HOTU vs QUAZAR: Result & Stats

HOTU played QUAZAR in a best-of-3 at ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup 1 on Tuesday, 14 July 2026. The tie sits in Playoffs of a C-tier event with $7,000 in prize money on the line. HOTU arrive with a 64% win rate over 55 matches in the past six months, against QUAZAR's 68% over 28. HOTU come in on 1 win from their last 5, QUAZAR 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 2–0.

ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup 1 · $7,000BO3FINISHED
HOTU logo
HOTU
Russian Federation
20
HOTU wins
QUAZAR logo
QUAZAR
Russian Federation
MAP 1Anubis
13–9FINISHED
MAP 2Cache
13–8FINISHED

Map Veto

who banned and picked what
banAncientbanned by QUAZAR
banInfernobanned by HOTU
pickAnubisQUAZAR's pick139
pickCacheHOTU's pick138
banDust2banned by QUAZAR
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.

HOTU won 2–0. Market favorite (HOTU) was right ✓ — every graded pick lands on the accuracy page.

Team Comparison

Last 180 days · 55 vs 28 matches
64%
Match win rate
68%
53%
Round win rate
53%
51%
T-side rounds
51%
55%
CT-side rounds
55%
51%
Pistol rounds
54%

Map Pool

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

Counted from each team's recent finished matches: 141 maps for HOTU, 80 for QUAZAR. A strong map here often decides the veto — and a team playing its own pick tends to overperform its overall form.

Recent Form

HOTU
QUAZAR

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
POPorya1.02 K/D · 78 ADR
KAkaiori1.20 K/D · 76 ADR
4444
GEgehji1.07 K/D · 76 ADR
NENe1XXX1.06 K/D · 78 ADR
1Z1zz

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 (10:55 AM) — 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 1.41 (66% implied). By kick-off the price was 1.35 (69%) over 7h of pricing — money has come in on them.

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FAQ

When was HOTU vs QUAZAR?

The best-of-3 match was played on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, part of ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup 1. HOTU won 2–0.

What maps were played in HOTU vs QUAZAR?

The best-of-3 was played on Anubis (QUAZAR'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.