HOTU vs BBL (2-1) - Thunderpick World Championship 2026 - Closed Qualifier

HOTU edged out BBL 2–1 at Thunderpick World Championship 2026 - Closed Qualifier on 13 September 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Anubis, Nuke, Cache.

Anubis went 16–13 to HOTU after overtime. frontales led the map with a 1.30 rating and 27 kills. Nuke went 13–7 to BBL. salazar led the map with a 1.48 rating and 22 kills. Cache went 13–7 to HOTU. mizu led the map with a 1.43 rating and 22 kills.

Standout moments: frontales's an ace in round 13 on Nuke, dwushka's a 1v2 clutch in round 3 on Anubis, Boye's a 1v3 clutch in round 10 on Anubis. mizu earned series MVP with a 1.14 rating (55–46 K–D, 80 ADR).