HOTU have been one of the stories of ESL Pro League S22, going 3-0 in Stage 1 and taking down The MongolZ in Stage 2. Away from EPL, however, the Russians lost an ECL match to Sangal, where they lost map 1 13-4 and forfeited the 2nd map.
The lineup used against Sangal was:
- kade0
- lampada
- dukefissura
- mou
- dupr1ce
Different roster for EPL
For anyone following EPL, only dukefissura and lampada will look familiar. The other three were stand-ins. Because VRS requires at least three of five core players for a match to count, this ECL series does not impact HOTU’s Valve Regional Standings.
HOTU fielded three substitutes in that series, including their coach. It remains unclear why this lineup was permitted under the event’s rules.
HOTU’s current EPL lineup
- n0rb3r7
- dukefissura
- mizu
- lampada
- frontales
