Aurora’s captain MAJ3R spoke to HLTV after their victory over the Falcons within the Esports World Cup 2025 semifinals.
After a sluggish and tough 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 Last. There, they are going to face MongolZ.
The Grand Last 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 end result.
How are you feeling after that collection?
I really feel a bit of 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 completely satisfied that ultimately we received it. Congratulations to Falcons for the match, as a result of I feel for the fan it was an attractive match to look at.
I seen through the recreation you had a variety of power, a variety of gestures in direction of the gang. Did it give a bit of bit of additional hearth understanding there have been so many Falcons followers rooting in opposition to you?
Sure and no. I feel when you could have a variety of help behind you want this, it may be a bonus and in addition an obstacle for them, as a result of it additionally places strain on you. I knew that we’ve got the potential and the weapons to beat them, I additionally knew that they’re a extremely good staff with good people. I instructed my guys that right this moment if we win, it’s not individually, we should win as a staff, and I feel we did nice as a staff right this moment. I’m happy with that.
It does really feel like you could have had some particular person resurgence amongst your staff, woxic with some nice clutch moments and XANTARES was clearly large right this moment. Why do you suppose you could have hit your peak once more?
I feel we began rather 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 all the things, so it was a variety of work you understand.
It is determined by our type. Right now I’m actually glad that we performed good Counter-Strike, and you understand that Counter-Strike will be like, when you’re on a foul day and also you lose, everybody criticizes you, and if you win everybody salutes you. I perceive that and I simply attempt to to my job, I simply attempt to be good as a pacesetter and a participant in my staff. I’m very glad that right this moment we received and that we’ve got an opportunity to win a trophy, and I’ll give all the things I’ve in my coronary heart and my physique to do this. Hopefully I can obtain that.
You’ve bought The MongolZ tomorrow, a staff who’ve general had your quantity. They’ve overwhelmed you extra instances than you could have overwhelmed them, and a yr in the past they performed you within the Skyesports Championship last 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 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 taking pictures rather well, I feel that is their power. So we are going to see, it’s going to be match for us and we are going to give all the things for a win.
What wouldn’t it imply to you to win this match?
Sure… loads. Let’s see if I can, however for positive I’ll give all the things I’ve in my physique, in my thoughts, each a part of power in my spirit, I’ll give all the things. 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, you understand? I settle for it now, however for no regrets I’ll give all the things I’ve.
