Aurora Defeats Team Yandex 2-0, Advances to FISSURE Universe Dota 2 Finals
In the FISSURE Universe: Episode 8 tournament for Dota 2, the Serbian organization Aurora Gaming secured a victory over the Russian squad Team Yandex. The series concluded with a 2:0 score in favor of Aurora.
Series Recap:
- Map 1 (Aurora Victory): The first game was a close contest, ending with an even kill score of 27:27, but Aurora's players proved strategically superior. The main force was Egor "Nightfall" Grigorenko on Phantom Assassin, who secured 10 kills and had the best net worth on the map (33,817). For Team Yandex, watson on Shadow Fiend (8/6/8) offered resistance.
- Map 2 (Aurora Victory): In the second game, which ended 32:28 for the Serbian club, the true hero was offlaner Ws. Playing Timbersaw, he practically demolished his opponents, finishing the match with a dominant 15/2/12 statline and massive damage. The carry for Team Yandex, watson, tried to turn the game around on Windranger, but his efforts were not enough.
Tournament Standings
- Winners' Path: Thanks to this win, Aurora Gaming advances to the Upper Bracket Final. There, they will face Team Spirit for a direct spot in the tournament's Grand Final.
- Chance for the Losers: The Russian team Team Yandex drops to the Lower Bracket Quarterfinal. The squad will try to redeem themselves in a match against MOUZ, where the loser will be eliminated from the competition.
Team Rosters:
Aurora Gaming
- Nightfall
- Lorenof
- Ws
- Mira
- kaori
Team Yandex
- watson
- CHIRA_JUNIOR
- Noticed
- Saksa
- Malady
The day before, Team Spirit, playing with a forced stand-in in the mid lane, managed to secure a hard-fought victory over Team Liquid in the FISSURE Universe tournament. The successful debut of the stand-in allowed "The Dragons" to break into the Upper Bracket Final, sending their opponent to correct their mistakes in elimination matches.