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.
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 camapign 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]
A Serbian org, Aurora competes in the EMEA region for the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) competition. [5]
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]
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]
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]
Aurora Gaming Apex Legends roster | |||||||||||||
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Anatoly "Wrugb" Belousov | ||||||||||||
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Legend:
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Source: [31]
Aurora Gaming Counter-Strike 2 roster | |||||||||||||||||||
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Stepan "brain" Sivoronov | ||||||||||||||||||
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Legend:
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Latest roster transaction: 5 April 2024 [b]. |
Source: [34]
Aurora Gaming Dota 2 roster | |||||||||||||||||||
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Lee "Sunbhie" Jeong-jae | ||||||||||||||||||
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Legend:
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Latest roster transaction: 16 March 2024 [30]. |
Source: [28]
Short name | Aurora |
---|---|
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.
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 camapign 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]
A Serbian org, Aurora competes in the EMEA region for the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) competition. [5]
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]
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]
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]
Aurora Gaming Apex Legends roster | |||||||||||||
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||
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Anatoly "Wrugb" Belousov | ||||||||||||
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Legend:
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Source: [31]
Aurora Gaming Counter-Strike 2 roster | |||||||||||||||||||
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stepan "brain" Sivoronov | ||||||||||||||||||
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Legend:
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Latest roster transaction: 5 April 2024 [b]. |
Source: [34]
Aurora Gaming Dota 2 roster | |||||||||||||||||||
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lee "Sunbhie" Jeong-jae | ||||||||||||||||||
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Legend:
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Latest roster transaction: 16 March 2024 [30]. |
Source: [28]