Virtus.pro vs HOTU (3-0) - Thunderpick World Championship 2026 - Closed Qualifier

Virtus.pro swept HOTU 3–0 at Thunderpick World Championship 2026 - Closed Qualifier on 13 September 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Dust2, Anubis, Ancient.

Dust2 went 16–14 to Virtus.pro after overtime. AquaRS led the map with a 1.36 rating and 28 kills. Anubis went 13–6 to Virtus.pro. b1st led the map with a 1.61 rating and 16 kills. Ancient went 16–13 to Virtus.pro after overtime. mir led the map with a 1.31 rating and 22 kills.

Standout moments: AquaRS's an ace in round 10 on Dust2, tO0RO's a 1v3 clutch in round 4 on Dust2, mizu's a 1v1 clutch in round 4 on Dust2. b1st earned series MVP with a 1.33 rating (60–47 K–D, 77 ADR).