n0rb3r7: "We kind of let go of the idea that we could make the Major"

The experienced rifler said that not overthinking the situation helped HOTU lift their "curse." HOTU were underdogs for most of the Major race, but a last-gasp tournament victory at RLG Tesla Cup has propelled the Russian squad into contention. They now stand at 73.3% as per HLTV's invite predictor and are set to travel to Moscow for GLuck Moscow Cyber Games 2026 — their final tournament before the invite cutoff. "The main thing is that we finally went to a bootcamp for three months.