Luminosity vs HOTU at Tesla Cup 2026 Group B, RS

Match Breakdown

Luminosity and HOTU enter their Group B opening match on 27 October with identical records of five wins from their last ten matches, but both are looking to recover from recent setbacks. The winner advances to the Winners’ Match on 28 October.

Luminosity have lost four consecutive series, including both of their Season 7 playoff matches on 20 October. Nexus beat them 2-1 in the upper bracket before BBL ended their run with a 2-0 lower-bracket victory. Earlier in October, Luminosity reached the upper-bracket final of another playoff event, beating B8 and BIG before losses to Nemiga and Astralis.

HOTU’s latest outing also ended with consecutive defeats. They opened Beat III’s Group C by beating fnatic 2-0, but lost 2-1 to Astralis in the Winners’ Match and then fell 2-0 to fnatic in the decider. HOTU had previously reached the semifinals of the Private Club #2 closed qualifier, where fnatic beat them 2-1.