- Map Handicap: NEMI (-1.5) vs HOTU (+1.5)<1¢
- Map 1 Rounds Handicap: Nemiga (-3.5) vs HOTU (+3.5)10¢
- Map 1 Rounds Handicap: Nemiga (-9.5) vs HOTU (+9.5)10¢
- Map 1 Rounds Handicap: Nemiga (-6.5) vs HOTU (+6.5)10¢
- Map 2 Total Rounds: Over/Under 18.550¢
- Map 2 Rounds Handicap: HOTU (-6.5) vs Nemiga (+6.5)50¢
- Map 2 Total Rounds: Over/Under 24.550¢
- Map 1 Total Rounds: Over/Under 24.590¢
- Map 1 Rounds Handicap: HOTU (-3.5) vs Nemiga (+3.5)10¢
- Map 2 Rounds Handicap: Nemiga (-3.5) vs HOTU (+3.5)50¢
- Map 1 Total Rounds: Over/Under 30.510¢
- Map 1 Total Rounds: Over/Under 18.590¢
This market refers to the Counter-Strike Upper bracket quarterfinal 3 match between HOTU and Nemiga in the IEM Beijing: Global Qualifier Playoffs, initially scheduled for September 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET. This market will resolve to "HOTU" if HOTU win the match against Nemiga. This market will resolve to "Nemiga" if Nemiga win the match against HOTU. If the match is canceled (not played at all) or ends in a tie, this market will resolve to 50-50. If the match is postponed, it must be rescheduled to a start time on or before September 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET (14 calendar days after the originally scheduled start of September 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET). If, by that deadline, the most recently announced rescheduled start time is on or before the deadline, this market resolves based on the result of the match as played. Otherwise, this market resolves 50-50, regardless of whether the match is subsequently played. If the match begins but is not completed, and one team wins due to the opponent's forfeiture, disqualification, or walkover, this market will resolve to the team who wins. If the match ends in a forfeit, disqualification, or walkover (team withdraws before the start and the other wins automatically), this market will resolve to 50-50. The resolution source for this market will be official information from https://hltv.org. However, if https://hltv.org has not published final results within 2 hours after the event’s conclusion, a consensus of credible reporting may be used instead including video evidence. In cases where a team’s listed name includes minor discrepancies from the resolution source, this market will resolve based on the underlying real-world match rather than exact name matching. Recognizable abbreviations, alternate or erroneous spellings, sponsor tags, affiliate or academy designations, regional identifiers, and minor formatting differences will be treated as referring to the same team, provided the intended team can be clearly and uniquely identified within the relevant competition. If a listed team name has no reasonable connection to any participating team, or if it matches or could reasonably refer to another team in the same competition such that the intended team cannot be unambiguously determined, this market will resolve 50-50.
HOTU enters this IEM Beijing 2026 Closed Qualifier upper-bracket quarterfinal as the stronger side, holding the No. 28 world ranking against Nemiga’s No. 63-65 placement and showing markedly better recent form with multiple 2-0 and 2-1 qualifier wins. The Russian CIS squad’s core of kade0, mizu, dwushka, n0rb3r7, and frontales has posted a 72% win rate over the past three months under coach mou. Nemiga, featuring KaiR0N-, robo, Xant3r, khaN, and syph0, carries recent roster flux after benching riskyb0b and mixed results including a 2-1 win over BIG but several qualifier losses. Historical head-to-head favors HOTU, and the map pool (Nemiga’s Ancient pick, HOTU’s Cache, Anubis decider) aligns with both teams’ established preferences in this best-of-three.