hooch leaves Aurora

The 37-year-old coach has cut ties with the organization after a disappointing five-month spell.

hooch is on the lookout for a new challenge

Dmitry "⁠hooch⁠" Bogdanov has officially parted ways with Aurora, the Russian coach has announced in a post on X. The news comes less than two months after the 37-year-old was removed from the team following a failed qualification for the PGL Major Copenhagen Europe RMR.

hooch joined Aurora in November 2023 amid much fanfare as his appointment coincided with the arrival of Russian star Denis "⁠deko⁠" Zhukov, signed from 1win.

But despite the hype surrounding the team, Aurora couldn't even reach the Europe RMR, losing to IKLA, ex-ThunderFlash and FORZE in the closed qualifier.

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Aurora transfer-list hooch

Explaining that the qualifier results "could not go unnoticed," Aurora pulled the trigger on changes and benched Ivan "⁠SELLTER⁠" Miroshnikov. Just over a fortnight later, hooch was placed on the transfer list.

"Parted ways by mutual agreement with Aurora, which means I’m officially a free agent now!" hooch wrote on X.

"I’m now exploring new options as a coach or general manager. Fluent in English and quite experienced."

A former professional player on teams like Virtus.pro, Meet Your Makers and Gambit, hooch turned to coaching in 2020. His biggest achievements include a top-11 finish at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Major and a second place at the V4 Future Sports Festival, both with Entropiq.

On April 1, Aurora announced that assistant coach Stepan "⁠brain⁠" Sivoronov had been promoted to replace hooch. Earlier on Tuesday, the Serbian organization finalized its roster with the signing of Evgeny "⁠r3salt⁠" Frolov, who joined from forZe.