Welcome to all esports and Counter-Strike 2 fans! From October 26, 2025, to November 1, 2025, one of the biggest tournaments of this autumn — PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 is taking place. Sixteen teams will compete for the championship title and a prize pool of 625 thousand dollars. Among the 1-0 bracket matches, we highlight 3DMAX vs B8, which promises to be exciting. While the teams prepare, we’ll share our CS2 betting tips and insights on this match.
How the bookies view it: 3DMAX favorite
Most bookmakers consider 3DMAX the favorites in the match against B8 at PGL Masters Bucharest 2025. In their first match at this tournament, the team defeated SAW.
3DMAX form. What result can be expected from 3DMAX
Our betting tips and CS2 picks for the 3DMAX vs B8 matchup begin with analyzing 3DMAX form. The team returned to pro CS in 2023, participating in just three A-, B-, and C-tier tournaments that year. Their main achievement was winning the ESL Challenger League Season 46: Europe.
3DMAX roster: Lucky, bodyy, Ex3rcice, Maka, Graviti.
In the 2024 season, 3DMAX participated in significantly more tournaments. Although they didn’t secure any major victories, there were still some notable achievements. The team finished in the top 11 at the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier and IEM China 2024: European Open Qualifier, placed top 4 at RES Western European Masters: Spring 2024, and ended up in the top 12 at European RMR A.
Before ESL Pro League Season 19, 3DMAX competed in the A1 Gaming League Season 8, where they took second place. At ESL Pro League Season 19, 3DMAX proved that they should not be considered a weak team. In their opening match, they defeated sAw, and in the following game against Fnatic, they caused a minor upset by confidently winning 2-0, giving up only 15 rounds across two maps. In the playoffs of ESL Pro League Season 19, they continued to perform solidly, losing only to Astralis and G2, and ultimately finishing in the top 12 out of 32 participating teams.
Throughout the season, 3DMAX also aimed to make their mark at top-tier events. For instance, at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024, they finished in the top 24 after a 1-2 loss to Heroic. Later, they attempted to compete at ESL Pro League Season 20 but delivered a weaker performance, ending in the top 20.
However, their results at lower-tier tournaments were much better. 3DMAX became the champions of YaLLa Compass Summer 2024 and secured top-three finishes at both the Thunderpick World Championship 2024 and ESL Challenger League Season 48: Europe.
At the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR B, the team started with a win over TSM and then pulled off a surprise by defeating Eternal Fire 2-0 in the qualification match. They went on to beat G2 Esports and advanced to the Elimination Stage. There, they performed at their expected level, finishing with a 1-3 record and a top-13 placement overall.
In the 2025 season, 3DMAX participated in BLAST Bounty Season 1 but were eliminated early after a 1-2 loss to Heroic, finishing in the top 32. Their next event was IEM Katowice 2025, where they performed noticeably better. The team easily defeated both FlyQuest and MIBR with 2-0 scores. In the group stage, they lost to Vitality and dropped to the lower bracket. There, they managed to beat BIG, but their run was halted by Eternal Fire, leaving 3DMAX in the top 8 of the tournament.
At PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025, the team started strong with a win over Virtus.pro, followed by a loss to MOUZ, and then a victory over MIBR. However, despite a 2-1 standing, they failed to reach the playoffs after back-to-back defeats to Eternal Fire and sAw, finishing in the top 9.
After that, 3DMAX continued to participate in multiple tournaments, consistently placing between 9th and 12th, which reaffirmed their status as a solid mid-tier team in professional Counter-Strike 2.
At IEM Cologne 2025, the 3DMAX team won their first match against MIBR with a score of 2:0. However, in the second round of the upper bracket, they lost to NiP with a score of 0:2, dropping to the lower bracket, where they defeated TYLOO 2-0 and advanced to the Group Stage.
In the Group Stage, 3DMAX lost 0-2 to The MongolZ, dropping to the lower bracket, where they defeated GamerLegion 2-1 and lost 0-2 to G2, finishing 9-12th in the tournament.
At the Esports World Cup 2025, 3DMAX won 2-1 against NAVI in the Round of 16, but then lost to The MongolZ, leaving the tournament in the top 8, which is considered a good result for them.
At ESL Pro League Season 22, 3DMAX passed Stage 1 with a 3-1 record and Stage 2 with a 3-2 record. In the playoffs, 3DMAX lost their first match to Team Falcons and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing 5th–8th.
3DMAX also participated in the CS Asia Championships 2025 and took 2nd place.
B8 form. What result can be expected from B8
We continue our CS2 tips with analyzing B8 form. We continue our CS2 Betting picks with B8 form. Considered a potential dark horse of the tournament, B8 came in as a tier 2–3 level team and started racking up wins at the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025. They advanced through Stage 1 with three straight victories and now sit in the 2–1 bracket in Stage 2. This turnaround was made possible by their extensive tournament participation and dedicated training.
Throughout the 2024 season, B8 achieved several notable results for a club of its size. They placed in the top four at both the RES Eastern European Masters: Spring 2024 and RES European Series #2. Mid-year, they won several tier-B tournaments, becoming champions of CCT Season 2 European Series #2, Elisa Invitational Spring 2024, and CCT Season 2 European Series #5.
B8 roster: kensizor, npl, esenthial, headtr1ck, alex666
B8 is a relatively young team, but their tournament participation is impressive. With such a high volume of matches, they’re a reliable pick for CS2 betting picks. In 2024 alone, they played in 50 tournaments—too many to detail here—so we’ll focus on the most significant ones. They competed in CCT Season 2: European Series #12 and #13, finishing in the top 8.
Right before the Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR B, they placed top 4 at Elisa Masters Espoo 2024 and took 2nd place at ESL Challenger Katowice 2024.
At the PW Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR B, B8 Long started with a loss to Team Spirit, which was expected. They then fell to Aurora, who ranked higher in the HLTV standings. B8 ultimately finished in the top 16 of the RMR.
B8 entered the 2025 season with new goals and renewed motivation. They began with the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier, finishing in the top 32 after a loss to G2. They then reached the top 8 in CCT Season 2 European Series #16, top 4 in Series #17, and claimed victory in Series #18—one of their biggest wins of the season.
Leading up to BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, B8 participated in more events, including the CCT Season 2 Global Finals, where they earned top-2 and top-3 finishes at MESA Nomadic Masters Spring 2025, and won the ESL Challenger League Season 49: Europe. They qualified for the Major through the European qualifiers, finishing approximately 6th.
As mentioned earlier, B8 made a strong impression in the first stage of BLAST.tv Austin Major, finishing with a 3–0 record and proving themselves as a competitive and capable team. However, in the second stage of the tournament, the team played somewhat worse, dropping out with a 2-3 record and finishing 17-19th.
B8 performed well at StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025. Although the team started with a loss and fell to the lower bracket, they played well there. In the first match, they defeated OG 2-1, in the Lower Bracket Quarterfinals beat Passion UA 2-0, in the Lower Bracket Semifinal defeated M8 2-1. In the Lower Bracket Final, the team played against a stronger opponent — Ninjas in Pyjamas — and although they played quite well, they lost 0-2, finishing 3rd at the tournament.
B8 also played at ESL Pro League Season 22 and CS Asia Championships 2025, but unsuccessfully, finishing top-19 and top-16 respectively.
Recent head to head
3DMAX and B8 have faced each other four times, with the former winning once and the latter claiming three victories. The match at PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 is not a decisive one, but a win will help both teams strengthen their positions in the tournament standings.
Which maps does 3DMAX pick and ban most often?
Let’s analyze both teams map statistics to make smart CS2 picks.
Strong maps
- Inferno: high win percentage (68.9%) with 45 matches played.
Average results
- Train: average winning percentage (57.1%) with 14 matches played.
- Dust2: average winning percentage (55.9%) with 34 matches played.
- Nuke: average winning percentage (51.4%) with 35 matches played.
Weak maps
- Anubis: low win percentage (46.7%) with 15 matches played.
- Ancient: low win percentage (38.7%) with 31 matches played.
Which maps does B8 pick and ban most often?
Strong maps
- Mirage: high win percentage (76.9%) with 52 matches played.
- Ancient: high win percentage (69.7%) with 33 matches played.
Average results
- Inferno: average winning percentage (50.0%) with 32 matches played.
- Dust2: average winning percentage (48.5%) with 33 matches played.
Weak maps
- Anubis: low win percentage (41.7%) with 12 matches played.
- Nuke: low win percentage (33.3%) with 9 matches played.
- Train: low win percentage (33.3%) with 15 matches played.
Predicted result of the match between 3DMAX and B8 at PGL Masters Bucharest 2025
Most analysts and experts consider 3DMAX the favorites in the match against B8 at PGL Masters Bucharest 2025. Although the team is not having its best season, it still ranks among the strongest. However, B8 should not be underestimated — the team has shown solid progress this season and earned several victories at the highest level. In our opinion, 3DMAX will win this match. Fans can expect a dynamic and exciting game.
Betting prediction: 3DMAX wins.
