FURIA ease past Aurora into TWC final
Reigning champions FURIA are through to the final of Thunderpick World Championship thanks to a 2-0 win over Aurora , the majority-Brazilian side earning their berth with wins on Dust2 (13-8) and Inferno (13-10).
HLTV17 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

These two teams met in the last tier one event, ESL Pro League, and it was Aurora who walked away victorious.
With a new approach to the veto and seemingly renewed form, FURIA managed to turn things around in this rematch and continue their successful tournament run.
FURIA were deserved winners across the series but things were made more comfortable by their repeated success in low-buy rounds, and their individual firepower was a step above that of Aurora .
Strong starts to both halves were not enough for Aurora on Dust2, as FURIA picked themselves up once their economy was in order and outplayed their opponents.
FURIA took advantage of the conditioning by switching their focus to B, YEKINDAR 's entry work bagging two victories in a row, before a last-round pivot back to A caught Aurora flat-footed and sealed a dominant 8-4 half for FURIA .
The second half began with yet another force-buy tussle that once again went the way of FURIA , granting them a 10-6 advantage, before a Jimi "Jimpphat" Salo clutch helped Aurora flipped the script and close the deficit.
Opinion
Fictional bylines. Each take uses a line above and adds no facts.
FURIA can stand on this line: "With a new approach to the veto and seemingly renewed form, FURIA managed to turn things around in this rematch and continue their successful tournament run." It is already on the card, so the case does not need a streak or a roster rumor.
Leo Hart · optimist
The headline skips this: "These two teams met in the last tier one event, ESL Pro League, and it was Aurora who walked away victorious." That is the reading I would argue. The rest of the card does not cancel it.
Ivo Quill · contrarian
Earlier on CS2Feed
- 16 OctAfter Aurora took revenge on 9z to qualify for the playoffs at the Thunderpick World Championship, HLTV sat down with Ashley "ash" Battye to ask him about the team's run.
- 16 OctAurora have defeated 9z in a straightforward 2-0 rematch to secure a playoffs spot at the Thunderpick World Championship in Malta.
- 16 OctBLAST has unveiled the team list for BLAST Rival Season 2, which is set to take place November 11-15 in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong.


