Stake Pulse Beat III CS2 betting odds & markets at Stake

This October, the Stake Pulse CS2 tournament returns with the finals of Beat III. This professional LAN event kicks off on 12 October, and you can bet on every match at Stake Sportsbook.

A variety of betting markets are offered, including match winner, outright betting and much more. You can watch the action thanks to our free live streams at Stake.

Stake Pulse Beat III: Format

The Stake Pulse tournament series is organised by Black Molly Entertainment and sponsored by Stake. It features 2 open qualifiers, with over 200 teams competing to take part in the finals.

The Stake Pulse Beat III finals are held at the BME Studio in Stockholm, Sweden and will feature 16 teams. The tournament begins on 12 October and concludes with the Grand Final on 17 October.

How the Stake Pulse Beat format works

Stake Pulse Beat III features 16 teams. This includes the 2 teams that qualified through the open online qualifiers.

The tournament is split into a group stage and playoffs. During the group stage, teams are organised into 4 groups.

Group A - Matches played on 12 October

Inner Circle
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Betclic
Sangal

Group B - Matches played on 13 October

Liquid
100 Thieves
JiJieHao
BBL

Group C - Matches played on 14 October

Astralis
HOTU
fnatic
Sashi

Group D - Matches played on 15 October

MIBR
HEROIC
ENVY
BC.Game

All matches are played to the best of 3 maps, and the group stage operates a double-elimination format. Following the opening matches of each group, the winners play a winners match. The losers play an elimination match. Then, the losers of the winners match and winners of the elimination match play a decider. At the end of this stage, the top 2 teams from each group advance to the playoffs.

8 teams enter the playoffs, which is a single elimination bracket. Matches are played to the best of 3 games, and an $80,000 prize pool is split between the top teams. The winners take home $30,000.

Teams competing at Stake Pulse Beat III

16 teams take part in the finals of Stake Pulse Beat III. 2 of these qualified through the open qualifiers, while the other 14 teams received an invite based on their Valve Regional Standings.

Here’s the full list of teams taking part in the group stage:

100 Thieves
Astralis
fnatic
JiJieHao
Sangal
Sashi
BC.Game
Betclic
BBL
HOTU
HEROIC
Inner Circle
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Liquid
Envy
MIBR

Stake Pulse Beat III betting odds at Stake

Right now, HEROIC are the favourites to win the tournament, ahead of Ninjas in Pyjamas. Astralis are the 3rd favourites following their recent win at Stake Ranked Episode 4.

CS2 Stake Pulse Beat 3 betting markets

Stake offers lots of CS2 betting markets. The Stake Pulse CS2 2026 matches will include popular betting options such as:

Match winner

This is a two-way betting market on the winner of the match. It works like any other moneyline bet, predict which team will win and place your bet. All matches at Stake Pulse Beat III are played to the best of 3 games.

Map handicap

You can choose either side to win the match with a handicap in place. If a team has a -1.5 handicap, they need to win the match by 2 maps.

Total maps

This market lets you bet on the total number of maps in the match. You can bet on over or under 2.5 depending on whether you think the match will go to 3 maps.

How to bet on Stake Pulse Beat III at Stake

It’s easy to start betting on Esports at Stake, and our Esports betting guide offers more information for beginners. We’ve created a CS2 betting guide, and you can follow the steps below to get started:

Log in to your account and check your available balance.
If needed, add funds to your account using any of the secure payment methods available at Stake.
Search for the team you want to bet on or use the menu to look up CS2 > International > Stake Pulse Beat III.
Check the odds on all live and upcoming matches, or switch to the Outright tab to see the tournament's outright betting options.
Explore our analysis of the teams and player rosters in the Stake Pulse predictions.
Select any bet to add it to your bet slip, then enter your stake and confirm to place it.

How to live stream Stake Pulse Beat III and bet in-play

Stake covers all matches at Stake Pulse 3 CS2 with pre-live and live betting markets. To bet in-play, open the event page while it’s happening. Live odds are updated in real time based on kills and the current score.

To get the best insights while you’re betting, you can use our free live streams. Every match at Stake Pulse Beat III is available to watch live when you’re logged in to your Stake account.

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