Aurora Gaming Wins First FISSURE UNIVERSE: Episode 8 Dota 2 Championship
In the grand finals of the FISSURE Universe: Episode 8 Dota 2 tournament, the Aurora Gaming team defeated Team Spirit in a hard-fought battle. The match ended with a score of 2:3, allowing Aurora to claim their first trophy of 2026. The winner received $125,000, and the runner-up received $60,000.
Team Spirit Roster
- Yatoro
- Mirele
- Collapse
- rue
- Pantomem
Aurora Gaming Roster
- Nightfall
- Mikoto
- Mira
- kaori
- Lorenof
Game 1: Total Dominance by Aurora Gaming
The first game of the grand finals was dictated entirely by Aurora Gaming. Egor Grigorenko's team confidently defeated Team Spirit with a score of 34:17, taking a 1:0 lead in the series.
- Game MVP
- Offlaner Ws on Timbersaw was a real nightmare for the "Dragons". He finished the game with the best KDA in the match — 11/1/14, becoming almost invulnerable to enemy attacks.
- Reliable Carry
- Egor "Nightfall" Grigorenko on his signature Naga Siren confidently farmed his items (24k net worth) and ended the game with stats of 7/2/15.
- Supports' Contribution
- Mira on Dark Willow 8/6/17 and kaori on Warlock 4/6/17 had a colossal impact in fights.
Team Spirit's Failure
- Carry Struggles
- Ilya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk on Luna suffered from the enemy's focus, dying 7 times (stats 7/7/2) and falling significantly behind his counterpart in gold.
- Mid Lane
- Mirele on Void Spirit tried to create space but ended the game with modest stats of 4/4/6.
- Offlane
- Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov on Slardar also couldn't turn the tide of the match 4/6/3.
Game 2: Yatoro's Revenge
The second game of the grand finals was long and tense. After almost 50 minutes of play, Team Spirit secured a victory over Aurora Gaming with a score of 34:23, tying the series 1:1.
Carry Madness from Team Spirit
- Game MVP
- Yatoro on Gyrocopter delivered a tournament performance. He finished the game with 18 kills and only 2 deaths, dealing a colossal 54,522 damage and earning almost 48 thousand gold.
- Team Support
- Midlaner Mirele played confidently on Dragon Knight 6/2/19, and the supports provided excellent control in fights.
Aurora Gaming's Resistance
- Experiment
- Egor "Nightfall" Grigorenko played Omniknight in the carry role. He had the most kills on his team (9/6/9), but it wasn't enough to stop the snowballing Gyrocopter.
- Weak Link
- Support Mira on Shadow Shaman had a disastrous match, dying 15 times and not securing a single kill.
Game 3: Yatoro — The Winning Machine
The third game of the grand finals became the turning point of the series. In a tense battle lasting 41 minutes, Team Spirit defeated Aurora Gaming with a score of 22:20, changing the match score to 2:1 in their favor.
The key factor for success was once again the Team Spirit carry, who showed phenomenal play on his signature hero.
- Impeccable Stats
- Ilya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk on Morphling finished the game with a KDA of 12/1/5. He was the absolute best player in the match by all metrics: 35,317 net worth and 32,132 hero damage.
- Building Destruction
- Yatoro single-handedly destroyed the enemy base, dealing a colossal 18,929 damage to buildings.
Aurora's Problems
- Nightfall's Failure