HOTU claimed the RLG Tesla Cup 2026 trophy after beating GamerLegion 2-0 in the grand final (Dust2 13-6, Nuke 13-9).
The result lifts the Russian squad's chances of making the Major to 73.3%, according to HLTV's invite predictor. HOTU will next travel to Moscow for GLuck Moscow Cyber Games 2026, their last tournament before the invite cutoff.
On the way to the final, HOTU picked up three 2-0 wins, over Luminosity, B8 and GamerLegion. On Dust2, Dmitry "mizu" Kondratev stood out with 24 kills, 140 ADR and a 2.40 rating, while David "n0rb3r7" Danielyan finished Nuke with a 1.69 rating.
The event also affected other teams' hopes. FaZe clinched qualification with a third-place finish, while B8 missed a key opportunity and now sit at 12.0%. Envy and Luminosity are out of the race after early exits.