HOTU vs Astralis (1-2) - BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2

Astralis edged out HOTU 2–1 at BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 on 25 July 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Cache, Nuke, Ancient.

Cache went 13–1 to Astralis in one-sided fashion. jabbi led the map with a 2.05 rating and 19 kills. Nuke went 13–7 to HOTU. Dwushka led the map with a 1.66 rating and 23 kills. Ancient went 13–10 to Astralis in a tight finish. jabbi led the map with a 1.45 rating and 26 kills.

Standout moments: jabbi's a 1v5 clutch in round 6 on Cache, frontales's a 1v4 clutch in round 9 on Cache, jabbi's a 1v1 clutch in round 10 on Cache. jabbi earned series MVP with a 1.39 rating (59–38 K–D, 99 ADR).