Aurora to Bucharest playoffs over Apogee

The Turks played a surprisingly shaky group stage but got the job done against a resilient Polish squad.

Aurora are the fifth team through to the playoffs at PGL Bucharest after locking down the third win in the Swiss group stage over Betclic, joining G2, 3DMAX, GamerLegion and Complexity in the bracket stage.

The Turks entered the tournament fresh off the transfer from Eternal Fire and got the job done so far despite looking shaky as one of the biggest favorites to win the whole thing.

After they barely squeezed past paiN in the opener and lost out on their first opportunity to make it to the playoffs after another close affair against 3DMAX, Betclic offered another big test.

The Poles had surprised The MongolZ and Astralis on the way to the qualification game and looked out of sorts on Mirage as Ali "⁠Wicadia⁠" Haydar Yalçın put on a 2.02-rated masterclass, but they brought the fight to Aurora on Anubis.

Clip: hypex 1v2s miliseconds before dying

Converting two pistol round wins this time around, as well as a crucial 1v2 clutch from Milan "⁠hypex⁠" Polowiec, completed miliseconds before he died to a grenade, meant it went all the way down to the wire. Aurora's blistering start on the T side gunrounds made it look like a foregone conclusion at first, but Betclic made a four-round run on the CT side at the final hour to get to map point.

It came down to a nail-biting final round in which Ismailcan "⁠XANTARES⁠" Dörtkardeş and Samet "⁠jottAAA⁠" Köklü turned an unfavorable situation around to push the game to overtime, where Aurora got the job done in a 4-0 sweep.

Matchpage
2
0
9th April 2025
13
Mirage
6
16
Anubis
12
 Aurora K - D Swing ADR KAST Rating2.1
47 - 31 +1.99% 98.9 76.6% 1.49
41 - 26 +3.78% 86.1 76.6% 1.40
33 - 25 +4.08% 73.3 87.2% 1.19
33 - 22 +0.50% 71.4 78.7% 1.10
17 - 27 -2.05% 52.3 68.1% 0.82
 Betclic K - D Swing ADR KAST Rating2.1
32 - 33 -0.34% 69.7 72.3% 1.04
29 - 37 -1.45% 77.5 68.1% 0.94
30 - 35 -3.61% 69.1 59.6% 0.83
23 - 30 +0.62% 64.0 61.7% 0.79
16 - 36 -3.56% 53.2 55.3% 0.61
Turkey Ismailcan 'XANTARES' Dörtkardeş
Ismailcan 'XANTARES' Dörtkardeş
Age:
29
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.16
Maps played:
2283
KPR:
0.80
DPR:
0.67
Poland Milan 'hypex' Polowiec
Milan 'hypex' Polowiec
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
161
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.59
Turkey Samet 'jottAAA' Köklü
Samet 'jottAAA' Köklü
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
335
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.68
Turkey Ali 'Wicadia' Haydar Yalçın
Ali 'Wicadia' Haydar Yalçın
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.02
Maps played:
444
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.70
#1
s1mple | 
Turkey sedo7
Xantares top10 wicadia top20
2025-04-09 15:24
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2 replies
#27
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United Kingdom Waitr0se
I think the players need to book a rest. Rather than Bucharest
2025-04-09 16:10
7
1 reply
they are gonna take a break after this i think
2025-04-10 13:34
0
congrats, you won against tier 3. eternal fluke.
2025-04-09 15:24
13
9 replies
#6
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Turkey nidtowest
my favorite baiter here how are u
2025-04-09 15:24
41
1 reply
not that bad, thank you. how's your day?
2025-04-09 15:25
0
#7
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Turkey Gokhan00
Should we reject the match and seek another opponent?
2025-04-09 15:25
1
5 replies
fair but i was just making a point here
2025-04-09 15:26
2
4 replies
#21
Faceit premium user Faceit level 9  | 
woxic | 
Turkey PoseiCan321
thats a good point tho
2025-04-09 15:33
0
#22
 | 
Turkey Gokhan00
I don't know bro. It sounds more like you're being a hater to me.
2025-04-09 15:34
1
1 reply
Flair tier nonexistent
2025-04-09 15:38
4
#24
Faceit level 10  | 
Denmark zerm999
What point? Low iq opinion about an upcoming tier2 team is not a point.
2025-04-09 15:39
1
#35
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Germany shizliNe
ef rent free in your head bud
2025-04-09 18:10
0
#3
 | 
Turkey nidtowest
eforsuz
2025-04-09 15:24
0
#4
INS | 
Europe Rasiak
nt apogee, faze will get humbled tomorrow
2025-04-09 15:24
7
3 replies
how do you know that they will play against faze tomorrow? cant they play against Falcons or VP?
2025-04-09 15:27
1
2 replies
#17
INS | 
Europe Rasiak
tbh im just shooting with opponent, Apogee vs VP would be cinema and the best scenario but seeing Apogee vs Faze remind me of 9ine vs Them at Major and that was last match either
2025-04-09 15:28
2
1 reply
i feel like they have a bigger chance to win against FaZe than VP
2025-04-09 15:29
5
ez
2025-04-09 15:24
1
6 events 6 playoffs, good for aurora. Nt apogee
2025-04-09 15:25
11
1 reply
Ex-EF ;(
2025-04-09 18:49
0
#10
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Argentina Ademar
Congrats Aurora
2025-04-09 15:25
5
4 replies
Finally the tournament organisers started checking for radar hacks on computers!
2025-04-09 15:27
3
3 replies
#16
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Argentina Ademar
They didn’t allow Demho to wear mask and they lost 😂
2025-04-09 15:28
4
2 replies
Apogee should be disqualified now that they are proven to have been cheating. Cant do anything without mask OG can take their rightful spot instead.
2025-04-09 15:30
5
#26
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Romania RMS17
Ragebait
2025-04-09 16:00
1
What a match? And a lack of reactions from aurora is surprising?
2025-04-09 15:25
0
#13
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Turkey halodayi
cam9on xanti
2025-04-09 15:26
1
Apogee has a bright future ahead of them. It's a big step for Polish CS. I'm glad a team is stepping up as we haven't heard much positive news for a while. I hope they make the playoffs.
2025-04-09 15:33
10
#25
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Turkey iyovi
It was a good match, guys, thank you for your efforts. I want to see you holding the cup in your hands and raising your flag on Sunday.
2025-04-09 15:39
3
#28
Faceit level 4  | 
MrFuckYou | 
Poland murciax
Still proud of the Apogee i hope they'll make playoffs but if not it's still a big achievement
2025-04-09 16:14
1
2 replies
#31
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Uganda hydram
It's also good for the scene too. I also hope they will make it to the playoffs. Also jcobbs is really good talent. Hope for the best for them.
2025-04-09 17:03
1
1 reply
#33
Faceit level 4  | 
MrFuckYou | 
Poland murciax
Maybe jcobb will be top rifler some day
2025-04-09 17:16
0
The Turks played a surprisingly shaky group stage?????
2025-04-09 16:18
1
2 replies
#30
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Poland BAN_ANIME
i mean it was 3-1 but the matches were kinda close (at least most of them)
2025-04-09 16:26
0
yea, they are one of the favs and no one expects them to have close matches like this one
2025-04-09 17:03
0
Aurora reached playoffs for the first time in a big event.
2025-04-09 17:23
0
#37
Faceit level 8  | 
DZ | 
Algeria SilverQuick
Aurora era incoming ^^,
2025-04-09 18:54
0
#38
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Poland Erx1
Congrats to Aurora, still proud for fight on Anubis!
2025-04-09 19:43
0
trash team
2025-04-09 19:44
0
nice try my polish brothers. the coach was really a fuck-boi. go aurora fire!
2025-04-10 08:44
0
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