Aurora’s captain MAJ3R spoke to HLTV after their victory over the Falcons within the Esports World Cup 2025 semifinals.
After a sluggish and troublesome 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 Closing. There, they’ll face MongolZ.
The Grand Closing conflict in opposition to MongolZ will happen on Sunday (24.08.2025) at 13:00.
Captain MAJ3R spoke to HLTV following their uplifting semi-final consequence.
How are you feeling after that sequence?
I really feel a little bit drained after as a result of it’s late, nevertheless it was a extremely good match to play, I actually loved it. I’m very joyful that ultimately we gained it. Congratulations to Falcons for the match, as a result of I believe for the fan it was a ravishing match to observe.
I seen throughout the recreation you had a whole lot of power, a whole lot of gestures in the direction of the gang. Did it give a little bit bit of additional hearth figuring out there have been so many Falcons followers rooting in opposition to you?
Sure and no. I believe when you’ve got a whole lot of help behind you want this, it may be a bonus and likewise a drawback for them, as a result of it additionally places strain on you. I knew that now we have the potential and the weapons to beat them, I additionally knew that they’re a extremely good crew with good people. I instructed my guys that as we speak if we win, it’s not individually, we should win as a crew, and I believe we did nice as a crew as we speak. I’m pleased with that.
It does really feel like you’ve got had some particular person resurgence amongst your crew, woxic with some nice clutch moments and XANTARES was clearly enormous as we speak. Why do you suppose you’ve got hit your peak once more?
I believe we began very well this 12 months 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 altered a whole lot of issues. Then when XANTARES got here again we rechanged every little thing, so it was a whole lot of work .
It will depend on our type. At this time 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 crew. I’m very glad that as we speak we gained and that now we have an opportunity to win a trophy, and I’ll give every little thing I’ve in my coronary heart and my physique to try this. Hopefully I can obtain that.
You’ve bought The MongolZ tomorrow, a crew who’ve general had your quantity. They’ve crushed you extra instances than you’ve got crushed them, and a 12 months in the past they performed you within the Skyesports Championship closing and beat you. How are you feeling about that matchup?
Taking part in in opposition to them is all the time a spicy match. I believe it’s one of many groups this 12 months who progressed essentially 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 are going to see, it’s going to be match for us and we are going to give every little thing for a win.
What would it not imply to you to win this event?
Sure… rather a lot. Let’s see if I can, however for certain I’ll give every little thing I’ve in my physique, in my thoughts, each a part of power in my spirit, I’ll give every little thing. 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 every little thing I’ve.
