Aurora’s in-game chief and captain, MAJ3R, gave an interview to HLTV after his group secured a playoff spot on the TP World Championship 2025.
Within the interview, MAJ3R spoke in regards to the challenges they confronted all through the event and mirrored on their struggles. He additionally highlighted the problems Aurora has been experiencing on the T facet.
You didn’t look very pleased about that win. Was it as a result of it was harder than you’ll count on?
Sure, I wasn’t very proud of the best way we performed just lately, however that’s simply my persona. In fact I’m proud of the win. The primary BO3 towards them wasn’t simple both, however these days there are not any simple matches.
Are you able to inform me in regards to the restoration from the dangerous loss on Overpass and the sluggish begin to Mirage? How did you handle to deliver it again after the 3v1 loss on A?
Right now I needed to play with extra management on all of the maps on the T facet. On Overpass it didn’t work in any respect as a result of I usually misplaced one or two teammates throughout our default and that made it tough.
However on Mirage, other than the misplaced 1v3, I believe it was okay. Sadly, in the previous few tournaments our clutches have been a catastrophe, and the worst instance was towards NAVI. It was the identical factor — we misplaced so many winnable conditions, so many clutches. I don’t perceive why, however we now have to work on it and develop into stronger.
Yesterday you had an enormous Dust2 T facet collapse towards NAVI, harking back to the FaZe match again at ESL Professional League, the place you additionally gave away huge benefits. Do you are worried that these come right down to psychological points, difficulties resetting, or what do you suppose is behind these collapses?
Like I stated, the conditions we misplaced towards NAVI nonetheless give me nightmares, to be sincere: 4v2 at 11–4, the 3v2 on B, the clutch on A website, the B retake the place b1t will get 4 kills in a 1v4.
I rewatched the match a number of occasions and I nonetheless can’t imagine the best way we threw that recreation. However that’s how it’s. We have to discover the explanation behind it — whether or not it’s psychological, expertise, or particular person high quality. There’s a drawback and a very powerful factor is to just accept it and work on it.
Our plan is to be prepared for the principle goal — the Main. We need to play as a lot Counter-Strike as attainable
Outdoors of those matchups, you’ve additionally been having a tough time on some T sides, particularly Nuke and Mirage. You haven’t needed to play a variety of them both means right here and made up for that with some huge CT sides. Do you suppose you’ve managed to handle these points?
Within the final event we beat FURIA on Dust2 with a comeback on T from 5–11. I believe we now have a task problem within the group and we’re looking for options with my coach.
Dropping so many favorable conditions doesn’t assist us, and generally we wrestle to get again into the sport. However I’m assured — with work we are going to repair the issue and present a greater face within the subsequent tournaments.
You ended up on the identical facet as FURIA. Both means it could be a well-known opponent between them and MongolZ, however the Brazilians have been a bit much less one-sided of a matchup just lately. How do you method matchups that each groups know effectively?
I like FURIA, they’re an excellent group and I’m excited to play them tomorrow and benefit from the recreation. Our matches have at all times been enjoyable to play.
You haven’t attended as many tournaments on this season because the final, however main as much as the Main you’re ramping up with three back-to-back tournaments. What’s the pondering behind that?
Our plan is to be prepared for the principle goal — the Main. We need to play as a lot Counter-Strike as attainable and particularly see our errors and repair them earlier than the Main.
What are you trying to get out of this event?
What I need is to win and present a powerful picture of my group.
