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.

ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup 1 · $7,000BO3FINISHED
HOTU logo
HOTU
Russian Federation
20
HOTU wins
BRUTE logo
BRUTE
Czech Republic
MAP 1Dust2
13–2FINISHED
MAP 2Cache
13–6FINISHED

Map Veto

who banned and picked what
banAncientbanned by BRUTE
banInfernobanned by HOTU
pickDust2BRUTE's pick132
pickCacheHOTU's pick136
banAnubisbanned by BRUTE
banNukebanned by HOTU
deciderMirageleft over — decider

A 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 matches
64%
Match win rate
55%
53%
Round win rate
49%
51%
T-side rounds
46%
55%
CT-side rounds
53%
51%
Pistol rounds
51%

Map Pool

HOTU vs BRUTE — W–L per map
25–16
Dust2 · in this series
16–9
11–9
Mirage
6–8
10–8
Nuke
7–8
14–15
Ancient
6–7
Overpass
10–3
10–1
Anubis
4–3
5–4
Cache · in this series
1–4
Inferno
7–6

Counted 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.

Recent Form

HOTU
BRUTE

Head-to-Head

Lineups

MOmou
N0n0rb3r71.03 K/D · 78 ADR
KAkade00.85 K/D · 67 ADR
MImizu1.16 K/D · 82 ADR
LAlampada
DWdwushka1.04 K/D · 75 ADR
ZEZEDKO0.99 K/D · 74 ADR
AIaidKiT1.38 K/D · 80 ADR
MAmajky0.86 K/D · 67 ADR
NBnbqq1.02 K/D · 78 ADR
BABARBARR
HFhfah0.92 K/D · 67 ADR

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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FAQ

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).

Predictions are informational analysis, not betting advice. Probabilities are market-implied (vig removed) · methodology & track record on the accuracy page.