ash on Wicadia: "He pays so much attention in prep now; I'm blown away, as a guy that wasn't throwing any grenades, he knows them all now"
Aurora got off to a good start in Katowice with a 2-0 win over 9z on day one. The team are in good form having finished second at StarSeries, and finally earning the win over a big team that coach Ashley "ash" Battye craved.
HLTV3 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
There are good signs, from the balance of the riflers to Jimi "Jimpphat" Salo 's form and Ali "Wicadia" Haydar Yalçın 's new-found interest in grenades.
Date Matches ESL Pro League Season 24 03/10/2026 Aurora Finished 2 : 0 9z Match "Wicadia as well for me, he's starting to find his footing, and that's really encouraging," ash said.
"You can see in his body language and stuff, he's finding it much more comfortable now. "He's paying so much attention in preparation now.
I'm kind of blown away by it, as a guy that wouldn't throw any grenades, he knows them all now, and he's actually reminding people, saying, "Yeah, we're doing this, this, this," et cetera.
Just give me your initial reaction to the 9z game A really good game. We haven't really played it so much, and it's been maybe the only map we haven't really shown anything on so far.
I think at times it was a little bit nervy on that Mirage T side where it's just been hit or miss.
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The headline skips this: "Date Matches ESL Pro League Season 24 03/10/2026 Aurora Finished 2 : 0 9z Match "Wicadia as well for me, he's starting to find his footing, and that's really encouraging," ash s…" That is the reading I would argue. The rest of the card does not cancel it.
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