Esports World Cup: Aurora Gaming takes second place in Counter Strike 2
Aurora Gaming took second place in the Counter-Strike 2 category at the Esports World Cup (EWC) in Saudi Arabia.
Aurora Gaming's roster at the event in the capital Riyadh was as follows:
- Engin Küpeli: MAJ3R
- İsmailcan Dörtkardeş: XANTARES
- Ozgur Eker: w0xic
- Ali Haydar Yalçın: Wicadia
- Samet Köklü: jottAAA
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— Aurora CS2 (@AuroraCS2_GG) August 24, 2025
The team advanced to the finals yesterday by defeating the host Team Falcons 2-0 (13-9,13-11) in the semi-finals.
Before the final match, w0xic announced on his X account that his mouse pad was stolen after the controls.
Facing Mongolian representative The Mongolz in the final, Aurora Gaming lost 3-0 (14-16, 9-13, 4-13) and finished second in the world.
not this time we are taking the second place at the Esports World Cup
Diken
