Twisted Minds vs. AlQadsiah Esports Prediction on November 27, 2025

Match info

Saudi eLeague Championship 2025 is the season-ending LAN for the Saudi eLeague VALORANT circuit, played offline at SEF Arena in Riyadh with four teams and a ~$106k prize pool in a double-elimination bracket.

This upper bracket semifinal (UBSF) between Twisted Minds and AlQadsiah Esports (Thursday, November 27, 2025, at 14:20 Arabia Standard Time – AST, local time in Riyadh) is effectively a “mini-final” on day one: the winner goes straight to the upper bracket final and is one best-of-three away from the grand final, while the loser drops into the lower bracket and must grind through elimination matches.

It’s also a statement series between two of the most established Saudi orgs: Twisted Minds have been the benchmark across the 2025 Saudi eLeague Majors and the regional Challengers/MENA Resilience system, with multiple titles and deep international runs. AlQadsiah has emerged as a consistent podium contender in Saudi eLeague 2025 (e.g., near the top of Major 2 standings), chasing Twisted Minds all season.

Meeting statistics

Current form and & playstyle: Twisted Minds

Twisted Minds come into the Championship as the most accomplished Saudi eLeague 2025 team. Across the Majors, they’ve posted first places and high finishes, including winning Major 2 and strong showings in Major 3 and regional VCT Ascension-related play.

The current core (“ExiT” and “waleed”, plus flex pieces like “sickrey” and “Zimo” in recent lineups) is built around structured defaults into explosive mid-round calling. They rarely overforce early; instead, they take map control methodically, burning opponent utility before committing. Heavy reliance on disciplined rifle play and coordinated utility, especially on mid-control maps like Sunset, Lotus, and Split. Their successful 2025 runs show high round-win margins and strong map differentials in Saudi eLeague Majors. Overall, Twisted Minds arrives as the more battle-tested, system-driven squad with a higher ceiling and deeper recent experience vs top MENA opposition.

Current form & playstyle: AlQadsiah Esports

AlQadsiah Esports, the eSports division of Al-Qadsiah FC, has quietly become one of Saudi’s most solid VALORANT line-ups in 2025. Their roster — featuring names like “Psilence,” “sibeastw0w,” “Winteryrook,” plus “Elixllo” in the extended squad — leans into strong fragging and flexibility.

Their 2025 Saudi eLeague trajectory shows consistent top-4 finishes in Major events; they placed highly in Saudi eLeague 2025: Major 2 standings (5–2 record in groups) and were competitive in Major 3 playoffs. A map pool centered around mid-to-aggressive play on Split, Sunset, and newer maps like Abyss, where they’re happy to fight early for space and run set pieces around duelists and initiator combos. Their recent 1–2 loss to Al Dahab at Major 3 (10–13 Split, 13–11 Sunset, 11–13 Abyss) shows both how dangerous they are and how fine their margins can be. Stylistically, AlQadsiah tend to play more scrappy mid-rounds than Twisted Minds; they’re comfortable in chaotic fights, but this can also lead to consistency issues against very structured teams.

In short, AlQadsiah arrives as a live underdog, according to the odds of every bookmaker for eSports wagering: mechanically strong, tactically decent, but still searching for that breakthrough LAN trophy against the region’s elite.

Head-to-head

The most relevant recent H2H is from Saudi eLeague 2025: Major 3 playoffs, where Twisted Minds beat AlQadsiah 2–1 (bo3) in lower bracket round 1. That series featured close maps, but Twisted Minds ultimately had the better late-game resilience and adaptation. Twisted Minds have had the edge in recent direct encounters, including that key October 30, 2025, win.

Given how few LAN events there are specifically for Saudi domestic teams, every H2H in high-stakes playoffs counts, and recent history clearly favors Twisted Minds.

Match analytics

Current odds state that Twisted Minds is a solid but not untouchable favorite. Even though we respect AlQadsiah’s upset potential, embodied in their firepower and map pool, meaning they can absolutely steal a map if they win the aim duels and pistol/bonus rounds, our primary suggested bet would be Twisted Minds to win the match (i.e., moneyline). AlQadsiah will push a close series, though.

Tip: Correct match score, 2:1, at 3.20 odds on Frank Casino.