HOTU vs Wildcard (2-0) - Thunderpick World Championship 2026 - Closed Qualifier

HOTU swept Wildcard 2–0 at Thunderpick World Championship 2026 - Closed Qualifier on 9 September 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Mirage, Cache.

Mirage went 13–7 to HOTU. frontales led the map with a 1.47 rating and 20 kills. Cache went 13–5 to HOTU. mizu led the map with a 1.47 rating and 18 kills.

Standout moments: dwushka's a 1v3 clutch in round 8 on Mirage, mhL's a 1v1 clutch in round 8 on Mirage, frontales's a 1v1 clutch in round 14 on Mirage. frontales earned series MVP with a 1.46 rating (36–17 K–D, 90 ADR).