Our representative Aurora secured a clean 2-0 victory over FURIA in their second match of FISSURE Playground 2, advancing to the playoff stage.
Competing in Belgrade, Serbia, Aurora made no mistakes in their third match of the tournament. The Brazilian squad fell on their own pick, Inferno, as well as Aurora’s pick, Dust II, granting our team a well-deserved playoff spot.
XANTARES Shines Against FURIA!
In the dominant 2-0 win over FURIA, our star player XANTARES stole the spotlight with an incredible 1.74 average rating.
The first map, Inferno, started with a bomb defuse for Aurora, but they conceded four rounds in a row right after. Despite this, the team kept their composure and closed the first half 8-4. On the T side, Aurora only dropped a single round. XANTARES ended the map with a 2.00 rating, +13.43% Swing percentage, and 116.1 ADR, standing as the undeniable MVP.
On Dust II, XANTARES once again dominated. Aurora gave little breathing room to their opponents across both halves. The CT side ended even, but the T side saw Aurora take full control thanks to sharp AK-47 plays and XANTARES’ precise aim. He closed the map with a 1.55 rating, 111.6 ADR, and +6.53% Swing.
Aurora Await Their Playoff Opponent!
With an unbeaten run into the playoffs, Aurora now await the results of the 2-2 matches. Their first playoff clash will take place on Friday, September 19, 2025. Once the opponent is confirmed, it will be announced on Esportimes’ social media channels.
| Team | Player | K-D | +/- | ADR | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | İsmailcan ‘XANTARES’ Dörtkardeş | 45-24 | +21 | 113.5 | 1.74 |
| Özgür ‘woxic’ Eker | 35-17 | +18 | 77.8 | 1.32 | |
| Ali ‘Wicadia’ Haydar Yalçın | 29-25 | +4 | 83.4 | 1.13 | |
| Samet ‘jottAAA’ Köklü | 27-30 | -3 | 63.6 | 0.83 | |
| Engin ‘MAJ3R’ Küpeli | 13-20 | -7 | 41.9 | 0.80 | |
| FURIA | Kaike ‘KSCERATO’ Cerato | 23-30 | -7 | 71.0 | 1.03 |
| Danil ‘molodoy’ Golubenko | 22-27 | -5 | 60.7 | 0.95 | |
| Yuri ‘yuurih’ Santos | 21-30 | -9 | 58.5 | 0.91 | |
| Gabriel ‘FalleN’ Toledo | 21-30 | -9 | 59.8 | 0.80 | |
| Mareks ‘YEKINDAR’ Gaļinskis | 26-34 | -8 | 72.8 | 0.86 |