Aurora Gaming vs HOTU – 2026 IEM Rio CS2 Match

Aurora Gaming vs HOTU Counter-Strike 2 match ended 2 - 0 in favour of Aurora Gaming and was played on Apr 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 IEM Rio Group B - Group B UB Quarterfinal.

Breakdown of the match

• Aurora Gaming won Game 1 with 13 -  4 on Mirage
• Aurora Gaming won Game 2 with 16 -  13 on Dust II

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was Wicadia with 46 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by XANTARES with 20 assists.

Head-to-head stats

Aurora Gaming and HOTU had previously played each other 2 times . Aurora Gaming had won 2 times , HOTU had won 0 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Jan 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM in 2026 IEM Rio where Aurora Gaming won 2 - 1 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted Aurora Gaming to win with 94.4% of the votes in their favor and 5.6% of the votes for HOTU .

Where to watch

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

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