HOTU vs Inner Circle, head-to-head

HOTU and Inner Circle have met 2 times in the last 12 months of tracked play: HOTU lead 2 - 0. Latest meeting: Aug 9, 2026 at Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier.

Recent meetings

• Aug 9, 2026: HOTU 2 - 1 Inner Circle (Esports World Cup 2026: Open Qualifier)
• Mar 25, 2026: HOTU 2 - 0 Inner Circle (BC.Game Masters Championship)

Head-to-head record

Across 2 meetings in the last 12 months, HOTU won 2 and Inner Circle won 0, over 5 decided maps.

Opening map

HOTU won the first map 2 times and Inner Circle won it 0 times. HOTU went on to win both of those series.

Pistol rounds

HOTU won 5 and Inner Circle won 5 of the 10 pistol rounds across the 5 maps with round data, which is 50% to 50%. Overtime pistols are not counted.

Dominance

HOTU average 0.8 more rounds per map than Inner Circle across 5 maps. Large numbers mean blowouts, small ones mean close maps.

Recency edge

Weighting each win by how recent it is, with the weight halving every 90 days, the split is 100% to HOTU and 0% to Inner Circle.

Map record in these meetings

• Ancient: HOTU 1, Inner Circle 0
• Anubis: HOTU 1, Inner Circle 0
• Dust II: HOTU 1, Inner Circle 0
• Mirage: HOTU 1, Inner Circle 0
• Nuke: HOTU 0, Inner Circle 1

Common opponents

Both teams have played 27 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, HOTU are 23 - 19 and Inner Circle are 21 - 16.

• Against BetBoom: HOTU 1 - 5, Inner Circle 1 - 0
• Against 3DMAX: HOTU 0 - 1, Inner Circle 2 - 1
• Against 9INE: HOTU 3 - 0, Inner Circle 1 - 0
• Against FOKUS: HOTU 0 - 1, Inner Circle 0 - 3
• Against Nemiga: HOTU 1 - 1, Inner Circle 1 - 1
• Against Rune Eaters: HOTU 3 - 0, Inner Circle 1 - 0
• Against Tricked: HOTU 1 - 1, Inner Circle 2 - 0
• Against B8: HOTU 0 - 1, Inner Circle 0 - 2

The eight they have played most are listed; 19 further shared opponents are counted in the combined record above but not shown.

Where these teams differ

HOTU are strongest on Anubis 85% from 20 plays, Nuke 59.3% from 27 plays, Dust II 58.6% from 58 plays.

Over their last 8 matches HOTU faced ranked opposition averaging world number 43.6.

Inner Circle are strongest on Cache 80% from 5 plays, Dust II 66.7% from 39 plays, Ancient 55.6% from 45 plays.

Over their last 8 matches Inner Circle faced ranked opposition averaging world number 33.1.

Map rates cover the last 12 months against all opponents, not just this matchup. A map played fewer than 4 times is left out of it.

HOTU match history, Inner Circle match history, team rankings