aurora makes it to the playoffs, FURIA Esports leaves PGL Bucharest 2025
The fourth day of the group stage PGL Bucharest 2025 brought two important outcomes. aurora guaranteed a place in the playoffs by defeating Apogee 2-0, while FURIA Esports became the fifth team to leave the tournament, losing to The MongolZ .
aurora 2:0 Apogee
(Mirage 13:6, Anubis 16:12)
MVP: Wicadia - 46-14, 103 adr , 7.7 rating
EVP: hfah - 29-37, 81 adr , 6.2 rating
aurora finally showed the game that was expected of them. On Mirage, the team started well against the opponent at the start with a 7:5 lead, then calmly closed the map. Wicadia played at the level of a top star: 25-10, 123 adr , 6 multi-kills, 1 clutch. Supported by XANTARES (20-10 ) and woxic (15-12 ), aurora was in full control.
On Anubis, the fight was much tighter. Apogee even won with a score of 8:6, but could not keep up the pace. jottAAA and Wicadia made 20 and 21 frags, and XANTARES added 21-16 with several clutches. For Apogee , Demho was the best - 24-16, 83 adr . The decisive point was the 6:6 to 16:12 period, where aurora confidently brought the game to an end.
aurora finishes the Swiss with a score of 3-1 and is already in the playoffs. Apogee is 2-2 and will play the deciding match.
The MongolZ 2-0 FURIA Esports
(Mirage 13:9, Nuke 13:11)
MVP: mzinho - 44-25, 86 adr , 7.4 rating
EVP: yuurih - 37-33, 102 adr , 6.9 rating
Mirage started with FURIA Esports with a 7-5 advantage in the first half. They controlled the center of the map and won important 1v1 rounds, but they quickly gave up the advantage to their opponent. Especially 910 (19-13, 85 adr ) and mzinho (18-11) stood out. For FURIA Esports , yuurih was the best (21-16, 116 adr ), but in general the team was inferior in shooting and decision-making. The ending was without a chance - 13:9.
On Nuke, the game was even: the first half was 6:6, then the teams exchanged rounds until 11:11, when mzinho got fully involved. He finished the map with 26-14, 104 adr , 9 multi-kills, and became the main character. For FURIA Esports , KSCERATO and yuurih tried their best (22-16 and 16-17 respectively), but it was not enough.
FURIA Esports finish their way in the tournament with a score of 1-3. The MongolZ are 2-2 and still have a chance to reach the playoffs.
Status of the teams after the 4th round:
aurora - 3-1, in the playoffs
FURIA Esports - 1-3, eliminated
The MongolZ - 2-2
Apogee - 2-2
PGL Bucharest 2025 runs from April 6 to 13. The entire tournament is held in Bucharest, Romania, at the PGL studio. Participants are competing for a prize pool of $625,000. You can follow the results and progress of the tournament via the link.
