Aurora Gaming
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Short name | Aurora |
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Divisions | |
Founded | 2022 |
Location | Serbia |
Colors | Cyan, black[1] |
Main sponsor | 1xBet |
Website | auroragg |
Aurora Gaming, or simply Aurora (stylized in all caps),[2] is a Serbian esports organization. Founded in 2022, the org fields professional rosters in Apex Legends, Counter-Strike 2 (CS2), and Dota 2 competitions.
Founding and sponsor
[edit]Aurora Gaming was founded in 2022 in Serbia.[2] Their main sponsor/partner is 1xBet.[3] In November 2023, their CS2 roster appeared in an ad campaign with Russian adult film actress Eva Elfie; the ad received criticism, with some fans calling it "misogynistic".[4] 1xBet is one of both Aurora's and Elfie's main sponsors.[4]
History in Apex Legends
[edit]A Serbian org, Aurora competes in the EMEA region for the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) competition.[5]
ALGS Year 3
[edit]Aurora played with an all-Russian squad to being the 2022–23 (ALGS Year 3) season, with the players previously completing on Team Empire roster,[6] from which they were dropped when Team Empire left competitive Apex in August 2022.[7] On 4 November, Aurora signed the roster consisting of "RANCHES", "cleaveee", and "Maliwan".[8]
In EMEA play, Aurora was dominant during Split 1, winning the region.[9][10] This qualified them for the Split 1 playoffs, but they encountered visa issues which marred Aurora all season.[5][6][9] These visa issues rendered them unable to play in the ALGS Split 1 Playoffs, held in London.[10]
During the ALGS Split 2 Pro League, Aurora had a middling performance and Alexey "Mailwan" Rusinov stepped down from the active roster, with Danila "Sunset" Soloviov filling the vacant roster spot.[9] Their performance improved and they were able to qualify for the Split 2 Playoffs as the EMEA region's ninth seed.[9] However, visa issues further complicated Aurora's competitive efforts, as Sunset was forced to miss the ALGS Split 2 Playoffs.[9] Maliwan returned and filled-in for Sunset during the competition.[11] In the 2023 ALGS Split 2 Playoffs, they selected drop spots alongside other teams on both the Storm Point and World's Edge maps.[12][13] After a 31st-place finish in the Split 2 Playoffs, Aurora disbanded the roster in August.[5][14]
Later in the month, Aurora would re-enter Apex competition, signing the then free agent Fire Beavers roster.[5][15] This team consisted of Kiryl "9impulse" Kostsiu, Lev "taskmast33r" Grigoriev, and Syvatoslav "ojrein" Korochinsky, with the former playing as the team's captain.[16] They qualified for the 2023 ALGS Championship, held in Birmingham.[10] However, visa issues once again came into play, with Jose "Uxako" Llosa and Keenan "Tax" Mackey, serving as substitutes for Aurora.[16] Ultimately, 9impulse received his visa, though taskmast33r was denied entry to the U.K.[17][18] They instead began the tournament with "Uxako" playing the third spot on their roster.[10] Internal team disagreements with Uxako occurred and after the group stage, Aurora attempted to make a swap to Tax.[18] However, ALGS officials denied Aurora's roster swap.[17] As Uxako was registered as a starting player for Aurora in the tournament, a swap to a sub was only allowed in a case such as illness.[17] 9impulse and ojrein would finish the tournament playing as a duo, and Aurora finished the Championship in a disappointing 36th-place.[18]
ALGS Year 4
[edit]In December, Aurora benched taskmast33r.[10] Konstantin "Hardecki" Kozlov would complete the Aurora roster as their third player.[19][20] During EMEA regional play in the Split 1 Pro League, the team performed well, securing a spot in the Split 1 Playoffs.[21] In March 2024, 9impulse requested Apex Legends publisher Electronic Arts (EA) to send out official invites to the 2024 ALGS Split 1 Playoffs LAN location, in order for players to be proactive in applying for travel visas.[22] Other pro players spoke up in solidarity of 9impulse.[22]
Heading into the 2024 ALGS Split 1 Playoffs, Hadley Vincent of Dot Esports wrote that "Aurora is known by most as a wildcard team", and cited professional player "Zer0" of DarkZero concurring with that assessment.[19] They are also known as an aggressive team, with their play notably unorthodox in relation to the game's meta.[19][20]
In Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2
[edit]Aurora Gaming also fields rosters in Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) and Dota 2.[23] Aurora's CS2 roster won the Skyesports Masters 2024 tournament, defeating OG by a score of 3–1.[24][25] The win clinched a berth in the Skyesports Championship 2024 tournament.[24]
On 13 November 2023, Aurora signed the former Talon Esports roster, the strongest in the Southeast Asia (SEA) region, after Talon and the roster mutually agreed to part ways.[26][27] The roster consisted of Nuengnara "23savage" Teeramahanon,[a] Armel "Armel" Tabios, Anucha "Jabz" Jirawong, Worawit "Q" Mekchai, and Chan "Oli" Chon Kien.[26] In March 2024, Armel was benched.[29] Aurora shortly thereafter announced Artem "Lorenof" Melnik as their new mid laner.[30]
Rosters
[edit]- Apex Legends
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Anatoly "Wrugb" Belousov | ||||||||||||
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Legend:
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Source:[31]
- Counter-Strike 2
Aurora Gaming Counter-Strike 2 roster | |||||||||||||||||||
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Stepan "brain" Sivoronov | ||||||||||||||||||
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Legend:
| Latest roster transaction: 5 April 2024[b] lattykk was previously on Aurora.[33]. |
Source:[34]
- Dota 2
Aurora Gaming Dota 2 roster | |||||||||||||||||||
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Lee "Sunbhie" Jeong-jae | ||||||||||||||||||
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Legend:
| Latest roster transaction: 16 March 2024[30]. |
Source:[28]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Logo Book" (PDF). auroragg.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b "About". auroragg.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Partners". auroragg.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b Mclaughlin, Declan (3 November 2023). "Fans call esports org ad with Eva Elfie "misogynistic"". Dexerto. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d Labilles, Justin-Ivan (24 August 2023). "Aurora carries CIS Apex banner forward, signing one of EMEA's best teams for ALGS Championship". Dot Esports. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Team Empire [@team_empire] (8 August 2022). "Today we're leaving competitive Apex Legends and announce the departure from our Apex ex-squad" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Aurora Gaming [@TheAurora_GG] (4 November 2022). "Today we are announcing the opening of the composition of the Apex Legends discipline" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e Labilles, Justin-Ivan (11 July 2023). "Apex Legends star player forced out of ALGS Split 2 Playoffs due to last-minute visa issues". Dot Esports. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e ZT Marie, Hannah (19 December 2023). "EMEA Apex legend Hardecki could make ALGS return after Aurora benches taskmast33r". Dot Esports. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ @TheAurora_GG (11 July 2023). "A few words about ALGS: Playoffs 👇" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Landis, Robbie (13 July 2023). "Aurora Challenges DarkZero in ALGS Split 2 Playoffs Group Stages". Esports Illustrated. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Landis, Robbie (12 July 2023). "Apex Legends Global Series: 2023 Split 2 Playoffs, Where Are Teams Dropping?". Esports Illustrated. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Aurora Gaming [@TheAurora_GG] (6 August 2023). "For almost a year now, our team has been an integral part of every big Apex Legends tournament" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Aurora Gaming [@TheAurora_GG] (24 August 2023). "Here is a mysterious story about a wandering beaver who fears nothing and is willing to take risks to achieve the highest results in his business" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Labilles, Justin-Ivan (5 September 2023). "ALGS Championship will be missing some of its best players once again due to visa issues". Dot Esports. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Labilles, Justin-Ivan (28 December 2023). "The most disappointing performances of the 2023 ALGS". Dot Esports. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Vincent, Hadley (26 April 2024). "Best teams to watch at the ALGS 2024 Split One Playoffs". Dot Esports. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Bull, Tom (2 March 2024). "Aurora win another week of ALGS Pro League". esports.gg. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b Labilles, Justin-Ivan (5 March 2024). "ALGS pros call for LAN invites ahead of playoffs to avoid visa issues—again". Dot Esports. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "New G2 CS2 lineup defeated by Aurora". BetUS. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Aurora Gaming Wins Skyesports Masters 2024, Earns Spot in Skyesports Championship 2024". ABP Live. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Taifalos, Nicholas (14 April 2024). "Skyesports Masters 2024 CS2: Schedule, results, streams, and more". Dot Esports. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b Soetjipto, Devin (13 November 2023). "Aurora Gaming acquires ex-Talon Dota 2 squad". esports.gg. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Aurora Gaming [@AuroraDota2_GG] (13 November 2023). "New season, new players and new challenges for us!" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Aurora Dota 2 Team Composition". auroragg.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Zulkiflee, Sarah "KZ" (14 March 2024). "Aurora's midlaner Armel benched to inactive roster". esports.gg. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b Aurora Gaming [@AuroraDota2_GG] (16 March 2024). "We welcome Artem «Lorenof» Melnick to Aurora as our new position 2 mid laner!" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Aurora Apex Team Composition". auroragg.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ 1win [@1winesports] (5 April 2024). "The jokes are over" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Aurora Gaming [@TheAurora_GG] (5 April 2024). "lattykk — thank you for everything!" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Aurora CS2 Team Composition". auroragg.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.