magic vs NOVAQ, head-to-head
magic and NOVAQ have met 1 time in the last 12 months of tracked play: magic lead 1 - 0. Latest meeting: Feb 17, 2026 at PGL Bucharest 2026: European Open Qualifier 2.
Recent meetings
- Feb 17, 2026: magic 1 - 0 NOVAQ (PGL Bucharest 2026: European Open Qualifier 2)
Head-to-head record
Across 1 meeting in the last 12 months, magic won 1 and NOVAQ won 0, over 1 decided map.
Opening map
magic won the first map 1 time and NOVAQ won it 0 times. magic went on to win that series.
Dominance
magic average 2 more rounds per map than NOVAQ across 1 map. 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 100% to magic and 0% to NOVAQ.
Map record in these meetings
- Ancient: magic 1, NOVAQ 0
Common opponents
Both teams have played 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, magic are 9 - 6 and NOVAQ are 3 - 12.
- Against K27: magic 3 - 0, NOVAQ 0 - 2
- Against HOTU: magic 1 - 0, NOVAQ 0 - 3
- Against Nuclear TigeRES: magic 1 - 2, NOVAQ 0 - 1
- Against QWENTRY: magic 0 - 1, NOVAQ 2 - 1
- Against Oramond: magic 0 - 2, NOVAQ 0 - 1
- Against 1win: magic 1 - 0, NOVAQ 0 - 1
- Against CYBERSHOKE: magic 1 - 0, NOVAQ 1 - 0
- Against illwill: magic 0 - 1, NOVAQ 0 - 1
The eight they have played most are listed; 2 further shared opponents are counted in the combined record above but not shown.
Where these teams differ
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.
NOVAQ are strongest on Dust II 57.4% from 54 plays, Mirage 54.1% from 37 plays, Ancient 50% from 42 plays.
Over their last 8 matches NOVAQ faced ranked opposition averaging world number 72.2.
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.