FINAL
HOTU vs G2 Ares (0-2) - Stake Pulse Beat I
BB-Tier·Prize pool $60,000·BME Studios, Stockholm, SwedenLAN
Map Scores

MAP 1Mirage
HOTU
8–13
G2 Ares

MAP 2Dust2
HOTU
6–13
G2 Ares
MATCH REPORT
G2 Ares swept HOTU 2–0 at Stake Pulse Beat I on 31 July 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Mirage, Dust2.
Mirage went 13–8 to G2 Ares. Dust2 went 13–6 to G2 Ares.
Map Veto
· BO3 sequence1

G2 AresbannedNuke
Ban2

HOTUbannedInferno
Ban3

G2 ArespickedMirage
← Map 14

HOTUpickedDust2
← Map 25

G2 AresbannedCache
Ban6

HOTUbannedAnubis
Ban7
?
DeciderisAncient
← Map 3Rosters
Player Stats
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOTU | ||||||
kade0 Aydos Khairzhan | 17 | 16 | 4 | 88.1 | 53% | - |
Dwushka Aleksandr Pakhnevich | 14 | 14 | 2 | 72.5 | 50% | - |
frontales Kim Argunov | 13 | 15 | 2 | 71.0 | 39% | - |
mizu Sam Richardson | 13 | 17 | 2 | 84.8 | 54% | - |
n0rb3r7 David Danielyan | 13 | 13 | 4 | 72.5 | 46% | - |
| G2 Ares | ||||||
tAk Vilius Keserauskas | 31 | 15 | 6 | 152.2 | 61% | - |
Junyme Julius Meyhoff | 18 | 12 | 2 | 81.2 | 22% | - |
yksjupe Juho Viitasalo | 11 | 14 | 9 | 71.6 | 36% | - |
hitori Artur Palyants | 7 | 15 | 3 | 46.5 | 43% | - |
| 7 | 15 | 6 | 33.4 | 71% | - | |
Match Context
HOTU is 2-3 in their last 5, and G2 Ares is 2-3 in their last 5. VRS Elo ratings gave HOTU a 95% pre-match win probability.
Win Probability
Pre-match · VRS EloRecent Form
W
2–0Acend
1win Private Club #2 - Closed Qualifier
Oct 9, 2026
L
1–2fnatic
1win Private Club #2 - Closed Qualifier
Oct 10, 2026
W
2–0fnatic
Stake Pulse Beat III
Oct 14, 2026
L
1–2Astralis
Stake Pulse Beat III
Oct 14, 2026
L
0–2fnatic
Stake Pulse Beat III
Oct 14, 2026
L
1–2Sangal
Roman Imperium Cup IX
Oct 9, 2026
L
1–2NAVI Junior
Roman Imperium Cup IX
Oct 9, 2026
W
2–0INFINITE
Roman Imperium Cup IX
Oct 8, 2026
W
2–1RBLS
Roman Imperium Cup IX
Oct 8, 2026
L
0–1OG
Roman Imperium Cup IX
Oct 7, 2026
