HOTU vs BRUTE: Result & Stats
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, HOTU faced BRUTE in a best-of-3 at ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup 1. The tie sits in Group A of a C-tier event with $7,000 in prize money on the line. Over the past six months HOTU have won 64% of their 55 matches; BRUTE have won 55% of 62. Recent form reads 1–4 for HOTU and 3–2 for BRUTE. On the map pool, HOTU's Anubis stands out — 10–1 across their last 11 plays on it. They have met once before, and HOTU won it. HOTU won the series 2–0.
Map Veto
who banned and picked whatA team playing its own pick tends to win more often than its overall form suggests — which is why we do not price the per-map betting markets before the veto is known.
Team Comparison
Last 180 days · 55 vs 62 matchesMap Pool
HOTU vs BRUTE — W–L per mapCounted from each team's recent finished matches: 141 maps for HOTU, 92 for BRUTE. A strong map here often decides the veto — and a team playing its own pick tends to overperform its overall form.
Lineups
K/D and average damage per round (ADR) over each player's last three months of matches.
Pre-match odds
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Line Movement
pre-match prices only · HOTU implied %CSGOEmpire opened HOTU at 1.22 (76% implied). By kick-off the price was 1.18 (78%) over 1h of pricing — the line has barely moved.
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When was HOTU vs BRUTE?
The best-of-3 match was played on Sunday, 12 July 2026, part of ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup 1. HOTU won 2–0.
What maps were played in HOTU vs BRUTE?
The best-of-3 was played on Dust2 (BRUTE's pick), Cache (HOTU's pick).
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