HOTU vs FOKUS (1-2) - Stake Ranked Episode 4 - Closed Qualifier

FOKUS edged out HOTU 2–1 at Stake Ranked Episode 4 - Closed Qualifier on 5 September 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Ancient, Dust2, Nuke.

Ancient went 13–6 to FOKUS. jocab led the map with a 1.72 rating and 22 kills. Dust2 went 13–4 to HOTU in one-sided fashion. mizu led the map with a 1.39 rating and 16 kills. Nuke went 13–10 to FOKUS in a tight finish. podi led the map with a 1.57 rating and 26 kills.

Standout moments: frontales's a 1v2 clutch in round 3 on Ancient, kade0's a 1v4 clutch in round 13 on Ancient, kade0's a 1v1 clutch in round 1 on Nuke. jocab earned series MVP with a 1.21 rating (40–33 K–D, 81 ADR).