Every match on CS2PREDICT is automatically classified into one of three tiers based on team rankings and event importance:
Matches between top-30 ranked teams at significant events (BLAST, ESL, PGL, IEM). This is where our models perform best. Both teams are well-known with extensive historical data.
Major championship qualifiers and playoff matches. Even if teams aren't in the top 30, the event importance is high. Good data availability, reliable predictions.
Lower-tier events, regional qualifiers, open qualifiers. Teams often have limited data — small match history, unstable rosters, no HLTV ranking. Our models achieve only ~50% accuracy here (coin flip level), so we show these matches as schedule only, without predictions.
Showing bad predictions is worse than showing no predictions. A user who follows a 50% accurate model will lose trust quickly. By focusing on Top and Major tiers, we ensure every prediction we show has genuine analytical value behind it.