Our consultant Aurora will face their first problem on the StarLadder Budapest Main 2025 towards M80. In line with the VRS rankings, Aurora is favored towards their Twenty fifth-ranked opponent.
Aurora’s Main journey begins now. After profitable the PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 in current weeks, our staff enters Stage 2 of the Budapest Main as one of many favorites.
Aurora’s first opponent is M80, who superior from Stage 1 with a clear 3–0 run. M80 defeated B8, PARIVISION, and NRG to be able to attain the following stage. With this efficiency, they’ll be in search of an upset towards our staff within the Bo1 stage. Since our gamers should not keen on Bo1 matches and surprises are frequent on this format, predicting the end result turns into a lot more durable.
Aurora is favored in Stage 2. Each in seeding and general energy, the staff stands above most of their opponents. Because of some setbacks, Aurora had misplaced its place within the high 5 of the VRS rankings however nonetheless secured a spot in Stage 2. We are able to safely say they’re on the identical degree because the Stage 3 groups.
The one actual concern concerning Aurora is that the opening matches are Bo1. In these matches, the staff tends to make easy and irreversible errors. Whereas this could occur to any staff, Aurora loses Bo1s extra typically than most.
Root mentioned this in his evaluation on his YouTube channel and positioned Aurora within the 3–2/3–1 part of his CS2 Decide’Em record.
Regardless of celebrating the PGL Bucharest championship earlier this month, the staff hasn’t performed an official match in 27 days. Such lengthy breaks have traditionally affected this roster negatively. Their first matches typically look chilly, stiff, and tense.
Contemplating M80 is a robust staff that carried out properly of their first match, I count on Aurora to advance from the group with a rating aside from 3–0… We would end first within the group, however because of the Bo1 threat, I’m predicting 3–1 or 3–2. I count on one loss within the first two Bo1s.
We all know our gamers actually dislike Bo1 phases. Wanting on the final two Majors, each performances have been influenced by the staff’s kind… On the BLAST Main, we misplaced 2 out of three Bo1 matches. On the Main in China on the finish of 2024, we once more misplaced 2 of the three Bo1s we performed.
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Aurora gained big morale by profitable an S-Tier occasion forward of the Budapest Main. Successful their first large event with this roster and having this momentum earlier than the Main vastly motivated the staff. Nevertheless, the one-month break after the event could influence their efficiency — we’ll see to what extent. The M80 match doubtless gained’t reveal their true kind simply but.
The match towards M80 will likely be performed on Saturday, November 29 at 17:00. Root, Arhaval, and imoRR will likely be reside on streaming platforms. You possibly can observe Esportimes’ social media accounts for entry.
