In a thrilling best-of-three series at the Stake Pulse Beat III tournament on October 14th, 2026, Astralis emerged victorious over HOTU with a final score of 2:1. HOTU took an early lead by securing Dust2 with a 13:6 win. However, Astralis fought back to claim Ancient in a nail-biting 16:14 victory. They then sealed the series with a dominant 13:2 performance on Nuke. Astralis' ryu shone brightly throughout the match, achieving an impressive 1.37 rating and a 56-34 K-D ratio.