HOTU vs Aurora Gaming – 2026 BLAST Bounty Season 1 CS2 Match

HOTU vs Aurora Gaming Counter-Strike 2 match ended 1 - 2 in favour of Aurora Gaming and was played on Jan 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 BLAST Bounty Season 1 Bracket - Round of 32.

Breakdown of the match

• Aurora Gaming won Game 1 with 13 -  7 on Mirage
• HOTU won Game 2 with 16 -  13 on Nuke
• Aurora Gaming won Game 3 with 13 -  5 on Overpass

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was Wicadia with 73 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by dukefissura with 17 assists.

Head-to-head stats

HOTU and Aurora Gaming had previously played each other 1 times . HOTU had won 0 times , Aurora Gaming had won 1 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on May 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM in 2026 BLAST Bounty Season 1 where Aurora Gaming won 2 - 1 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted Aurora Gaming to win with 90.5% of the votes in their favor and 9.5% of the votes for HOTU .

Where to watch

The HOTU vs Aurora Gaming 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 BLAST Bounty Season 1 , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.