Counter-Strike: Acend vs Team Novaq (BO3) - CCT Europe Series #17 Group Stage

Unified Resolution Criteria (Consistent across platforms)

Core resolution logic:

• Match winner (Acend vs Team Novaq) resolves to the team that wins the best-of-three series
• Individual map winners (Map 1, Map 2) resolve based on which team wins that specific map, provided the map is completed
• Games Total O/U 2.5 resolves Over if 3 or more maps are played, Under if fewer than 3 maps are played
• Map Handicap NVQ (-1.5) resolves to Team Novaq if they win 2 or more maps than Acend; otherwise to Acend
• Map Handicap ACE (-1.5) resolves to Acend if they win 2 or more maps than Team Novaq; otherwise to Team Novaq
• Maps won by forfeit, disqualification, walkover, or default count toward totals and handicaps if the match is completed
• If match is canceled, not played, or delayed beyond 7 days without play beginning, all markets resolve 50-50
• If match begins but is incomplete due to opponent forfeiture/disqualification/walkover, match winner resolves to the winning team; map-specific and handicap markets resolve 50-50
• If the clinching map is forfeited, the match counts as completed and resolves accordingly

Edge cases & Clarifications:

• Incomplete Match with Forfeiture: If the match begins but is not completed and one team wins due to opponent forfeiture, disqualification, or walkover: the match winner market resolves to the winning team; Map 1, Map 2, Games Total O/U, and Map Handicap markets all resolve 50-50
• Clinching Map Forfeited: If the match ends due to the clinching map being forfeited, this counts as a completed match and all markets resolve based on the final series outcome
• Partial Map Completion: If the match begins but is not completed, and a specific map (Map 1 or Map 2) is concluded with a winner determined, that map's market resolves based on the completed map result
• Cancellation or 7-Day Delay: If the match is canceled (not played at all) or is delayed beyond 7 days from the scheduled date (March 2, 2026) without play beginning, all markets resolve 50-50
• HLTV Reporting Delay: If HLTV.org has not published final results within 2 hours after the event's conclusion, resolution may use consensus of credible reporting including video evidence