HOTU has been eliminated from BLAST Bounty Summer 2026; Astralis has advanced to the main stage of the tournament
HOTU lost to Astralis during the online stage of BLAST Bounty Summer 2026.
HOTU suffered a crushing defeat on their map, Cache (1-13), but managed to bounce back on Nuke with a 13-7 victory. In the decisive match on Ancient, Astralis secured the win, defeating the Russian team 13-10.
As a result, Astralis advanced to the main stage of the event, while HOTU was eliminated from BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2, finishing in 9th–16th place.
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BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 runs from July 21 to August 2, with 32 teams participating in the championship. The LAN stage of the tournament will be held in Malta at BLAST Arena Studios. All matches, with the exception of the best-of-5 final, will be played in a best-of-3 format.
Photo by Lucas Spricigo, DRAFT5.
