Welcome to all esports and Counter-Strike 2 fans! From January 13 to 18, 2026, the BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier will take place. The tournament features 32 teams competing for qualification to BLAST Bounty Winter 2026. Among the Round of 32 matches, we highlight Team Liquid vs Ninjas in Pyjamas, which promises to be very exciting. While the teams prepare, we’ll share our CS2 betting tips and insights on this match.
How the bookies view it: Team Liquid favorite
Most bookmakers consider Team Liquid the favorites in the match against Ninjas in Pyjamas at the BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier. The team performed slightly stronger than their opponents in the previous season.
Team Liquid form. What result can be expected from Team Liquid
Our betting tips and CS2 picks for the Team Liquid vs Ninjas in Pyjamas matchup begin with analyzing Team Liquid form. Team Liquid is one of the most well-known esports organizations in history and always competes at a professional level.
Team Liquid roster: NAF, EliGE, ultimate, NertZ, siuhy.
Over the past few seasons, Team Liquid have played at an average level. Although the team participates in many S-tier tournaments, they have not achieved significant success, showing their best results mainly at A-tier events.
In the 2025 season, Team Liquid performed at an expected level. They began with a top-16 finish at BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier and a top-12 finish at IEM Katowice 2025.
At ESL Pro League Season 21, the team lost to Falcons but bounced back by defeating FURIA and Eternal Fire. After losing to MOUZ, their record became 2-2. In the decisive match for playoff qualification, Liquid defeated 3DMax. In the playoffs, they lost in the first round to the eventual champions Vitality.
At BLAST Lisbon 2025, Liquid finished in the top 12. PGL Bucharest 2025 was also disappointing: the team lost to Legacy (0-2), then to VP (0-2), and later to MongolZ, finishing in the top 16. At IEM Melbourne 2025, Team Liquid showed a somewhat better result, finishing in 5th–6th place.
Team Liquid also competed at one of the main tournaments of the year, BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025. The team started directly from Stage 3, suffered three losses, and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in the top 16.
At IEM Cologne 2025, Team Liquid showed an average level of play: they defeated paiN Gaming, lost to FaZe, and beat FlyQuest. They advanced to the Group Stage, where they lost to MOUZ and FaZe, exiting the tournament in 13th–16th place.
At BLAST Bounty Fall 2025: Closed Qualifier, Team Liquid performed quite successfully. The team confidently defeated ESTATIC and FURIA, earning a slot in the main event, where they performed worse and finished in 5th–8th place.
At BLAST Open Fall 2025: Closed Qualifier, Team Liquid also did not perform very well, achieving only one victory and being eliminated from the tournament, finishing in 9th–12th place.
At EWC 2025, Team Liquid were eliminated in the first round after losing to Vitality, finishing in 9th–16th place.
A good tournament for Team Liquid was the CS Asia Championships 2025. The team easily won Group A, defeating teams such as GL, MIBR, and Legacy. In the playoff semifinals, Team Liquid lost to 3DMAX, but in the third-place match, the team defeated HEROIC and took third place in the tournament.
Team Liquid also performed at a good level at PGL Masters Bucharest 2025. In the Group Stage, the team finished with a 3-1 record but lost in the first playoff match and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in the top 8.
At the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, Team Liquid started from Stage 2 and finished with a 3-2 record. In Stage 3, the team suffered three losses and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in the top 16.
Ninjas in Pyjamas form. What result can be expected from Ninjas in Pyjamas
We continue our CS2 tips with analyzing Ninjas in Pyjamas form. The team is one of the most well-known in Counter-Strike and has achieved many victories at the highest-level tournaments.
NiP roster: r1nkle, sjuush, xKacpersky, Snappi, Xizt.
In the 2025 season, NiP participated in a large number of various qualification tournaments. Only one of them ended in victory — PGL Astana 2025: European Qualifiers.
At PGL Astana 2025, NiP performed at a decent level. In the Group Stage, the team finished with a 3-2 record, but in the playoffs they lost their first match and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in 5th–8th place. This was the best result for the Swedish club over the last five months of the 2025 season.
Ninjas in Pyjamas performed quite well at C- and B-tier tournaments. The team won Fragadelphia x LVL UP EXPO 2025, finished 3rd–4th at The Proving Grounds Season 1, and placed second at CCT Season 3 European Series #3.
The next S-tier tournament for the team was Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025. In the Play-In stage, Ninjas in Pyjamas defeated HEROIC and 3DMAX and qualified for the Group Stage. At this stage of the tournament, NiP reached the Lower Bracket Semifinal, where they lost to NAVI and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in 9th–12th place.
A successful tournament for NiP was StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025. The team started with confident 2-0 victories over OG and PV, but lost to NAVI in the Upper Bracket Final and dropped to the lower bracket. In the Lower Bracket Final, NiP defeated B8 and advanced to the grand final, where they lost to NAVI, becoming the silver medalists of the tournament.
At PGL Masters Bucharest 2025, Ninjas in Pyjamas performed below expectations. In the Group Stage, the team finished with a 0-3 record and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in the top 16.
NiP also competed at one of the main tournaments of the year, the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. The team started from Stage 1, where they secured three wins and one loss, advancing to Stage 2. In this stage of the tournament, NiP started very well, earning two victories, but then suffered three losses and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in 17th–19th place.
Recent head to head
Team Liquid and Ninjas in Pyjamas have played each other 10 times, with the former winning 6 matches and the latter winning 4. The match at the BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier is important, as the losing team will be eliminated from the tournament.
Which maps does Team Liquid pick and ban most often?
Let’s analyze both teams map statistics to make smart CS2 picks.
Strong maps
- Ancient: high win percentage (66.7%) with 3 matches played.
- Mirage: high win percentage (63.6%) with 11 matches played.
- Inferno: high win percentage (62.5%) with 8 matches played.
- Dust2: high win percentage (60.0%) with 5 matches played.
- Nuke: high win percentage (60.0%) with 5 matches played.
Weak maps
- Train: low win percentage (33.3%) with 6 matches played.
Which maps does Ninjas in Pyjamas pick and ban most often?
Strong maps
- Mirage: high win percentage (100.0%) with 1 matches played.
- Nuke: high win percentage (71.4%) with 7 matches played.
- Overpass: high win percentage (66.7%) with 3 matches played.
- Train: high win percentage (62.5%) with 8 matches played.
Average results
- Ancient: average winning percentage (50.0%) with 6 matches played.
Weak maps
- Dust2: low win percentage (33.3%) with 3 matches played.
- Inferno: low win percentage (0.0%) with 2 matches played.
Predicted result of the match between Team Liquid and Ninjas in Pyjamas at BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier
Most analysts consider Team Liquid the favorites in the match against Ninjas in Pyjamas at the BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier. The team played at a fairly good level in the previous season. However, NiP should also not be underestimated, as the team knows how to defeat strong opponents. In our opinion, based on previous results, Team Liquid will win this match. Fans should expect a dynamic and exciting game.
Betting prediction: Team Liquid wins.
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