Helix — The third map is the surprise of the open bracket. The depth of the rest of the map pool is the question that will define their season.
The third map is the surprise of the open bracket. The depth of the rest of the map pool is the question that will define their season.
What the desk reads on Helix
Six sections: roster, IGL, region, map pool, head-to-head, current form.
Roster
- Ines 'Rivet' CardosoEntry duelist
- Lia 'Ferro' SouzaOperator
- Bruno 'Crane' AlmeidaSupport
- Caio 'Beryl' CostaLurker
- Tati 'Nimbus' PereiraIGL / captain
Updated within a day of any confirmed move. The desk treats roster accuracy as non-negotiable and flags any signings or departures in the news desk within an hour of the official announcement.
Captain / IGL
Ines 'Rivet' Cardoso — Aggressive IGL, second-season on the calling role. The team is built around her mid-round calls.
Region and circuit
APAC South. The desk tracks the regional circuit weekly and publishes the regional power ranking after every matchday. Teams that move regions mid-season are flagged on this page and on the regional power ranking.
Map pool
Signature map: Granite — 68% win rate over 16 maps.
Weak map: Bastion — 33% across 9 attempts.
The desk tracks the map veto for every series and aggregates the data over the season. Map pool data is updated weekly during the active season and the read is reviewed after every regional bracket.
Head-to-head
8-5 series · +9 map diff across the regional circuit. The archive goes back to 2021 for established organisations and to the org's first regional appearance for newer entries. The desk maintains the archive by hand and updates within an hour of any official result.
Current form
LWWWL — alternating results, the question of consistency is open. across the last five series. The desk treats form as a number, not a narrative, and the form section is updated within an hour of any official result. Strength of schedule is reported alongside the form line — a streak against top-eight opponents reads differently than the same streak against bottom-eight opponents.
Playstyle and the desk's read
What the analyst desk sees on the analyst monitor when Helix are playing.
Playstyle
Mid-round aggression, pivots through util. The third map is the surprise of the open bracket.
How the playbook is built
Helix are the fourth-place team in APAC South and the most watched surprise of the open bracket. The team's third map, Granite, came out of nowhere at 68% win rate over 16 maps, and the analyst desk rates it as the cleanest single-map improvement on the regional circuit this season.
The IGL is Ines 'Rivet' Cardoso, in her second season on the calling role. The playstyle is mid-round aggression — Helix set the default, then pivot through utility on the read, which is a different shape than Meridian's discipline-first approach and a different shape than Aurora's entry-first approach. The desk reads the team as structurally between the two.
The weak map is Bastion at 33% over 9 attempts, and the desk flags this as the structural hole in the map pool. The team's ban pattern on Bastion has been consistent — Helix ban it in every series they can, but tournament rules sometimes force them into it, and the 33% is what happens when they are forced.
Form is alternating — LWWWL across the last five. The map differential sits at +9. Head-to-head in APAC South goes Helix 4-3 Meridian, 3-4 Onyx. The next series on the calendar is the APAC South playoff bracket, and the analyst desk's note is that the consistency question will be answered in the first two maps of that series.
From the analyst desk
Two photographs from the matchday coverage of Helix.
Next on the calendar
The next series on the Helix matchday calendar.
Next series
The next confirmed series on the APAC South circuit. Matchday, broadcast, and the regional power ranking update are all tracked on the desk's matchday calendar and reflected on the team page within an hour of the official start.
Recent form
LWWWL — alternating results, the question of consistency is open. across the last five series. The trend line and the strength of schedule are updated within an hour of any official result.
On the desk's radar
The desk's standing note on Helix: Mid-round aggression, pivots through util. The third map is the surprise of the open bracket.
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