HOTU vs Entropy: Result & Stats

HOTU met Entropy on Monday, 13 July 2026 in a best-of-3 at ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup 1. The tie sits in Playoffs of a C-tier event with $7,000 in prize money on the line. Six-month records: 64% of 55 matches won for HOTU, 47% of 53 for Entropy. HOTU come in on 1 win from their last 5, Entropy on 3 from 5. 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 2–1.

ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup 1 · $7,000BO3FINISHED
HOTU logo
HOTU
Russian Federation
21
HOTU wins
Entropy logo
Entropy
Germany
MAP 1Cache
26–28FINISHED
MAP 2Dust2
16–13FINISHED
MAP 3Mirage
13–9FINISHED

Map Veto

who banned and picked what
banNukebanned by Entropy
banInfernobanned by HOTU
pickCacheEntropy's pick2628
pickDust2HOTU's pick1613
banAncientbanned by Entropy
banAnubisbanned by HOTU
deciderMirageleft over — decider139

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.

HOTU won 2–1. Market favorite (HOTU) was right ✓ — every graded pick lands on the accuracy page.

Team Comparison

Last 180 days · 55 vs 53 matches
64%
Match win rate
47%
53%
Round win rate
49%
51%
T-side rounds
44%
55%
CT-side rounds
54%
51%
Pistol rounds
39%

Map Pool

HOTU vs Entropy — W–L per map
25–16
Dust2 · in this series
3–10
14–15
Ancient
8–9
11–9
Mirage · in this series
13–13
5–4
Cache · in this series
10–6
10–8
Nuke
1–2
10–1
Anubis
5–4
6–7
Overpass
1–3
Inferno
4–3

Counted from each team's recent finished matches: 141 maps for HOTU, 95 for Entropy. A strong map here often decides the veto — and a team playing its own pick tends to overperform its overall form.

Recent Form

HOTU
Entropy

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
RArafftu1.05 K/D · 79 ADR
L0L00m11.00 K/D · 69 ADR
FLflaw0.86 K/D · 72 ADR
DOdottie1.03 K/D · 85 ADR
DEdelle1.15 K/D · 90 ADR
TEtevsii0.89 K/D · 67 ADR

K/D and average damage per round (ADR) over each player's last three months of matches.

Pre-match odds

The price at kick-off (05:11 PM) — what our prediction was graded against. Affiliate links — we may earn a commission. Gamble responsibly: resources.

Line Movement

pre-match prices only · HOTU implied %

CSGOEmpire opened HOTU at 1.08 (86% implied). By kick-off the price was 1.06 (88%) over 1h of pricing — the line has barely moved.

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FAQ

When was HOTU vs Entropy?

The best-of-3 match was played on Monday, 13 July 2026, part of ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup 1. HOTU won 2–1.

What maps were played in HOTU vs Entropy?

The best-of-3 was played on Cache (Entropy's pick), Dust2 (HOTU's pick), Mirage (decider).

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