUNDER 2 - 0
- Against Arcade: Ground Zero 3 - 1, THUNDER dOWNUNDER 2 - 0
- Against FlyQuest: Ground Zero 0 - 2, THUNDER dOWNUNDER 0 - 4
- Against Underground: Ground Zero 2 - 0, THUNDER dOWNUNDER 2 - 0
- Against LITE: Ground Zero 1 - 0, THUNDER dOWNUNDER 2 - 0
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
Ground Zero are strongest on Inferno 65.7% from 35 plays, Nuke 54.1% from 37 plays, Mirage 45.8% from 24 plays.
Over their last 8 matches Ground Zero faced ranked opposition averaging world number 77.0.
THUNDER dOWNUNDER are strongest on Mirage 83.3% from 6 plays, Anubis 80% from 20 plays, Nuke 74.2% from 31 plays.
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.
Ground Zero match history, THUNDER dOWNUNDER match history, team rankings