Updated 28 September 2026, 20:00
Tipsport Open Cup #2 in Prague has a winner. Metizport walked into the event as the main favorites and they closed it out exactly like favorites should – with a 2:0 win over Inner Circle Academy in the grand final. Both maps, Anubis and Nuke, ended 13:9, so the scoreboard barely moved between them.
The final: two maps, the same score twice
Inner Circle Academy arrived in the final as the story of the weekend. The young roster dropped into the Lower Bracket after losing to aimclub on Friday, then stacked win after win and knocked out both HAVU Gaming and BRUTE on their way up. On Sunday they added aimclub to the list and took the bronze position before stepping onto the main stage – and there the run finally stopped.
Metizport never let either map slip. Anubis went 13:9, Nuke went 13:9, and the series was over in two.
forsyy, MaiL09 and stanislaw
For David “forsyy” Bílý this was a winning return to Czech soil. He came to Prague with Metizport as the top seed and the team delivered from the first series to the last. We were following forsyy and Metizport earlier this season as well.
He was not the only one with something to celebrate. Liam “MaiL09” Tügel picked up his second title of the year – he already won Tipsport Conquest of Prague with Alliance. Captain Peter “stanislaw” Jarguz took his first LAN trophy since moving over from Canada.
The win also pushes Metizport into the TOP 50 of the world ranking.
How Metizport got there
Their route to the final ran through Optibet and HAVU Gaming in the opening rounds, and every single play-off series they played went to a decider. They still closed out all of them. In the Upper Bracket final they stopped a red-hot aimclub 2:1 and ended their five-match win streak, which is what sealed the direct spot in the grand final.
Saturday knocked out five teams
Saturday belonged entirely to the Lower Bracket. Three elimination rounds ran back to back and by the end of the day five squads were out:
- Optibet and INFURITY Gaming left the play-offs without a single win
- Four Magic beat Optibet, then lost 0:2 to BRUTE
- HAVU Gaming were eliminated by Inner Circle Academy 1:2
- BRUTE fell 0:2 to Inner Circle Academy in the evening series
BRUTE finish fourth at home
The evening series was the one Czech fans cared about most. BRUTE dropped into the Lower Bracket on Friday, beat Four Magic and were one win away from the final day. Inner Circle Academy shut the door: two maps, both 13:10, a 2:0 on the board and fourth place for the only Czech club in the tournament. No medal in front of a home crowd. For more context on the domestic scene around the team, we also covered their Stake Pulse Beat III qualifier.
Full play-off results
Friday, September 25
- Metizport vs. Optibet – 2:1
- HAVU Gaming vs. Four Magic – 2:0
- BRUTE vs. INFURITY Gaming – 2:1
- Inner Circle Academy vs. aimclub – 1:2
- Metizport vs. HAVU Gaming – 2:1
- BRUTE vs. aimclub – 1:2
Saturday, September 26
- Four Magic vs. Optibet – 2:1
- Inner Circle Academy vs. INFURITY Gaming – 2:0
- BRUTE vs. Four Magic – 2:0
- HAVU Gaming vs. Inner Circle Academy – 1:2
- Metizport vs. aimclub – 2:1
- Inner Circle Academy vs. BRUTE – 2:0
Sunday, September 27
- aimclub vs. Inner Circle Academy – Inner Circle Academy advance and take third place
- Grand final: Metizport vs. Inner Circle Academy – 2:0 (Anubis 13:9, Nuke 13:9)
Where to next
More from the Czech and international scene is waiting in our Counter-Strike 2 news section, and if you want another Czech story from this season, we also wrote about HEROIC signing Týnka.
FAQ
Metizport. They beat Inner Circle Academy 2:0 in the grand final, taking Anubis 13:9 and Nuke 13:9.
David “forsyy” Bílý, who plays for Metizport. The Prague event was a winning return to Czech soil for him.
Inner Circle Academy took second place after their run through the Lower Bracket, and they had already secured the bronze position by beating aimclub earlier on Sunday.
Fourth. The only Czech club in the tournament lost the Saturday evening series to Inner Circle Academy 0:2, with both maps finishing 13:10.
The title moves them into the TOP 50 of the world ranking. It is also MaiL09’s second trophy this year after Tipsport Conquest of Prague with Alliance, and stanislaw’s first LAN title since moving over from Canada.