Aurora’s captain MAJ3R spoke to HLTV after their victory over the Falcons within the Esports World Cup 2025 semifinals.
After a gradual and tough begin to the season, Aurora got here into the Esports World Cup 2025 at full throttle. Our gamers defeated FaZe, HEROIC, and Falcons one after one other to achieve the Grand Remaining. There, they’ll face MongolZ.
The Grand Remaining conflict towards MongolZ will happen on Sunday (24.08.2025) at 13:00.
Captain MAJ3R spoke to HLTV following their uplifting semi-final end result.
How are you feeling after that sequence?
I really feel a bit of drained after as a result of it’s late, nevertheless it was a very good match to play, I actually loved it. I’m very completely happy that in the long run we received it. Congratulations to Falcons for the match, as a result of I believe for the fan it was a wonderful match to observe.
I observed in the course of the recreation you had a number of vitality, a number of gestures in the direction of the group. Did it give a bit of bit of additional hearth understanding there have been so many Falcons followers rooting towards you?
Sure and no. I believe when you’ve got a number of assist behind you want this, it may be a bonus and in addition a drawback for them, as a result of it additionally places strain on you. I knew that we’ve got the potential and the weapons to beat them, I additionally knew that they’re a very good workforce with good people. I instructed my guys that in the present day if we win, it’s not individually, we should win as a workforce, and I believe we did nice as a workforce in the present day. I’m happy with that.
It does really feel like you’ve got had some particular person resurgence amongst your workforce, woxic with some nice clutch moments and XANTARES was clearly enormous in the present day. Why do you assume you’ve got hit your peak once more?
I believe we began very well this yr and after that we had a break, so perhaps the break slowed us down. We additionally didn’t add XANTARES for one month and we performed with xfl0ud, and we practiced all of the maps with xfl0ud and adjusted a number of issues. Then when XANTARES got here again we rechanged all the things, so it was a number of work .
It relies on our kind. Right this moment I’m actually glad that we performed good Counter-Strike, and that Counter-Strike may be like, when you’re on a foul day and also you lose, everybody criticizes you, and whenever you win everybody salutes you. I perceive that and I simply attempt to to my job, I simply attempt to be good as a frontrunner and a participant in my workforce. I’m very glad that in the present day we received and that we’ve got an opportunity to win a trophy, and I’ll give all the things I’ve in my coronary heart and my physique to do this. Hopefully I can obtain that.
You’ve received The MongolZ tomorrow, a workforce who’ve total had your quantity. They’ve overwhelmed you extra occasions than you’ve got overwhelmed them, and a yr in the past they performed you within the Skyesports Championship remaining and beat you. How are you feeling about that matchup?
Enjoying towards them is all the time a spicy match. I believe it’s one of many groups this yr who progressed probably the most, they play actually good Counter-Strike and are actually good individually. That is their largest weapon, it’s not solely two or three stars, however all 5 gamers are capturing very well, I believe that is their power. So we’ll see, it’s going to be a very good match for us and we’ll give all the things for a win.
What wouldn’t it imply to you to win this match?
Sure… loads. Let’s see if I can, however for certain I’ll give all the things I’ve in my physique, in my thoughts, each a part of vitality in my spirit, I’ll give all the things. If I’m champion I’m in it, it’s for me, and if I don’t, it means I miss one thing. That’s life, ? I settle for it now, however for no regrets I’ll give all the things I’ve.
