Aurora Gaming Advances to Grand Final, Team Liquid Eliminated from FISSURE Universe Dota 2
Key matches in the upper and lower brackets of the FISSURE Universe: Episode 8 playoffs for Dota 2 have concluded. The Serbian organization Aurora Gaming has become the first grand finalist, while the Russian squad Team Yandex continued its climb by eliminating the Dutch team Team Liquid from the race.
Team Spirit — Aurora Gaming 0:2
Aurora Gaming Roster
- Nightfall
- Mikoto
- Mira
- kaori
- Lorenof
The upper bracket final was dictated by Aurora Gaming, who played with roster changes (Lorenof replaced Ws, while Team Spirit played with Mirele instead of Larl).
- Map 1 (Crushing 16:33) Aurora confidently took the first map. The main star was Lorenof on Puck, who finished the game with an incredible stat line of 16/1/12 and a huge gold lead. Team Spirit's stand-in, Mirele, on Tiny had a modest performance (3/5/9).
- Map 2 (Total Domination 14:44) On the second map, Aurora annihilated their opponent. The team's carry, Egor "Nightfall" Grigorenko, showed a phenomenal performance on an unconventional Abaddon, racking up 17 kills with just one death. Lorenof supported the success on Huskar (10/2/12).
Team Yandex — Team Liquid 2:0
In the lower bracket, the Russian team cleanly defeated their opponents from the Netherlands.
Team Yandex Roster
- watson
- CHIRA_JUNIOR
- Noticed
- Saksa
- Malady
- Map 1 (Close Game 35:34) The first encounter was drawn out, but Team Yandex snatched victory thanks to watson on Templar Assassin (12/4/12). For Liquid, miCKe played excellently on Windranger (14/7/11), but it wasn't enough.
- Map 2 (Confident Victory 30:21) On the second map, watson once again picked Templar Assassin and led the team to success (9/2/14). Support player Saksa on Hoodwink made a huge contribution to the fights (4/6/22).
Results and Schedule
- Team Liquid is eliminated from the tournament.
- Team Spirit drops to the lower bracket.
- Aurora Gaming advances to the grand final.
Final Matchups
Today, we will see the decisive tournament matches:
- Lower Bracket Final: Team Spirit will face Team Yandex.
- Grand Final: The winner of that pair will battle Aurora Gaming.
The match is scheduled for 19:30 Moscow Time (MSK).