9INE vs HOTU – 2026 Esports World Cup CS2 Match

9INE vs HOTU Counter-Strike 2 match ended 0 - 2 in favour of HOTU and was played on Aug 9, 2026 at 9:10 AM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 Esports World Cup Bracket - Round of 32.

Breakdown of the match

• HOTU won Game 1 with 16 -  13 on Nuke
• HOTU won Game 2 with 13 -  2 on Dust II

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was frontales with 18 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by n0rb3r7 with 8 assists.

Head-to-head stats

9INE and HOTU had previously played each other 6 times . 9INE had won 4 times , HOTU had won 2 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Feb 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM in 2026 Esports World Cup where HOTU won 2 - 0 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted HOTU to win with 80.7% of the votes in their favor and 19.3% of the votes for 9INE .

Where to watch

The 9INE vs HOTU live match was streamed on strafe.com, Twitch and Youtube. To watch more matches like this, visit the CS2 match calendar .

Follow the rest of the action from 2026 Esports World Cup , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.