HOTU Wins Tesla Cup, Major Chances Rise

HOTU won the RLG Tesla Cup final against GamerLegion 2:0 and became the tournament champion. The final ended 13:6 on Dust2 and 13:9 on Nuke. Throughout the tournament, the Russian team won all three of its matches 2:0, against Luminosity, B8, and GamerLegion.

Dmitry 'mizu' Kondratev recorded 24 kills, 140 ADR, and a 2.40 rating on Dust2. David 'n0rb3r7' Danielyan finished the match on Nuke with a 1.69 rating. This performance clearly showed the team's dominance in the tournament.

According to the HLTV Major invite predictor, HOTU's chance of qualifying for the Major rose to 73.3%. The team will play in the GLuck Moscow Cyber Games 2026 tournament in Moscow, held before the invite deadline. This event stands out as the team's last opportunity.

The outcome was different for the other teams in the tournament. FaZe secured a place in the qualifiers by finishing third. B8 missed an important opportunity, which dropped its chances to 12%. Envy and Luminosity exited early and were out of the race.