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 succeed in the Grand Remaining. There, they may face MongolZ.
The Grand Remaining 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 somewhat 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 comfortable that in the long run we gained it. Congratulations to Falcons for the match, as a result of I feel for the fan it was a fantastic match to observe.
I seen in the course of the sport you had a variety of power, a variety of gestures in direction of the group. Did it give somewhat bit of additional hearth realizing there have been so many Falcons followers rooting in opposition to you?
Sure and no. I feel when you’ve a variety 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 we have now the potential and the weapons to beat them, I additionally knew that they’re a extremely good crew with good people. I informed my guys that at this time if we win, it’s not individually, we should win as a crew, and I feel we did nice as a crew at this time. I’m pleased with that.
It does really feel like you’ve had some particular person resurgence amongst your crew, woxic with some nice clutch moments and XANTARES was clearly big at this time. Why do you assume you’ve hit your peak once more?
I feel 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 variety of issues. Then when XANTARES got here again we rechanged the whole lot, so it was a variety of work .
It relies on our type. At the moment I’m actually glad that we performed good Counter-Strike, and that Counter-Strike will be like, if you find yourself on a nasty 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 at this time we gained and that we have now an opportunity to win a trophy, and I’ll give the whole lot I’ve in my coronary heart and my physique to do this. Hopefully I can obtain that.
You’ve obtained The MongolZ tomorrow, a crew who’ve general had your quantity. They’ve overwhelmed you extra occasions than you’ve overwhelmed them, and a yr in the past they performed you within the Skyesports Championship ultimate and beat you. How are you feeling about that matchup?
Enjoying in opposition to them is at all times a spicy match. I feel 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 feel that is their power. So we’ll see, it’s going to be match for us and we’ll give the whole lot for a win.
What would it not imply to you to win this match?
Sure… so much. Let’s see if I can, however for positive I’ll give the whole lot I’ve in my physique, in my thoughts, each a part of power in my spirit, I’ll give the whole lot. 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 the whole lot I’ve.
