aurora confidently defeated Heroic in the quarterfinals of the Esports World Cup 2025, securing a 2:0 victory. The match took place on Mirage (13:7) and Dust2 (13:11) in favor of aurora .

The best player of the match was İsmailcan " XANTARES " Dörtkardeş, who finished the series with outstanding stats: 42 kills, 29 deaths, and an adr of 95. 

Now, aurora will face the winner of Falcons / Mouz in the tournament semifinals. Meanwhile, Heroic concludes their last tournament with tN1R in the lineup, finishing in 5th–8th place and earning $40,000.

The Esports World Cup 2025 is taking place from August 20 to 24 in Riyadh, at the Boulevard Riyadh City arena. Sixteen top teams are competing for a prize pool of $1,250,000.