In a dominant display, HOTU secured a clean sweep victory over Eternal Fire with a 2-0 series win. The match unfolded across two maps, Mirage and Cache, both of which saw HOTU emerge victorious. On Mirage, they clinched a 13:10 win, followed by a hard-fought 16:13 triumph on Cache. HOTU's dwushka shone brightly throughout the series, boasting an impressive 1.32 rating and amassing 42 kills against 34 deaths. This decisive victory propelled HOTU forward in the Stake Ranked Episode 4: Closed Qualifier, a B-Tier tournament held on April 4th, 2026.