100 Thieves swept SadFamous in a clean 2-0 series on August 7, 2026, kicking off their Esports World Cup 2026 CS2 open qualifier campaign.
The match was the opening fixture in Group 11 (also known as Group K) of the EWC26 Last Chance Qualifier, a 16-group double-elimination structure designed to filter the field down to a handful of squads worthy of the main event.
A lopsided affair in a loaded group
The series got underway around 9:00 AM PST. SadFamous, one of the lower-seeded teams in the group, never managed to generate the kind of sustained pressure needed to steal a map.
100 Thieves came into the qualifier with a somewhat uneven recent record. In July 2026, they took down Falcons 2-1 but dropped a series to Spirit 1-2.
Betting markets had 100 Thieves as heavy favorites, and the on-server product matched that expectation. A 2-0 sweep leaves no room for interpretation.
100 Thieves shares Group 11 with Eternal Fire and Nade Gaming.
An org on a multi-title tear
In July 2026, the organization’s VALORANT roster claimed the EWC26 title in that game, defeating NRG in the grand final and pocketing $600,000 in prize money.
100 Thieves was founded by streamer Nadeshot and fields multiple esports teams across titles.
The EWC26 qualifier format, explained
The CS2 competition uses a Last Chance Qualifier structure with sixteen groups, each running double elimination. A single series loss doesn’t end a team’s run, but a second one does.
For SadFamous, the double-elimination safety net means their tournament isn’t necessarily over. They drop to the lower bracket of Group 11 and would need to string together wins to stay alive.