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

HOTU edged out Nemesis 2–1 at Thunderpick World Championship 2026 - Closed Qualifier on 10 September 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Cache, Nuke, Ancient.

Cache went 13–2 to Nemesis in one-sided fashion. mag1k3Y led the map with a 1.82 rating and 17 kills. Nuke went 13–8 to HOTU. n0rb3r7 led the map with a 1.41 rating and 21 kills. Ancient went 13–3 to HOTU in one-sided fashion. kade0 led the map with a 1.70 rating and 19 kills.

Standout moments: Sdaim's a 1v2 clutch in round 10 on Nuke, mag1k3Y's a 1v1 clutch in round 18 on Nuke, SELLTER's a 1v1 clutch in round 19 on Nuke. n0rb3r7 earned series MVP with a 1.17 rating (41–39 K–D, 99 ADR).